Migratory Birds Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1035)

PART I

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) Northwestern Coastal Zone means all that portion of the coast of the Island of Newfoundland lying within 100 m of the mean ordinary high-water mark, including portions of adjacent offshore islands not included in the inland zone, and the adjacent marine coastal waters, bounded by a due west line from Cape St. Gregory, and from there northward and eastward along the coast ending in a boundary line drawn due northeast through Cape Bauld;

  • (a.1) Northern Coastal Zone means all that portion of the coast of the Island of Newfoundland lying within 100 m of the mean ordinary high-water mark, including portions of adjacent offshore islands not included in the inland zone, and the adjacent marine coastal waters, bounded by a line due northeast from Cape Bauld and southward along the east coast, ending in a boundary line drawn due northeast through Cape St. John;

  • (b) Southern Coastal Zone means all that portion of the coast of the Island of Newfoundland lying within 100 meters of the mean ordinary high-water mark, including portions of adjacent offshore islands not included in the inland zone, and the adjacent marine coastal waters, bounded by a due west line through Cape Ray, thence southward and eastward along the coast ending at a due south line through Cape Rosey;

  • (c) Southwestern Coastal Zone means all that portion of the coast of the Island of Newfoundland lying within 100 m of the mean ordinary high-water mark, including portions of adjacent offshore islands not included in the inland zone, and the adjacent marine coastal waters, bounded by a due west line from Cape St. Gregory, and from there southward along the coast ending in a boundary line drawn due west through Cape Ray;

  • (d) Northeastern Coastal Zone means all that portion of the coast of the Island of Newfoundland lying within 100 m of the mean ordinary high-water mark, including portions of adjacent offshore islands not included in the inland zone, and adjacent marine coastal waters, bounded by a due northeast line drawn through Cape Bonavista, and from there in a generally westerly direction along the coast ending at a boundary line drawn due northeast through Cape St. John;

  • (e) Avalon-Burin Coastal Zone means all that portion of the coast of the Island of Newfoundland lying within 100 m of the mean ordinary high-water mark, including portions of adjacent offshore islands not included in the inland zone, and the adjacent marine coastal waters, bounded by a straight line drawn due south from Cape Rosey, and from there in a generally easterly and northerly direction along the coast ending at a boundary line drawn due northeast from Cape Bonavista; and

  • (f) Newfoundland Inland Zone means all of the Island of Newfoundland other than the portions described in paragraphs (a) to (e) and includes portions of the offshore islands within the adjacent coastal zones lying within 100 m of the ordinary high-water mark.

  • (g) [Repealed, SOR/2020-133, s. 3]

  • (h) [Repealed, SOR/2020-133, s. 3]

• Return to footnote ^(a)Not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye and, during the period beginning on November 30 and ending on the last Saturday of December, not more than four may be American Black Ducks.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye.

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) Northern Labrador Zone means all that portion of Labrador lying east of longitude 65°W and north of latitude 54°24′N;

  • (b) Western Labrador Zone means all that portion of Labrador lying west of longitude 65°W;

  • (c) Southern Labrador Zone means all that portion of Labrador lying east of longitude 57°06′40″W and south of latitude 53°06′N (Boulters Rock); and

  • (d) Central Labrador Zone means all of Labrador other than the portions described in paragraphs (a) to (c).

• Return to footnote ^(a)Not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye.

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) Zone No. 1 means all coastal waters in the Northern Labrador Zone and the Central Labrador Zone as defined in Table II of this Part;

  • (b) Zone No. 2 means all coastal waters in the Southern Labrador Zone as defined in Table II of this Part, and those portions of the Northwestern Coastal Zone, Northern Coastal Zone and Northeastern Coastal Zone of Newfoundland as defined in Table I of this Part, bounded by a due northeast line from Deadman’s Point (49°21′N, 53°41′W) and a due west line from Cape St. Gregory (49°24′N, 58°14′W);

  • (c) Zone No. 3 means those portions of the Southwestern Coastal Zone and Avalon-Burin Coastal Zone of Newfoundland as defined in Table I of this Part, bounded by a due west line from Cape St. Gregory (49°24′N, 58°14′W) and a due east line from Western Bay Head (47°53′N, 53°03′W), excluding the portion of the Avalon-Burin Coastal Zone of Newfoundland bounded by a due east line from Cape Race (46°39′N, 53°04′W) and a due east line from Cape Spear (47°31′20″N, 52°37′40″W); and

  • (d) Zone No. 4 means those portions of the Avalon-Burin Coastal Zone and the Northeastern Coastal Zone of Newfoundland as defined in Table I of this Part, bounded by a due east line drawn from Cape Race (46°39′N, 53°04′W) and a due northeast line from Deadman’s Point (49°21′N, 53°41′W), excluding that portion of the Avalon-Burin Coastal Zone of Newfoundland bounded by a due east line from Cape Spear (47°31′20″N, 52°37′40″W) and by a due east line from Western Bay Head (47°53′N, 53°03′W).

PART II

• TABLE I.1 [Repealed, SOR/95-296, s. 2]

• Return to footnote ^(a)Not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye, and during the period beginning on December 1 and ending on December 31, not more than four may be Mallard-American Black Duck hybrids or American Black Ducks or any combination of them.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye.

• Return to footnote ^(c)Not more than four Scoters or four Eiders may be taken daily.

• Return to footnote ^(d)Not more than eight Scoters or eight Eiders may be possessed.

• Return to footnote ^(e)Up to three additional Canada Geese or Cackling Geese, or any combination of them, may be taken daily during the 14-day period beginning on the day after Labour Day.

• Return to footnote ^(f)Not more than three daily during the period beginning on November 15 and ending on December 31.

