Migratory Birds Regulations

PART I

	Column I	Column II	Column III
Item	Area	Ducks, including Mergansers (other than Oldsquaw, Harlequin Ducks, eiders and scoters), geese and snipe	Oldsquaw, eiders and scoters
1	All Coastal Zones	Third Saturday of September to second Saturday of December	Fourth Saturday of November to the last day of February
2	All Inland Zones	Third Saturday of September to second Saturday of December	No open season

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) Northern 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 zones, and the adjacent marine coastal waters, bounded by a due west line from Point Riche, thence northward around Cape Bauld and southward along the east coast, ending in a boundary line drawn due north 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 zones, 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) Western 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 zones, and the adjacent marine coastal waters, bounded by a due west line from Point Riche, thence 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 meters of the mean ordinary high-water mark, including portions of adjacent offshore islands not included in the inland zones, and adjacent marine coastal waters, bounded by a due north line drawn through Cape Bonavista, thence in a generally westerly direction along the coast ending at a boundary line drawn due north through Cape St. John;

  • (e) Avalon-Burin 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 zones, and the adjacent marine coastal waters, bounded by a straight line drawn due south from Cape Rosey, thence in a generally easterly and northerly direction along the coast ending at a boundary line drawn due north from Cape Bonavista;

  • (f) Avalon-Burin Inland Zone means all that portion of the Island of Newfoundland other than the adjacent coastal zones, lying easterly and southerly of a line described as follows: commencing at Friar Head in Fortune Bay; thence northerly along the easterly shore of Long Harbour to Long Harbour River; thence northerly along Long Harbour River to the power transmission line; thence northeasterly along the power transmission line to the northerly shore of Whitehead Pond; thence easterly along the northerly shore of Whitehead Pond to Pipers Hole River; thence southeasterly along Pipers Hole River to Highway number 210; thence northeasterly along Highway number 210 to the Trans Canada Highway number 1; thence southerly along the Trans Canada Highway number 1 to the local road providing access from said highway to the Town of Sunnyside; thence easterly along said road to the Town of Sunnyside; including all portions of adjacent offshore islands surrounded by the Avalon-Burin Coastal Zone lying landward of the lines 100 meters inland of the ordinary high water mark of said islands;

  • (g) Northern Inland Zone means all that portion of the Island of Newfoundland other than the adjacent coastal zones, lying north of a straight line commencing at the north bank of the mouth of Little Harbour Deep River, thence heading in a straight line to Hawke Point near Hawkes Bay, and includes all portions of the offshore islands of the Northern Coastal Zone lying within 100 meters of the ordinary high-water mark; and

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

Limits	Ducks (other than mergansers, Oldsquaw, Harlequin Ducks eiders and scoters)	Mergansers	Oldsquaw, eiders and scoters	Geese	Snipe
Daily Bags	6(a)	6	6(c)	5	10
Possession	12(b)	12	12(d)	10	20
(a) Not more than four may be American Black Ducks.
(b) Not more than eight may be American Black Ducks.
(c) After the first Monday in February not more than three may be eiders.
(d) After the first Monday in February not more than six may be eiders.

	Column I	Column II	Column III
	Area	Ducks (other than Harlequin Ducks and eiders), geese and snipe	Eiders
1	Northern Labrador Zone	First Saturday in September to second Saturday in December	Last Saturday in September to second Saturday in January
2	Western Labrador Zone	First Saturday in September to second Saturday in December	No open season
3	Southern Labrador Zone	Second Saturday in September to third Saturday in December	Fourth Saturday in November to last day of February
4	Central Labrador Zone	First Saturday in September to second Saturday in December	Last Saturday in October to last Saturday in November and first Saturday in January to last day of February

• 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).

Limits	Ducks (other than mergansers, Harlequin Ducks, eiders and scoters)	Mergansers, scoters and eiders	Geese	Snipe
Daily Bag	6	6(a)	5	10
Possession	12	12(b)	10	20
(a) After the first Monday in February not more than three may be eiders.
(b) After the first Monday in February not more than six may be eiders.

