Licences and Regulations for Provincial and International Waters

Licences for Provincial Boundary Waters

Ontario-Quebec Boundary

Anglers may fish in the following waters with either an Ontario Resident Fishing Licence or a Quebec Resident Fishing Licence.

• Clarice Lake (48°20’N., 79°32’W.)
• Labyrinth Lake (48°14’N., 79°31’W.)
• Raven Lake (48°03’N., 79°33’W.)
• Lake Timiskaming (47°20’N., 79°30’W.)
• Ottawa River (45°34’N., 74°23’W.)
• Lake St. Francis (45°08’N., 74°25’W.) and the waters of the St. Lawrence River between the dam at the Robert H. Saunders Generating Station and the Ontario-Quebec boundary.

Ontario-Manitoba Boundary

Anglers may fish in the following waters with either an Ontario Resident Fishing Licence or a Manitoba Resident Fishing Licence.

• Garner Lake (50°48’N., 95°11’W.)Davidson Lake (50°21’N., 95°09’W.)
• Ryerson Lake (50°23’N., 95°09’W.)
• Mantario Lake (49°95’N., 95°10’W.)
• Frances Lake (51°43’N., 95°08’W.)
• Moar Lake (52°00’N., 95°07’W.)
• High Lake (49°42’N., 95°08’W.)

Limits in Boundary Waters

Anglers who fish in waters that lie both in Ontario and another province or state must include the total number of fish caught anywhere in those waters as part of the number caught and kept or possessed under the Ontario recreational fishing regulations when bringing those fish into Ontario.

Northwestern Ontario Regulations for Non-Residents

Crown Land Camping

Non-residents camping on Crown land must follow Conservation Fishing Licence limits in Zones 2, 4, 6 and Zone 5 (except in the border waters area).

Border Waters Area

There are exceptions in the border waters area of Northwestern Ontario, Zone 5, that affect the number of walleye, sauger and lake trout that non-resident anglers can catch and keep or possess. For more information, refer to the Zone 5 section of the Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary. 

Winnipeg River and the Sydney Lake Area

There are also exceptions for the Winnipeg River, Zone 5 and the Sydney Lake Area, Zone 2 and 4 that affect non-resident anglers. For more information, refer to the Zones 2, 4 and 5 sections of the Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary.

NOTE : Always refer to the Exceptions to the Zone Regulations for additional regulations specific to the water body on which you are fishing.