PART III

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) Zone No. 1 means the counties of Antigonish, Pictou, Colchester, Cumberland, Hants, Kings and Annapolis; and

  • (b) Zone No. 2 means the counties of Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne, Queens, Lunenburg, Halifax, Guysborough, Cape Breton, Victoria, Inverness and Richmond.

  • (c) [Repealed, SOR/2020-133, s. 8]

• TABLE I.1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 9]

• 1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 10]

• Return to footnote ^(a)Not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye. In Zone No. 1, during the period beginning on December 1 and ending on January 7, and in Zone No. 2, during the period beginning on December 8 and ending on January 15, not more than four may be American Black Ducks.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye.

• Return to footnote ^(c)Not more than four Scoters may be taken daily.

• Return to footnote ^(d)Not more than two Eiders (one female) may be taken daily.

• Return to footnote ^(e)Not more than eight Scoters may be possessed.

• Return to footnote ^(f)Not more than four Eiders may be possessed.

• Return to footnote ^(g)In Zone No. 1, up to three additional Canada Geese or Cackling Geese, or any combination of them, may be taken daily during the 15-day period beginning on the day after Labour Day.

• Return to footnote ^(h)In Zone No. 2, up to three additional Canada Geese or Cackling Geese, or any combination of them, may be taken daily during the 21-day period beginning on the day after Labour Day.

PART IV

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) Zone No. 1 means that part of Saint John County lying south of No. 1 Highway and west of Saint John Harbour, and that part of Charlotte County lying south of No. 1 Highway, including the islands of the Grand Manan Group and Campobello Island, except for the following area:

    all those certain islands, islets, rocks and ledges in the County of Charlotte, Parish of Pennfield, and in the Bay of Fundy, designated as The Wolves according to the Gazetteer of Canada for New Brunswick, Ottawa, 1972 and shown on 1:50,000 series National Topographic Map No. 21B/15 and 21B/14, third edition (combined map), including any foreshore and any small islets or rocks that do not appear on the aforesaid map, and also including the reefs and surrounding waters lying within the quadrilateral defined by points having the following geographic coordinates: latitude 45°00′ north, longitude 66°39′ west; latitude 44°55′ north, longitude 66°39′ west; latitude 44°55′ north; longitude 66°46′ west; and latitude 45°00′ north, longitude 66°46′ west;

  • (b) Zone No. 2 means the remainder of the Province of New Brunswick, except as described under section 2.

  • (c) [Repealed, SOR/2002-212, s. 5]

• 2 The open seasons set out in Table I do not apply to the following areas in the Province of New Brunswick:

  • (a) All those certain islands, islets, rocks and ledges in the County of Charlotte, Parish of Pennfield, and in the Bay of Fundy, designated as The Wolves according to the Gazetteer of Canada for New Brunswick, Ottawa, 1972, and shown on 1:50,000 series National Topographic Map No. 21B/15 and 21B/14, third edition (combined map), including any foreshore and any small islets or rocks that do not appear on the aforesaid map, and also including the reefs and surrounding waters lying within the quadrilateral defined by points having the following geographic coordinates: latitude 45°00′ north, longitude 66°39″ west; latitude 44°55′ north, longitude 66°39′ west; latitude 44°55′ north, longitude 66°46′ west; latitude 45°00′ north, longitude 66°46′ west, and the area of the Tabusintac River Estuary in Northumberland County, east of highway number 11, South of Wishart Point Road, west of a line between Wishart Point and Point of Marsh, and northwest of Covedell Road;

  • (b) Bathurst Harbour and Bathurst Basin, commencing at the Caron Point lighthouse; thence north across the mouth of Bathurst Harbour to Youghall Point; thence following the mean high-water mark to the first bridge on the Tetagouche River (Highway 134); thence following the mean high-water mark of Bathurst Harbour and Bathurst Basin to the first bridge on the Middle River (Riverside Drive and Little River Drive); thence following the mean high-water mark to the first bridge on the Little River (NB Trail); thence following the mean high-water mark to the first bridge on the Nepisiguit River (Bridge Street); thence following the mean high-water mark to the point of commencement;

    Excepting the following, which remain open to hunting: all those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land situated in the Parish of Bathurst, County of Gloucester and Province of New Brunswick being described as follows: those ungranted Crown islands, situated in Bathurst Harbour, said islands are numbered 1 and 2 and have the following approximate geographic coordinates:

    island no. 1: latitude 47°38′55″, longitude 65°38′09″;

    island no. 2: latitude 47°37′59″, longitude 65°38′48″;

  • (c) All that area containing parts of Restigouche River and Chaleur Bay as shown on National Topographic Series Map Sheet No. 22B/1 (Escuminac, edition 3(B)) produced at a scale of 1:50,000 by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources at Ottawa, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the most easterly extremity of Dalhousie Island at approximate latitude 48° 04′’ 15″ and approximate longitude 66° 21′ 45″; thence due east in a straight line to a line in Restigouche River being one kilometre perpendicularly distant and parallel to the southerly ordinary high water mark of Restigouche River; thence generally southeasterly and southwesterly along said line being one kilometre perpendicularly distant and parallel to the southerly ordinary high water mark of Restigouche River and Chaleur Bay to a point being due east of the mouth of Miller Brook; thence due west to the mouth of said brook; thence northerly, northeasterly and northwesterly along said ordinary high water mark of Chaleur Bay and Restigouche River to the point of commencement. Including all islands, shoals and rocks lying within the above described area.

• TABLE I.1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 13]

• 1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 14]

• Return to footnote ^(a)Not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye. In Zone No. 1, during the period beginning on December 15 and ending on January 14, and in Zone No. 2, during the period beginning on December 1 and ending on December 31, not more than four may be American Black Ducks.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye.

• Return to footnote ^(c)Not more than four Scoters may be taken daily.

