Report a Violation

All Ontarians can play a part in protecting our natural resources from waste, abuse and depletion. If you are witness to a resource violation within Ontario, please call the Ministry of Natural Resources TIPS line at:

1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667)

In order to investigate an occurrence, it will assist an officer to know the following information:

• Nature of violation (see list in right column)
• Vehicle information
• Location of violation (address, county, township, municipality, lot, concession)
• Particulars of violation, other relevant information

The TIPS-MNR reporting line is not an emergency response telephone number. If you are calling to report public safety matters please call 911 or the police.

The TIPS line is designed to provide everyone in Ontario with a toll-free telephone line that they can call, any time of the year, day or night, to report natural resources violations directly to the Ministry of Natural Resources. This allows the public to report suspected natural resources violations that the Ministry may not otherwise be aware of. TIPS-MNR is not an anonymous program. Calls may be recorded and you will be asked to provide your name and contact information so that an officer may get in touch with you during the investigation and to assist them in any related prosecution.

All reports to the TIPS line are reviewed by a Conservation Officer and those requiring action are assigned for follow-up in the most appropriate manner. Depending upon their other duties and priorities there may not be an immediate or on-scene attendance by a Conservation Officer.

The intelligence and field operations sections of the Ministry’s Enforcement Branch use all of the information collected to help focus Conservation Officer efforts on areas where there are high numbers of reported violations.

All information is valuable and appreciated, the most important thing the public can do is provide the information to an enforcement officer, and we’ll take it from there.

Please Note: This is not an information line. For general inquiries please call
1-800 667-1940.