• 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 Western 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 Western 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).

Limits	Murres
Daily Bags	20
Possession	40

PART II

TABLE I.1

[Repealed, SOR/95-296, s. 2]

Limits	Ducks (other thanHarlequin Ducks)	Geese	Woodcock	Snipe
Daily Bags	6(a)	5	8	10
Possession	12(b)	10	16	20
(a) Not more than four may be Mallards, Mallard-American Black Duck hybrids or American Black Ducks.
(b) Not more than eight may be Mallards, Mallard-American Black Duck hybrids or American Black Ducks.

PART III

• 1 In this Part,

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

  • (b) Zone No. 2 means the counties of Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne, Queens, Lunenburg, Halifax, Guysborough, Cape Breton, Victoria, Inverness and Richmond, except the area described under Zone 3; and

  • (c) Zone No. 3 means Bras d’Or Lake and all waters draining into Bras d’Or Lake including waters on the Lake side of the highway bridge on Great Bras d’Or at Seal Islands (Highway No. 105), at St. Peters on St. Peters Inlet (Highway No. 4) and at Bras d’Or on St. Andrews Channel (Highway No. 105).

TABLE I.1

[Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 9]

• 1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 10]

Limits	Ducks (other than Common and Red-breasted Mergansers, Oldsquaw, Harlequin Ducks, eiders and scoters)	Common and Red-breasted Mergansers, Oldsquaw, eiders and scoters	Geese	Woodcock	Snipe
Daily Bags	6(a)	5	5	8	10
Possession	12(b)	10	10	16	20
(a) Not more than four may be American Black Ducks.
(b) Not more than eight may be American Black Ducks.

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 (Railroad Bridge); 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]

Limits	Ducks (other Than Common and Red-breasted Mergansers, Oldsquaw, Harlequin Ducks, eiders and scoters)	Common and Red-breasted Mergansers, Oldsquaw, eiders and scoters	Geese	Woodcock	Snipe
Daily Bags	6(a)	6(c)	5	8	10
Possession	12(b)	12(d)	10	16	20
(a) Not more than three may be American Black Ducks.
(b) Not more than six may be American Black Ducks.
(c) Not more than four may be scoters and in Zone No. 1 from February 1 to February 25, not more than four eiders may be taken daily.
(d) Not more than eight may be scoters and in Zone No. 1 from February 1 to February 25, not more than eight eiders may be possessed.

PART V

• 1 In this Part,

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

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

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

  • (d) District D: Lac Saint-Jean 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′ in that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 27 lying west of longitude 70°00′ and north of the latitude at the Saint-Siméon wharf to county road 381 and from there north to the limit of District F;

  • (e) District E: Lower St. Lawrence means that part of the Province of Quebec included in Provincial Hunting Zone 1; that portion of Hunting Zone 2 lying east of Highway No. 185 to its intersection with du Loup River, and lying east of a line running along the centre of said 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; that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 18 and the waters of the Saguenay lying east of the limit of District D; including the waters of Chaleur Bay, and of the St. Lawrence River lying east of the ferry crossing from Saint-Siméon to Rivière-du-Loup to the boundaries of Districts B and J;

  • (f) District F: Quebec means that part of the Province of Quebec included in that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 2 lying west of District E; Provincial Hunting Zone 3; that portion of Provincial Hunting Zones 26 and 27 lying south of Districts D and E; that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 7 lying east of District G; that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 26 lying south of District D and lying east of District H; including the waters of the St. Lawrence River lying west of District E and east of District G;

  • (g) District G: Lac Saint-Pierre means that part of the Province of Quebec included in a quadrilateral limited in the north by Provincial Hunting Zone 7; limited in the east by Highway no. 159, southward to Highway no. 138; from there westward to the middle of the bridge over the Batiscan River, from there by a straight line crossing the St. Lawrence River to join the St-Pierre-Les-Becquets wharf, from there to the junction of Highway no. 132, on Highway no. 132 westward to the junction of Highway no. 218, and on Highway no. 218 to the junction of Highway no. 20; limited in the south by Highway no. 20; and limited in the west by Highway no. 239 to its junction with Highway no. 133, from there northward to its junction with the west limit of Provincial Hunting Zone 7;