• Return to footnote ^(d)Not more than two Eiders (one female) may be taken daily.

• Return to footnote ^(e)Not more than eight Scoters may be possessed.

• Return to footnote ^(f)Not more than four Eiders may be possessed.

• Return to footnote ^(g)Up to three additional Canada Geese or Cackling Geese, or any combination of them, may be taken daily during the period beginning on the day after Labour Day and ending on the Tuesday before the last Saturday of September.

PART V

• Return to footnote ^(a)In Districts C, D, E and F, hunting for Canada Geese and Cackling Geese is allowed only on farmland.

• Return to footnote ^(b)In District B, in the portion of the North Shore west of the Natashquan River, for Eiders and Long-tailed Ducks, the hunting seasons are the periods beginning on October 1 and ending on October 24 and beginning on November 15 and ending on February 5.

• Return to footnote ^(c)In District E, the open season for Barrow’s and Common Goldeneyes closes on October 20 in Provincial Hunting Zone No. 21 and 100 m beyond this zone. In District F, the open season for Barrow’s and Common Goldeneyes closes on October 20 between Pointe Jureux (Saint-Irénée) and the Gros Cap à l’Aigle (Saint-Fidèle) from routes 362 and 138 to 2 km within Provincial Hunting Zone No. 21.

• Return to footnote ^(d)Hunting for Mourning Dove is allowed only in District F; non-toxic shot required.

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) District A means that part of the Province of Quebec included in Provincial Hunting Zones 17 and 22 to 24 inclusive;

  • (b) District B means that part of the Province of Quebec included in Provincial Hunting Zones 19 south, 20 and 29 and that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 21 included in the electoral district of Duplessis that is situated opposite to Provincial Hunting Zones 19 south and 20;

  • (c) District C means that part of the Province of Quebec included in Provincial Hunting Zones 12 to 14 inclusive and 16;

  • (d) District D means that part of the Province of Quebec included in that portion of Provincial Hunting Zones 18, 21 and 28 lying west of longitude 70°00′ and that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 27 lying west of longitude 70°00′ and north of the latitude at the Saint-Siméon wharf to Route 381 and from there to the northern limit of Provincial Hunting Zone 27;

  • (e) District E means that part of the Province of Quebec included in Provincial Hunting Zone 1; that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 2 lying east of Route 185 to its intersection with du Loup River and lying east of a line running along the centre of that river to the north end of the Rivière-du-Loup wharf; that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 28 lying east of longitude 70°00′; that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 27 lying east of longitude 70°00′ and north of the latitude at the Saint-Siméon wharf; and that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 18 and the waters of the Saguenay lying east of the limit of District D, including that portion of the waters of Chaleur Bay and the St. Lawrence River lying east of the ferry crossing from Saint-Siméon to Rivière-du-Loup to the boundaries of Districts B and G;

  • (f) District F means that part of the Province of Quebec included in that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 2 lying west of District E; Provincial Hunting Zones 3 to 11 inclusive, 15 and 26; and that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 27 lying south of Districts D and E, including that portion of the waters of the St. Lawrence River lying west of District E; and

  • (g) District G means the lands and waters included in the County of the Magdalen Islands in the Province of Quebec.

  • (h) to (j) [Repealed, SOR/2008-217, s. 12]

  • (k) [Repealed, SOR/2000-88, s. 10]

• 2 In this Part, the Provincial Hunting Zones comprise the areas described in the Fishing, Trapping and Hunting Areas Regulations of the Province of Quebec, made pursuant to an Act Respecting the Conservation and Development of Wildlife, R.S.Q., c. C-61.1.

• 3 The open seasons set out in Table I and Table I.2 do not apply to the following areas in the Province of Quebec:

  • (a) Cap-Tourmente:

    The waters included within the limit described as:

    Commencing at the intersection of the low-water mark along the northerly shore of the St. Lawrence River with the southwesterly boundary of shore lot 3,814,431 of the cadastre of Quebec, registration division of Montmorency; from there southeasterly along the extension of that boundary to a point on the straight line joining the light buoys designated V13 and V6 on Canadian Hydrographic Service chart number 1317; from there easterly along that straight line to the light buoy designated V6 on that chart; from there northeasterly in a straight line toward the light buoys designated K108 and K103 on chart number 1317; from there northeasterly in a straight line to the light buoy designated K95 on chart number 1317, but ending abreast of LL 1902 Cap Brûlé fixed navigation aid located on the northern shore of the St. Lawrence River; from there northwesterly in a line perpendicular to the low-water mark opposite LL 1902 Cap Brûlé fixed navigation aid; from there southwesterly along the low-water mark to the point of commencement, together with that portion of the right-of-way of the railway from lot 3,814,431 of the cadastre of Quebec, registration division of Montmorency, from there easterly abreast of LL 1902 Cap Brûlé fixed navigation aid;

    The parcel of land described as follows:

    Lot 3,815,311 of the cadastre of Quebec, registration division of Montmorency, and part of the right-of-way of the railway shown on Public Works Canada Plan AM-92-7485, and the zone between the low line waters of the St. Lawrence River and the northern limit of the railway right-of-way, bounded on the west by Cap-Tourmente National Wildlife Area and on the east by LL 1902 Cap Brûlé fixed navigation aid. In addition, this zone includes the right of way of the public road called “Cap-Tourmente Road”, which is located in the municipality of Saint-Joachim;

  • (b) Portage:

    In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, at approximate latitude 47°37′15″N and approximate longitude 61°29′30″W, a part of les îles de la Madeleine together with the waters included within the limit described as follows:

