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Ontario Fishery Regulations - Variation Orders
The Ontario Fishery Regulations give the Minister of Natural Resources the authority to change a fishing season, quota or size limit using a Variation Order.
This allows the Minister to make the changes necessary for fisheries management purposes in a timely fashion.
The fishing regulations under all relevant legislation and Variation Orders are described for anglers in the Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary, which is printed every two years. If regulation changes are made between printings of the Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary, the ministry communicates these changes to the public and posts them on the ministry's Web site.
The Variation Orders listed here are summarized in the current Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary. If a Variation Order is revised before the next Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary is printed in 2010, it will be noted below.
Ontario Variation Orders
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 1 (PDF, 22 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 2 (PDF, 49 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 3 (PDF, 31 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 4 (PDF, 51 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 5 (PDF, 119 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 6 (PDF, 88 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 7 (PDF, 92 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 8 (PDF, 70 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 9 (PDF, 34 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 10 (PDF, 130 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 11 (PDF, 72 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 12 (PDF, 38 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 13 (PDF, 25 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 14 (PDF, 52 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 15 (PDF, 152 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 16 (PDF, 93 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 17 (PDF, 63 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 18 (PDF, 49 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 19 (PDF, 35 kb)
Sport Fishing Variation Order for Zone 20 (PDF, 41 kb)
Sport Fishing for Baitfish Variation Order (PDF, 30 kb)
Fish Sanctuary Variation Order Including Special Waters Closed to Sport and Commercial Fishing (PDF, 393 kb)
Ontario Variation Orders (revised October 13, 2009)
These four sturgeon Variation Orders came into effect October 13, 2009, and close sturgeon fisheries in areas where they are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Sport Fishing for Lake Sturgeon Variation Order for Zone 2 (PDF, 25 kb)
Sport Fishing for Lake Sturgeon Variation Order for Zone 7 (PDF, 24 kb)
Sport Fishing for Lake Sturgeon Variation Order for Zone 8 (PDF, 24 kb)
Sport Fishing for Lake Sturgeon Variation Order for Zone 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 (PDF, 18 kb)
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Last Modified: October 30, 2009