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Few friend of mine is interested in doing a hunting trip in Ontario. They are not residence of canada and never hunted before. They also do not have a firearm license of any kind.

Is there a way for them to obtain all the license required? What do they need and how they can get it. Much thanks.
 
They will need proof of hunting license from where they reside to get a non-resident hunting license in Ontario
 
dumbdawg said:
NO they would have to take a course for both gun and hunting licences
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Do you know this for a fact, or are you just floating it?

I believe a non-resident/non-Canadian would need to hire a registered outfitter/guide and purchase a nonresident hunting license from him for the species of game being hunted, but I'm not sure about the PAL. AFAIK, foreign hunters are not required to obtain a PAL prior to going afield. I'll have to ask one of our local outfitters next time I see him, although Ontario is another country - they do things differently there.
 
I hunted in Ontario as an American non resident. Even though I owned land in Ontario I did not meet the residency time frame to get a resident license nor did I have a PAL.

I did need a hunting license from the states(which indicates some prior experience/safety training to the On. authorities), which I had.

As mentioned previously, a call to the Ontario MNR may be the best advice.
 
skypilot said:
I did need a hunting license from the states(which indicates some prior experience/safety training to the On. authorities), which I had.
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Yeah, but there is no hunting license where I live. Can i obtain or go through the training course in Canada? I mean just the hunting license part.

thanks.
 
Boomer said:
Do you know this for a fact, or are you just floating it?

I believe a non-resident/non-Canadian would need to hire a registered outfitter/guide and purchase a nonresident hunting license from him for the species of game being hunted, but I'm not sure about the PAL. AFAIK, foreign hunters are not required to obtain a PAL prior to going afield. I'll have to ask one of our local outfitters next time I see him, although Ontario is another country - they do things differently there.
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Boomer,

when i was guiding the non resident alien or any hunters dont need a PAL as they re always under the direct supervision of a PAL holder (ie a guide) ...

but the problem is not firearms in Ontario i think from what i ve read and understand that you need the outdoor card to buy a tag and hunting license


http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/OC/2ColumnSubPage/STDPROD_091032.html#new-outdoors-card
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From Outside Ontario?


If you're from outside Ontario, you'll need one of the following:

An Ontario non-resident's hunting licence issued after January 1, 1968 and before January 1, 2009.
A hunting licence issued to you by a designated authority in any jurisdiction as a resident of that jurisdiction after January 1, 1968.
An Ontario Hunter Examination Certificate/Report issued to you after January 1, 1968.
An Ontario Hunting Licence Verification Certificate showing that you were issued an Ontario licence to hunt, or passed the Hunting Licence Examination.
A certificate, issued to you after January 1, 1968, by a designated authority in any jurisdiction, giving you permission to purchase a hunting licence in that jurisdiction.
Note that you cannot get your first hunting Outdoors Card online. Ontario residents must get their first hunting Outdoors Card at a ServiceOntario office. Non-residents of Ontario can get their first Outdoors Card at a ServiceOntario office or at a private licence issuer.

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so seems the OP friends need to go first in other province to get a non resident license then apply (they can proove then they can hunt ...).

how difficult it can be to promote our lovely hunting activities ....
 
My uncle comes over from Scotland every year to hunt black bear while we hunt moose as there is no moose season for non residents
He used to just go to the mnr and buy a temp out door license and his bear tag,
Think he had to get a friend that owns a farm to write a letter saying he hunts there with him.

2 years ago he challenged the pal and passed it,he now has a good collection rifles and shotguns that he himself has bought,he leaves them in Canada.

So contact the MNR office they will help point you in the right direction
 
H4831 said:
You are asking the wrong people.
Contact the game branch in your province.
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Good plan to get the correct and up to date information.

You'll get a lot of misconceptions and opinions mixed with your facts on CGN. ;)

I noticed that Canadian provinces are a lot less hospitable to non-resident hunters even residents of other Canadian provinces than US states are with mandatory guide requirements and really high non resident license fees being in effect in a lot of cases. I sadly noted that being a Canadian citizen is of little or no advantage in other Canadian provinces.

One advantage in being an American citizen is that I can take most hunting guns across the border into the US without the PITA of getting a Form 6 permit from BATFE.

Non-US resident Canadians can hunt in most US jurisdictions with few or no additional restrictions over and above those imposed on the residents of the host state. Canada is apparently much less friendly in that regard.
 
torontogungal said:
Good plan to get the correct and up to date information.

You'll get a lot of misconceptions and opinions mixed with your facts on CGN. ;)

I noticed that Canadian provinces are a lot less hospitable to non-resident hunters even residents of other Canadian provinces than US states are with mandatory guide requirements and really high non resident license fees being in effect in a lot of cases. I sadly noted that being a Canadian citizen is of little or no advantage in other Canadian provinces.

One advantage in being an American citizen is that I can take most hunting guns across the border into the US without the PITA of getting a Form 6 permit from BATFE.

Non-US resident Canadians can hunt in most US jurisdictions with few or no additional restrictions over and above those imposed on the residents of the host state. Canada is apparently much less friendly in that regard.
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have you ever try to bring an hunting shotgun or rifle in USA, when you re a foreigner ? it s not a 5 minutes process

Canadian side for a foreigner coming to hunt is an easy process

and im very happy here that to you need to be special guided or going troughout an outfitter to hunt and that s a very interesting debate but not for the OP ....
 
medvedqc said:
have you ever try to bring an hunting shotgun or rifle in USA, when you re a foreigner ? it s not a 5 minutes process

Canadian side for a foreigner coming to hunt is an easy process

and im very happy here that to you need to be special guided or going troughout an outfitter to hunt and that s a very interesting debate but not for the OP ....
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Back in the 70s well before registration and before I became a Canadian my ex- hubby and I brought a couple of shotguns across into Quebec to do some duck and Canada Goose hunting with a cousin in Notre Dame du Nord and the actual crossing process took at most 10 minutes.
 
today with no more gun registry in Canada im pretty sure when your choice is done including the payment it cannot be more than 5 minutes .... except Quebec province.
 
Thanks everyone... Just want to give a summary of what i found out.

process first...
1. buy a tag from outfitter
2. arrive in Canada and take the test (outdoor card)...(pray to god you don't fail, or you can listen)
3. find a buddy/outfitter who is willing to give you a rifle, and be best pals within arm length for the duration of your stay.
4. don't tell your kid a Caribou is a reindeer... (news to me)

BTW.. MNR is useless as it comes... Love how the fact I end up telling her what the regulation is...
 
Liketoknow said:
3. find a buddy/outfitter who is willing to give you a rifle, and be best pals within arm length for the duration of your stay.
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I have relatives and friends who still live in the US who have absolutely no problems bringing their own firearms and ammo into Canada. I'd be darned if I was going to hunt with somebodies old tree-o-tree with a dime store Tasco duct taped to the stock. ;)

BTW.. MNR is useless as it comes
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You got that right !
 
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