    Commencing at the intersection of the ordinary high-water mark of Baie Clarke with a plumb line originating from the centre of the bridge of Route 199 at its northwesterly end; from there southwesterly in a straight line (in Havre de la Grande Entrée) to a point situated 200 m from the ordinary high-water mark and on the extension southeasterly of the most easterly limit of lot 3,777,710 of the cadastre of Quebec, registration division of Îles-de-la-Madeleine; from there northwesterly following that extension line and southeasterly limit of said lot; from there northwesterly following the easterly limits of lots 3,777,410, 3,779,909 and 3,776,833 and its extension in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to a point situated 200 m measured at a right angle to the ordinary high-water mark of that Gulf; from there easterly following a line at 200 m from that water mark to a point situated 2,000 m in a straight line from that point; from there southerly in a straight line to the intersection of the westerly bank of an unnamed creek with the ordinary high-water mark of Baie Clarke at approximate latitude 47°37′15.32″N and approximate longitude 61°28′24.45″W; from there southwesterly following that water mark to the point of commencement;

  • (c) Havre aux Basques:

    In the municipality of Îles-de-la-Madeleine, comprising a part of île du Cap aux Meules and a part of île du Havre Aubert, a parcel of land described as follows:

    Commencing at a northwestern point at approximate latitude 47º19′12″N and approximate longitude 61º57′41″W; from there southwesterly along the ordinary high-water mark of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to a southwestern point at approximate latitude 47º18′1.48″N and approximate longitude 61º58′16.70″W; from there easterly in a straight line to a southeastern point at approximate latitude of 47º18′14.49″N and approximate longitude 61º56′2.37″W; from there northerly, along the ordinary high-water mark of Baie de Plaisance to a northeastern point at approximate latitude 47º18′59″N and approximate longitude 61º56′09″W; from there westerly in a straight line to the point of commencement; together with a zone extending 200 m easterly from the ordinary high-water mark of Baie de Plaisance and a zone extending 200 m westerly from the ordinary high-water mark of the Gulf of St. Lawrence; the northern and southern limits of those zones being an extension of the northerly boundary between the northeastern and northwestern points previously described and the extension of the southerly boundary between the southeastern and southwestern points previously described; the eastern and western limits of those zones being lines parallel to the ordinary high-water marks of Baie de Plaisance and the Gulf of St. Lawrence;

  • (d) [Repealed, SOR/2018-111, s. 15]

  • (e) Lac Saint-Pierre (Nicolet):

    This sector is located in the St. Lawrence River to the northwest of the National Defence property near the town of Nicolet. It includes the open water and marshes inside a straight line between battery No. 5 (46°13′31″N and 72°40′16″W) and the end of the Longue Pointe called OP-6 (46°10′15″N and 72°45′03″W) on the National Defence property, to the limit of the Nicolet Migratory Bird Sanctuary; and

  • (f) Cap-Saint-Ignace:

    This sector is located in the St. Lawrence River near the municipality of Cap-Saint-Ignace at approximate latitude 47°02′15″N and approximate longitude 70°29′10″W. This sector includes the open water and marshes between the high-water mark and the low-water mark starting from the western limit of the Cap-Saint-Ignace Migratory Bird Sanctuary, going west for a distance of about 400 m up to the eastern limit of lot 3,251,418 of the cadastre of Quebec, registration division of Montmagny.

• 4 The open seasons set out in Table I.2 do not apply in respect of Snow Goose in that portion of the St. Lawrence River bounded on the northeast by a straight line joining Cap Brûlé in the County of Charlevoix and the west side of the mouth of the Trois-Saumons River in the County of l’Islet and bounded on the southwest by a straight line joining the east side of the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River in the County of Montmorency and the wharf at the Town of Berthier in the County of Montmagny except between the southern boundary of the north navigational channel and the northern boundary of the south navigational channel and exposed land within that portion of the St. Lawrence River.

• 5 [Repealed, SOR/89-343, s. 5]

• TABLE I.1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 20]

• 1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 21]

• Return to footnote ^(a)Hunting and hunting equipment are allowed only on farmland.

• Return to footnote ^(b)In District F, no person shall hunt south of the St. Lawrence River and north of the road right-of-way of Route 132 between the western limit of Montmagny municipality and the eastern limit of Cap-Saint-Ignace municipality, other than in lots 4,598,472, 2,611,981 and 2,611,982 of the cadastre of Quebec (all located in Montmagny municipality).

• Return to footnote ^(c)In District F, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, no person shall hunt north of the St. Lawrence River and south of a line located at 1000 m north of Highway 40 between Montée St-Laurent and the Maskinongé River. On the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, no person shall hunt south of the St. Lawrence River and north of the railroad right-of-way located near Route 132 between the Nicolet River in the east and Lacerte Road in the west.

• Return to footnote ^(d)“Recorded bird calls” refers to bird calls of a species referred to in the heading of column 2.

• Return to footnote ^(e)Hunting with bait or in a bait crop area is permitted if the Regional Director has given consent in writing pursuant to section 23.3.

• Return to footnote ^(f)Any species of migratory bird for which it is open season may be taken while hunting Snow Geese with recorded Snow Goose calls.

• Return to footnote ^(a)In the portion of District F that is south of Route 148 and is west of Highway 15, not more than two may be American Black Ducks.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Not more than one may be Blue-winged Teal and not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye.

• Return to footnote ^(c)Not more than two may be Blue-winged Teal and not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye.

• Return to footnote ^(d)Up to five additional Canada Geese or Cackling Geese, or any combination of them, may be taken daily during the period beginning on September 1 and ending on September 25.

• Return to footnote ^(e)For non-residents of Canada, not more than four may be taken daily.

• Return to footnote ^(f)Not more than three birds may be taken or possessed during Waterfowler Heritage Days, with the additional species restrictions described in notes (a) to (c) applying within the total.