  • (h) District H: Montreal-Outaouais means that part of the Province of Quebec included in Provincial Hunting Zone 8 lying south of District G and west of District I, that part of Provincial Hunting Zones 9 to 11 and 15, as well as that portion of Provincial Hunting Zone 26 located west of longitude 73°00′;

  • (i) District I: Cantons de l’Est means that part of the Province of Quebec included in Provincial Hunting Zones 4 to 6 inclusive; and

  • (j) District J: Îles-de-la-Madeleine means the lands and waters included in the County of the Magdalen Islands in the Province of Quebec.

  • (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) that portion of the St. Lawrence River described as follows:

    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 248, according to the official cadastre for the parish of Saint-Joachim, in the registration division of Montmorency; THENCE southeasterly along the extension of that boundary approximately 731.52 metres to a point on the straight line joining the light buoys designated V13 and V6 on Hydrographic Chart number 1232 on deposit with the Department of the Environment; thence easterly along that straight line to the light buoy designated V6 on that chart; thence northeasterly in a straight line to the light buoys designated K108 and K103 on that chart; thence northeasterly in a straight line to the light buoy designated K95 on that chart; thence northeasterly along a straight line drawn from the light buoy designated K95 to the light buoy designated K78 on that chart and extended to a point on a line perpendicular to that line and passing through Mile 40 of the right-of-way of the Canadian National Railways; thence northwesterly along that line to the low water mark along the northern shore of the St. Lawrence River; thence southwesterly along the low water mark to the point of commencement, together with that portion of the right-of-way of the Canadian National Railways from Lot 58A of the official cadastre of the parish of Saint-Joachim, in the registration division of Montmorency, thence easterly to Cap Brûlé;

• (b) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (at approximate latitude 47°37′N and approximate longitude 61°29′W):

  a part of Îles-de-la-Madeleine together with the waters included within the limit described as follows:

  Commencing at the intersection of the ordinary high water of Baie Clarke with a plumb line originating from the center of the bridge of “Pointe de l’Est” at its northwesterly end; thence southwesterly in a straight line (in Havre de la Grande Entrée) to a point situated 200 metres from the ordinary high water mark and on the production southeasterly of the most easterly limit of lot 20-23-3 of the Cadastre of the Île Coffin; thence northwesterly following said production line and said easterly limit to its northerly end; thence northwesterly following the easterly limits of lots 20-23-3, 20-23-2, 20-23-1 and its production thereof in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to a point situated 200 metres measured at right angle to the ordinary high water mark of said Gulf; thence generally easterly following a line at 200 metres from said water mark to a point situated 2 000 metres in a straight line from the last aforesaid point; thence 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′10″N and approximate longitude 61°28′25″W); thence southwesterly following the said water mark to the point of commencement;

• (c) in the municipalities of l’Étang-du-Nord and l’Île-du-Havre-Aubert; a part of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, comprising those parts of Île du Cap aux Meules and Île-du-Havre-Aubert which lie between latitudes 47°18′N and 47°19′20″N;

said part including the part of Havre aux Basques lying therein together with 200 metre zones extending easterly and westerly from the coast of Baie de Plaisance and the Gulf of St. Lawrence respectively;

the north and south limits of said zones being fixed by said latitudes and the eastern and western limits being parallel lines to the ordinary high water marks of said baie and said gulf;

• (d) that part located near the City of Beauharnois in the Province of Quebec at a latitude of approximately 45°16′ N and a longitude of approximately 73°57′ W. It extends for a length of approximately 14.5 kilometres between the Beauharnois dam, which is its northeastern boundary, and a line crossing the Beauharnois canal, which is its southwestern boundary; this line is located approximately 2.5 kilometres southwest of a bridge used by the Canadian National Railway. It is bordered on the northeast by the dam on the Beauharnois canal and the “CONRAIL”; on the southeast by the canal’s bank and dyke; on the southwest by the previously mentioned line that crosses the canal; and on the northeast by the northwest boundary of the right-of-way of an existing road, the dyke and the bank of the canal. The whole as shown on a map prepared by Public Works Canada, number MM-83-5669, dated February 10, 1983; and

