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Fish and Wildlife Branch
Angling Licences & Fees
Licensing Requirements
If you are 16 years of age or older:
- you must have a valid basic licence
to sport fish for any species of fish in non-tidal waters
(including salmon).
- you must purchase appropriate supplementary
licences and stamps.
- you must carry your licence while
sport fishing and, if asked, produce it for inspection
by a Conservation Officer, Fishery Officer, RCMP constable,
Park Ranger in a park, or an Officer under the Wildlife
Act .
- basic and supplementary licences
and stamps are not valid in National Parks (except
for
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve during the 2006-07
season).
All annual licences are valid for the
current licence year, April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007,
commencing on date purchased.
Non-Tidal Angling Licence Fees
(April 1 - March 31) (prices subject
to change, G.S.T. not included)
| Licence
Type |
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Non-Resident
(Residents of Another Province or Territory) |
Non-Resident
Alien
(Residents of Another Country) |
| Basic
Licences |
| Annual
Angling Licence |
$36 |
$55 |
$80 |
| One
Day Angling Licence* |
$10 |
$20 |
$20 |
| Eight
Day Angling Licence* |
$20 |
$36 |
$50 |
| Annual
Licence for Disabled |
$1 |
•• |
•• |
| Annual
Licence for Age 65 Plus |
$5 |
•• |
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* You may buy as many One Day and Eight
Day Licences as you need, but only one Annual Licence.
•• Fee reduction not available. Regular
licence required.
All licence fees except Annual Licence
for the Disabled include a surcharge for the Habitat Conservation
Trust Fund.
Individuals who are unable to attend
a licence vendor outlet to obtain an angling licence may
now purchase licences by mail from any one of BC's 58
Government Agent Offices. Download
an application. ( 32 kb PDF)
To find the location of the Government Agent office closest
to you, refer to the Blue Pages in a phone directory or
go to our
search page. For calls within BC, call Enquiry BC
toll free at 1-800-663-7867 and request to be transferred
to the closest Government Agent for assistance, if required.
B.C. Resident means:
your primary residence is in British Columbia, AND
(a) you are a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant, AND
have been physically present in B.C. for
the greater portion of each of 6 calendar months out
of the immediately preceding 12 calendar months,
OR
(b) you are NOT a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant, but
have been physically present in British Columbia for
the greater portion of each of the immediately preceding 12 calendar months.
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