• Return to footnote ^(g)During the period beginning on September 26 and ending on October 31, the daily bag limit is

• (i) three birds in Districts A, C and the portion of District F that is west of Highway 15 and its northerly extension consisting of Route 117,

• (ii) two birds in District D and the portion of District F that is east of Highway 15 and its northerly extension consisting of Route 117, and

• (iii) no change in Districts B, E, and G.

PART VI

• Return to footnote ^(a)Except for the Mourning Dove.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Non-toxic shot required.

• Return to footnote ^(c)In municipalities where Sunday gun hunting is permitted by provincial regulations.

• Return to footnote ^(d)In municipalities where Sunday gun hunting is not permitted by provincial regulations.

• Return to footnote ^(e)Except in Wildlife Management Unit 94.

• Return to footnote ^(f)In Wildlife Management Unit 65, 66, 67 and 69B, recorded Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose calls may be used when hunting these geese; any species of migratory bird for which it is open season may be taken while hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese with those calls.

• Return to footnote ^(g)Includes only Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese.

• Return to footnote ^(h)In Wildlife Management Units 60 to 67 and 69B.

• Return to footnote ⁽ⁱ⁾In Wildlife Management Units 68, 69A and 70 to 95.

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) a reference to a Wildlife Management Unit is a reference to that unit in the Province of Ontario as referred to in Schedule 1 of Part 6 of Ontario Regulation 663/98 (Area Descriptions) made under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 41, and if a wildlife management unit is referred to by whole number only, the whole number includes a reference to all of the wildlife management units referred to in that schedule by that number used in combination with a letter, or a letter and another number; and

  • (b) a reference to municipalities where Sunday gun hunting is permitted is a reference to those municipalities in the Province of Ontario referred to in Schedule 1 of Part 7 of Ontario Regulation 663/98 (Area Descriptions) as being the area south of the French and Mattawa rivers where it is permitted to hunt with a gun on Sundays under Ontario Regulation 665/98 (Hunting) made under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 41.

• 2 In this Part,

  • (a) Hudson-James Bay District means that Part of the Province of Ontario comprising Wildlife Management Units 1A, 1B, and the portions of Wildlife Management Units 1D, 25 and 26 lying east of longitude 83°45′ and north of latitude 51°;

  • (b) Northern District means that part of the Province of Ontario comprising Wildlife Management Units 1C, those portions of 1D, 25 and 26 lying west of longitude 83°45′ and south of latitude 51°, as well as Wildlife Management Units 2 to 24 inclusive, 27 to 41 inclusive, and 45;

  • (c) Central District means that part of the Province of Ontario comprising Wildlife Management Units 42 to 44 inclusive, 46 to 50 inclusive, and 53 to 59 inclusive;

  • (d) Southern District means that part of the Province of Ontario comprising Wildlife Management Units 60 to 95 inclusive.

  • (e) [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 30]

  • (f) [Repealed, SOR/95-296, s. 14]

• 3 [Repealed, SOR/2001-215, s. 14]

• 4 In this Part, the open seasons set out in Table I do not apply to the following areas:

  • (a) and b) [Repealed, SOR/2009-190, s. 8]

  • (c) the northeasterly portion of Lake St. Clair that is bounded by a line extending northwest (approximately 315°) from the south bank of the mouth of the Thames River in the County of Essex in the Province of Ontario to the International Boundary between Canada and the United States and thence northeasterly following the International Boundary line to the intersection with the southwesterly shore of Seaway Island, the portion of Rondeau Bay on Lake Erie in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in the Province of Ontario, and the portion of Long Point Bay on Lake Erie in Norfolk County in the Province of Ontario that lies westerly of a line extending from the confluence of the waters of Lake Erie with the waters of Cottage Creek across the most westerly extremity of Whitefish Bar Island to the intersection with the southerly shore of Turkey Point, each of those portions being situated beyond 300 m from the shore, from an area of emergent vegetation or from a water line that forms a boundary of private property;

  • (d) that portion of the St. Lawrence River within Lake St. Francis, lying between the easterly boundary of the dam at the site of the Robert H. Saunders Generating Station and the Interprovincial Boundary between Ontario and Quebec, and situated beyond 300 m from the shore of the mainland or any island, from any area of emergent vegetation, or from any water line that forms a boundary of private property;

  • (e) that portion of Norfolk County in the Province of Ontario described as follows:

    The east quarter of Lot 7 and the west half of Lot 8 extending south of Regional Road number 42 to the northern boundary of the Long Point Conservation Authority Marsh described in instrument number 359664 deposited in the Registry Division of Norfolk; and

  • (f) that part of the Township of Frontenac Islands in the Province of Ontario lying west of the mid-way point between Howe Island and Wolfe Island and the southeasterly production of that mid-way point to the International Boundary Line between Canada and the United States and east of a line through the westerly end of Long Point at the westerly end of Wolfe Island and the westerly end of Nine Mile Point on Simcoe Island commencing at the intersection of the southeasterly production of said line with the International boundary line between Canada and the United States and ending at the intersection of the northwesterly production of the same line with the boundary of the Township of Frontenac Islands unless the hunter is,

    • (i) on the islands,

    • (ii) on the shore,

    • (iii) standing within an emergent marsh,

    • (iv) subject to paragraph 15(1)(e), in a boat located in an emergent marsh contiguous with the shore, or

    • (v) in a blind that has been constructed to remain in place for the current hunting season on the shore, in the marsh, or within 20 m of shore on a dock connected to shore.

• 5 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 31]

• Return to footnote ^(a)Hunting and hunting equipment are allowed only on farmland.

• Return to footnote ^(b)“Recorded bird calls” refers to bird calls of a species referred to in the heading of column 2.

• Return to footnote ^(a)Not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye. In the Southern District, not more than two may be American Black Ducks, and in the Hudson-James Bay District, Northern District and Central District, not more than four may be American Black Ducks.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye.