• (e) The water purification basins at Baie-du-Febvre located in the Municipality of Baie-du-Febvre at latitude 46°08.6′ and longitude 72°43.7′, and including a 50 m wide belt around said basin;

• (f) Cap Tourmente: Parcel VI and the part of lot 456 that appear on Public Works Canada map AM-92-7485, in accordance with the official cadastre of the parish of Saint-Joachim, in the registration division of Montmorency, in the Province of Quebec and the area between the low water mark of the St. Lawrence River and the northern boundary of the Canadian government railroad right-of-way, bounded on the west by Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area and on the east by Cap Brûlé. In addition, this sector includes the public road called “Chemin du cap Tourmente” located in the municipality of Saint-Joachim-de-Montmorency;

• (g) [Repealed, SOR/2004-138, s. 16]

• (h) [Repealed, SOR/2005-186, s. 11]

• (i) to k) [Repealed, SOR/2004-138, s. 16]

• (l) Lac St-Pierre (Nicolet): This sector is located in the St. Lawrence River to the northwest of the National Defense territory near the town of Nicolet, Province of Quebec, at approximately 46°12′ latitude and 72°42′ longitude. This sector includes open water and marshes inside a line between the battery #5 and the Longue Pointe called OP-6 on the National Defense property, to the limit of the Nicolet Migratory Bird Sanctuary;

• (m) Cap St-Ignace: This sector is located in the St. Lawrence River near the town of Cap Saint-Ignace, Province of Quebec, at approximately 47°02′ latitude and 70°29′ longitude. This sector includes the waters and marshland between the high water line and the low water line starting from the western limit of the Cap Saint-Ignace Migratory Bird Sanctuary, going west for a distance of about 400 metres up to the eastern limit of lot 244 near the saw-mill; and

• (n) [Repealed, SOR/2004-138, s. 16]

• (o) [Repealed, SOR/2001-215, s. 9]

• (p) and (q) [Repealed, SOR/97-364, s. 10]

• (r) [Repealed, SOR/95-296, s. 9]

• 4 The open seasons set out in Table I 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]

Limits	Ducks	Geese (Other Than Snow Geese)	Snow Geese	Coots and Gallinules	Woodcock	Snipe
Daily Bags	6(a), (b), (c), (d), (f)	5  (f))	20(f)	4(f)	8(e), (f)	10(f)
Possession	12(a), (b), (c), (d)	10	60	8	16	20
(a) Not more than four Black Ducks may be taken daily, with a possession limit of eight in Districts A, B, C, D, E, F and J.
(b) Not more than two Black Ducks may be taken daily, with a possession limit of four in Districts G, H and I. Between November 1 and December 26, not more than four Black Ducks may be taken daily, with a possession limit of eight in Districts G, H and I (only lying east of the Gatineau River).
(c) Not more than two Blue-winged Teal may be taken daily, with a possession limit of four in Districts A, B, C, D, E and J.
(d) Not more than one Blue-winged Teal may be taken daily, with a possession limit of two in Districts F, G, H and I.
(e) For non-residents of Canada, not more than four woodcock may be taken daily.
(f) Not more than three birds in total may be taken on Waterfowler Heritage Day. The additional species restrictions described in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) continue to apply within that limit.

