Fishing Licence Information for Residents of Ontario and Canada

What is an E-licence?

An E-licence is an “instant” licence that can be purchased over the Internet.

An E-licence can be printed and used immediately.  It is one half of a complete resident fishing licence and must be carried with an Outdoors Card.

Canadian residents who have an Ontario Outdoors Card may buy a fishing E-licence.

Purchase when renewing Outdoors Card

Anglers who are renewing their Outdoors Card on the Internet may buy E-licences at the same time.  The following E-licences are available when renewing:

• 3-year sport fishing E-licence
• 3-year conservation fishing E-licence
• 1-year sport fishing E-licence
• 1-year conservation fishing E-licence

(Ontario residents renewing a hunting version Outdoors Card are also eligible to buy a 3-year or 1-year small game E-licence at the time of renewal.)

Purchase with valid Outdoors Card

Anglers who have a valid Outdoors Card may buy E-licences if they have not already bought a valid licence tag for the activity.  The following E-licences are available for purchase with a valid card:

• 1-year sport fishing E-licence
• 1-year conservation fishing E-licence

(Ontario residents holding a valid hunting version Outdoors Card are also eligible to buy a 1-year small game E-licence)

Using your E-licence

An E-licence becomes valid when:

• it is carried with an Outdoors Card containing the same 15-digit number as the E-licence
        OR
• it is carried with a temporary Outdoors Card containing the same personal information as that under which the E-licence was obtained
  When either of these conditions is met, the E-licence entitles the purchaser to fish (or hunt small game) during the open season according to the licence(s) purchased.

For more information about E-licencing, please call the Outdoors Card Centre at 1-800-387-7011, Monday to Friday during business hours.

To purchase an E-licence, go to our Outdoors Card web site.