• Return to footnote ^(c)A total of not more than three Canada Geese or Cackling Geese, or any combination of them, may be taken daily in Wildlife Management Unit 94 in the period beginning on the fourth Saturday in September and ending on the last day of the open season.

• Return to footnote ^(d)A total of not more than three Canada Geese or Cackling Geese, or any combination of them, may be taken daily in Wildlife Management Units 65, 82, 84, 85 and 93 during the 35-day period beginning on the fourth Saturday of September.

• Return to footnote ^(e)Up to five additional Canada Geese or Cackling Geese, or any combination of them, may be taken daily in the following Wildlife Management Units:

• (i) 8, 10, 13, 36, 37, 39, 41 and 45 during the period beginning on September 1 and ending on September 9,

• (ii) 42 to 44 and 46 to 59 during the period beginning on September 1 and ending on the Friday preceding the third Saturday in September,

• (iii) 60 to 81, 83, 86 to 92 and 95 during the 11-day period beginning on the first Thursday after Labour Day, and

• (iv) 60 to 81, 83 and 86 to 92 during the eight-day period beginning on the fourth Saturday in February, in municipalities where Sunday gun hunting is not permitted.

• Return to footnote ^(f)Up to three additional Canada Geese or Cackling Geese, or any combination of them, may be taken daily in

• (i) Wildlife Management Units 82, 84, 85, 93 and 94 during the 11-day period beginning on the first Thursday after Labour Day, and

• (ii) Wildlife Management Units 82, 84, 85 and 93 during the eight-day period beginning on the fourth Saturday in February in municipalities where Sunday gun hunting is not permitted.

• Return to footnote ^(g)Up to 30 additional Snow Geese or Ross’s Geese, or any combination of them, may be taken daily in the Hudson-James Bay District.

• Return to footnote ^(h)Not more than four may be Gallinules and not more than eight may be Coots.

PART VII

• Return to footnote ^(a)Recorded Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose calls may be used when hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese; any species of migratory birds for which it is open season may be taken while hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese with those calls.

• TABLE I.1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 36]

• Return to footnote ^(a)“Recorded bird calls” refers to bird calls of a species referred to in the headings of columns 2 and 3.

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) Game Bird Hunting Zone 1 means that portion of the Province of Manitoba lying north of the 57th parallel of north latitude and that part lying east of the meridian of 94° west longitude and north of the parallel of 56° north latitude;

  • (b) Game Bird Hunting Zone 2 means that portion of the Province of Manitoba lying between Game Bird Hunting Zone 1 and the following described line: commencing at the intersection of the boundary between Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the 53rd parallel of north latitude; thence easterly along said parallel to the east shore of Lake Winnipegosis; thence southeasterly following the sinuosities of the shoreline of said lake to the northern limit of Township 43; thence easterly along the northern limit of said township to the boundary between Manitoba and Ontario;

  • (c) Game Bird Hunting Zone 3 means that portion of the Province of Manitoba lying between Game Bird Hunting Zone 2 and Game Bird Hunting Zone 4;

  • (d) Game Bird Hunting Zone 4 means that portion of the Province of Manitoba included in Provincial Game Hunting Areas No. 22, 23, 24, 25A, 25B, 27, 28, 29, 29A, 30, 31, 31A, 32, 33, 34, 34A, 34B, 34C, 35, 35A, 36 and 38 as described in the Hunting Areas and Zones Regulation, 220/86, of the Province of Manitoba, made pursuant to The Wildlife Act, C.C.S.M., c. W130.

  • (e) and (f) [Repealed, SOR/2011-120, s. 16]

  • (g) and (h) [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 37]

• 2 In this Part, the open season for non-residents of Canada in Game Bird Hunting Zone 4 and in provincial Game Hunting Areas 13A, 14 and 14A, that portion of Area 16 south of the north limit of Township 33 and Areas 18, 18A, 18B, 18C, 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 21A, 23A and 25, as described in the Hunting Areas and Zones Regulation, 220/86, of the Province of Manitoba, made under the Wildlife Act (C.C.S.M., c. W130), includes,

  • (a) in respect of Canada Geese, Cackling Geese, White-fronted Geese and Brant, only that part of each day from one-half hour before sunrise to 12:00 noon, local time, from the opening date up to and including the second Sunday of October, and, after that period, from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset; and

  • (b) in respect of Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese, only that part of each day from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset.

• Return to footnote ^(a)In Game Bird Hunting Zone 4, not more than four may be Redheads or Canvasbacks or any combination of them.

• Return to footnote ^(b)In Game Bird Hunting Zone 4, not more than 12 may be Redheads or Canvasbacks or any combination of them.

• Return to footnote ^(c)In provincial Game Hunting Area 38, as described in the Hunting Areas and Zones Regulation, 220/86, of the Province of Manitoba, made under the Wildlife Act (C.C.S.M., c. W130), up to four additional Canada Geese, Cackling Geese, White-fronted Geese or Brant, or any combination of them, may be taken daily during the period beginning on September 1 and ending on September 23.

• Return to footnote ^(d)In Game Bird Hunting Zone 1, the limit is eight.

• Return to footnote ^(e)Except during the period beginning on March 1 and ending on March 31, during which the limit is eight.

• Return to footnote ^(f)In Game Bird Hunting Zone 1, the limit is 24.

• Return to footnote ^(g)Except during the period beginning on March 1 and ending on March 31, during which the limit is 24.

• TABLE III [Repealed, SOR/90-424, s. 7]

PART VIII

• Return to footnote ^(a)Falconry season open September 1 to December 16.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Recorded Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose calls may be used when hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese; any species of migratory birds for which it is open season may be taken while hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese with those calls.

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) District No. 1 (North) means that part of the Province of Saskatchewan comprising Provincial Management Zones 43 and 47 to 76; and

  • (b) District No. 2 (South) means that part of the Province of Saskatchewan comprising Provincial Management Zones 1 to 42 and 44 to 46, Saskatoon and Regina-Moose Jaw.

• 2 In this Part, the Provincial Wildlife Management Zones comprise the area defined by the Wildlife Management Zones and Special Area Boundaries Regulations under the Wildlife Act of Saskatchewan as amended from time to time.

• 3 In this Part, the open season for Canada Geese, Cackling Geese and White-fronted Geese in District No. 2 (South) and the portion of District No. 1 (North) consisting of Provincial Wildlife Management Zones 43, 47 to 59 and 67 to 69 from the opening date until October 14 includes only that part of each day from one half-hour before sunrise until noon, local time, and, after that period, from one half-hour before sunrise until one half-hour after sunset. The open season for Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese province-wide includes only that part of each day from one half-hour before sunrise until one half-hour after sunset.

• TABLE I.1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 45]

• 1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 46]

• Return to footnote ^(a)“Recorded bird calls” refers to bird calls of a species referred to in the heading of column 2.

• Return to footnote ^(a)Not more than five may be White-fronted Geese.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Not more than 15 may be White-fronted Geese.

PART IX

• Return to footnote ^(a)Only Provincial Wildlife Management Units 200, 202 to 204, 206, 208, 220, 222, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 248, 250, 252, 254, 256, 258, 260 and 500 of Zone No. 1 and Provincial Wildlife Management Units 102, 104, 106, 112, 116, 118, 119, 124, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 148, 150 to 152, 156, 158, 160, 162 to 164, 166 and 210 in Zone No. 2 are included in the season for sandhill cranes.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Recorded Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose calls may be used when hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese; any species of migratory birds for which it is open season may be taken while hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese with those calls.

• Return to footnote ^(c)Falconry season open from September 1 to December 16.

• Return to footnote ^(d)Falconry season open from September 8 to December 21.

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) Zone No. 1 means that part of Alberta included in Wildlife Management Units 200, 202 to 204, 206, 208, 216, 220 to 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246, 248, 250, 252, 254, 256, 258, 260, 316, 318, 320, 322, 324, 326, 328, 330, 332, 334, 336 to 340, 342, 344, 346 to 360, 400, 402, 404, 406, 408, 410, 412, 414, 416 to 418, 420, 422, 426, 428 to 430, 432, 434, 436 to 442, 444 to 446, 500 to 512, 514 to 532, 534 to 537, 539 to 542, 544, 841 and 936; and

  • (b) Zone No. 2 means that part of Alberta included in Wildlife Management Units 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 116, 118, 119, 124, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 148, 150 to 152, 156, 158, 160, 162 to 164, 166, 210, 212, 214, 300, 302 to 306, 308, 310, 312 and 314.

  • (c) [Repealed, SOR/2020-133, s. 31]

  • (d) [Repealed, SOR/2020-133, s. 31]

  • (e) [Repealed, SOR/2020-133, s. 31]

  • (f) [Repealed, SOR/2020-133, s. 31]

  • (g) [Repealed, SOR/2020-133, s. 31]

  • (h) [Repealed, SOR/2020-133, s. 31]

  • (i) [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 49]

• 2 In this Part, the Wildlife Management Units comprise the areas described in the Wildlife Regulation, Alta. Reg. 143/1997, of the Province of Alberta, made pursuant to the Wildlife Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. W-10.

• TABLE I.1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 50]

• 1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 51]

• Return to footnote ^(a)“Recorded bird calls” refers to bird calls of a species referred to in the heading of column 2.

• Return to footnote ^(a)For non-residents of Canada, not more than two may be Barrow’s Goldeneye or Common Goldeneye or any combination of them.

• Return to footnote ^(b)For non-residents of Canada, not more than six may be Barrow’s Goldeneye or Common Goldeneye or any combination of them.

• Return to footnote ^(c)Not more than five may be White-fronted Geese.

• Return to footnote ^(d)Not more than 15 may be White-fronted Geese.

PART X

• Return to footnote ^(a)Provincial Management Units 1-1 to 1-15 inclusive for White-fronted Geese only and Provincial Management Units 1-3 and 1-8 to 1-15 inclusive for Canada Geese and Cackling Geese only.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Provincial Management Units 1-1, 1-2 and 1-4 to 1-7 inclusive.

• Return to footnote ^(c)See provincial regulations for local restrictions.

• Return to footnote ^(d)For Canada Geese and Cackling Geese only.

• Return to footnote ^(e)Provincial Management Units 2-2 to 2-19 inclusive.

• Return to footnote ^(f)Excluding Brant.

• Return to footnote ^(g)For White-fronted Geese only.

• Return to footnote ^(h)Provincial Management Unit 2-4 only.

• Return to footnote ⁽ⁱ⁾Provincial Management Units 3-13 to 3-17 inclusive.

• Return to footnote ^(j)Provincial Management Units 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to 6-10 inclusive and 6-15 to 6-30 inclusive.

• Return to footnote ^(k)Provincial Management Units 6-3 and 6-11 to 6-14 inclusive.

• Return to footnote ^(l)Provincial Management Units 7-19 to 7-22 inclusive, 7-31 to 7-36 inclusive and 7-42 to 7-58 inclusive.

• Return to footnote ^(m)Provincial Management Units 7-2 to 7-18 inclusive, 7-23 to 7-30 inclusive and 7-37 to 7-41 inclusive.

• TABLE I.1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 54]

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) District No. 1 means that part of British Columbia included in Provincial Management Units Nos. 1–1 to 1–15 inclusive;

  • (b) District No. 2 means that part of British Columbia included in Provincial Management Units Nos. 2-2 to 2-19 inclusive;

  • (c) District No. 3 means that part of British Columbia included in Provincial Management Units Nos. 3-12 to 3-20, 3-26 to 3-44 inclusive;

  • (d) District No. 4 means that part of British Columbia included in Provincial Management Units Nos. 4-1 to 4-9, and 4-14 to 4-40 inclusive;

  • (e) District No. 5 means that part of British Columbia included in Provincial Management Units Nos. 5-1 to 5-15 inclusive;

  • (f) District No. 6 means that part of British Columbia included in Provincial Management Units Nos. 6-1 to 6-30 inclusive;

  • (g) District No. 7 means that part of British Columbia included in Provincial Management Units Nos. 7-2 to 7-58 inclusive; and

  • (h) District No. 8 means that part of British Columbia included in Provincial Management Units Nos. 8-1 to 8-15 inclusive, and 8-21 to 8-26 inclusive.

• 2 In this Part, the Provincial Management Units comprise the areas described in the Management Unit Regulation, B.C. Reg. 64/96, of the Province of British Columbia, made pursuant to the Wildlife Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 488.

• Return to footnote ^(a)Not more than four may be Northern Pintails.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Not more than four may be Canvasbacks.

• Return to footnote ^(c)Not more than two may be Goldeneyes.

• Return to footnote ^(d)Not more than two may be Harlequin Ducks.

• Return to footnote ^(e)Not more than 12 may be Northern Pintails.

• Return to footnote ^(f)Not more than 12 may be Canvasbacks.

• Return to footnote ^(g)Not more than six may be Goldeneyes.

• Return to footnote ^(h)Not more than six may be Harlequin Ducks.

• Return to footnote ⁽ⁱ⁾In Provincial Management Units 2-4 and 2-5, up to 15 White Geese including not more than five Ross’s Geese may be taken daily and in Provincial Management Units 2-2 and 2-3 and 2-6 to 2-19 inclusively, up to 10 White Geese including not more than five Ross’s Geese may be taken daily.

• Return to footnote ^(j)In Provincial Management Units 2-4 and 2-5, up to 45 White Geese including not more than 15 Ross’s Geese may be possessed and in Provincial Management Units 2-2 and 2-3 and 2-6 to 2-19 inclusively, up to 30 White Geese including not more than 15 Ross’s Geese may be possessed daily.

• Return to footnote ^(k)For White-fronted Geese only.

• Return to footnote ^(l)Any combination of Canada Geese and Cackling Geese.

• Return to footnote ^(m)Provincial Management Unit 2-4.

• Return to footnote ⁽ⁿ⁾Any combination of Mourning Doves and Eurasian Collared-Doves.

PART XI

• Return to footnote ^(a)Recorded Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose calls may be used when hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese; any species of migratory birds for which it is open season may be taken while hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese with those calls.

• TABLE I.1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 58]

• 1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 59]

• Return to footnote ^(a)“Recorded bird calls” refers to bird calls of a species referred to in the heading of column 2.

• Return to footnote ^(a)Except that non-residents may not take more than two White-fronted Geese daily and may not possess more than four.

PART XII

• Return to footnote ^(a)Recorded Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose calls may be used when hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese; any species of migratory bird for which it is open season may be taken while hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese with those calls.

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) Northern Yukon means all that portion of Yukon lying north of latitude 66°N;

  • (b) Central Yukon means all that portion of Yukon lying between latitude 62° and 66°N; and

  • (c) Southern Yukon means all that portion of Yukon lying south of latitude 62°N.

• TABLE I.1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 62]

• 1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 63]

• Return to footnote ^(a)“Recorded bird calls” refers to bird calls of a species referred to in the heading of column 2.

• Return to footnote ^(a)Except that in Northern Yukon 17 additional ducks may be taken per day, with no possession limit.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Except that in Northern Yukon 10 additional geese may be taken per day, with no possession limit.

• Return to footnote ^(c)Except that in Central Yukon and Northern Yukon 25 rails and coots may be taken per day, with no possession limit.

• Return to footnote ^(d)Except that in Northern Yukon there is no possession limit.

PART XIII

• Return to footnote ^(a)Recorded Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose calls may be used when hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese; any species of migratory birds for which it is open season may be taken while hunting Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese with those calls.

• Return to footnote ^(a)“Recorded bird calls” refers to bird calls of a species referred to in the heading of column 2.

• Return to footnote ^(a)Except in that portion of the islands and waters of James Bay that are south of 55°N latitude, where the limit is six, of which

  • (i) not more than two may be American Black Ducks and one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye, in the area west of 80°15‘W longitude; and

  • (ii) not more than four may be American Black Ducks, one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye and one may be Blue-winged Teal, in the area east of 80°15‘W longitude.

• Return to footnote ^(b)Except in that portion of the islands and waters of James Bay that are south of 55°N latitude, where the limit is 18, of which

• (i) not more than six may be American Black Ducks and one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye, in the area west of 80°15‘W longitude; and

• (ii) not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye and two may be Blue-winged Teal, in the area east of 80°15‘W longitude.

• Return to footnote ^(c)In that portion of the islands and waters of James Bay that are west of 80°15‘W longitude and south of 55°N latitude, not more than five may be Canada Geese or Cackling Geese or any combination of them.

• Return to footnote ^(d)Except in that portion of the islands and waters of James Bay that are east of 80°15‘W longitude and south of 55°N latitude, where the limit is 20.

• Return to footnote ^(e)Not more than two may be White-fronted Geese.

• Return to footnote ^(f)Not more than six may be White-fronted Geese. In that portion of the islands and waters of James Bay that are west of 80°15‘W longitude and south of 55°N latitude, there is no limit on Canada Geese and Cackling Geese.