PART VI

TABLE I.1

[Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 26]

• 1 In this Part a reference to a Wildlife Management Unit is a reference to that unit in the Province of Ontario as described in the Wildlife Management Units Regulations R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 530, of the Province of Ontario, made pursuant to 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 60A and 61 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) that portion of the Township of Norfolk in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk shown as the Big Creek National Wildlife Area and shown as Part I on the designated Plan R.17 deposited in the Registry Division of Norfolk;

  • (b) that portion of the Township of Dover West in the County of Kent consisting of Lots 1 to 3 inclusive in the Fourth Concession of the said Township of Dover West;

  • (c) that portion of Lake St. Clair, Rondeau Bay in the County of Kent and that portion of Long Point Bay on Lake Erie 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, situated beyond 300 metres from the shore or a natural rush bed or a water line that forms a boundary of private property;

  • (d) that portion of the St. Lawrence River within Lake St. Francis and the islands contained therein, lying between the easterly boundary of the dam at the site of the Robert H. Saunders Generating Station and Point St. Louis and the Interprovincial Boundary between Ontario and Quebec, situated beyond 300 metres from the shore of the mainland or of any island contained within the said area or from any natural rush bed or water line that forms a boundary of private property;

  • (e) that portion of the Township of Norfolk in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk 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 adjacent 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 Wolfe Island Township in the Province of Ontario lying easterly of a line commencing at the intersection of the southeasterly production of a line between Nine Mile Point at the westerly end of Simcoe Island and Long Point at the westerly end of Wolfe Island, with the International Boundary between Canada and the United States, thence northwesterly along said southeasterly production, said line between Long Point and Nine Mile Point and its northwesterly production to the northerly boundary of the Township of Wolfe Island — 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]

Limits	Ducks (other than Harlequin Ducks)	Geese (other than Snow Geese)	Snow Geese	Rails (other than Yellow Rails and King Rails), American Coots, Common snipe and Common Moorhens	Woodcock
Daily Bags	6(a)(b)(c)	5(d)(e)(f)(g)	10	10	8
Possession	12(a)(b)(c)	10(d)(e)(f)(g)	40	20	16
(a) Not more than one Black Duck may be taken daily and not more than two Black Ducks may be possessed in Central and Southern Districts and not more than two Black Ducks may be taken daily and not more than four Black Ducks may be possessed in Hudson-James Bay and Northern Districts.
(b) Not more than four Canvasbacks may be taken daily and not more than eight Canvasbacks may be possessed.
(c) Not more than four Redheads may be taken daily and not more than eight Redheads may be possessed.
(d) Not more than three Canada Geese may be taken daily and not more than 10 Canada Geese may be possessed in that portion of Wildlife Management Unit 1D in Hudson-James Bay District, and in Wildlife Management Units 23 to 31 inclusive, and 37 to 41 inclusive from September 10 to December 15 inclusive.
(e) Not more than two Canada Geese may be taken daily and not more than four Canada Geese may be possessed in Wildlife Management Unit 94 from November 1 to January 5.
(f) Not more than three Canada Geese may be taken daily and not more than 10 Canada Geese may be possessed in Wildlife Management Units 82 to 86 and 93 from September 24 to October 31.
(g) Three additional Canada Geese may be taken daily and 14 additional Canada Geese may be possessed in Wildlife Management Units 36 and 45 from September 1 to September 9, in Central District from September 6 to September 16, in Wildlife Management Units 60A, 61, 72A (excluding the Township of Haldimand), 72B to 89, 90 (excluding the Township of South Walsingham, which includes Long Point) and 91 to 95 from September 6 to September 17, in Wildlife Management Units 62, 63 (excluding any part in Renfrew County), 64, 65 (excluding the United Counties of Prescott and Russell), and 66 to 71 from September 10 to September 23, and in Wildlife Management Units 60A to 62, 63 (excluding any part in Renfrew County), 64, 65 (excluding the United Counties of Prescott and Russell), 66 to 71, 72A (excluding the Township of Haldimand), 72B to 89, 90 (excluding the Township of South Walsingham, which includes Long Point), and 91 to 93 from February 21 to February 28.

PART VII

TABLE I.1

[Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 36]

• 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 Migratory Bird Zone 1 and the following described line: COMMENCING at the intersection of the boundary between Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the 53rd parallel; THENCE east along said parallel to the east shore of Lake Winnipegosis; THENCE southeasterly following the sinuosities of the shoreline of the said lake to the north limit of Township 43; THENCE east along the north limit of the 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 Nos. 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) Manitoba Sandhill Crane Management Area means that portion of the Province of Manitoba known as Provincial Game Hunting Area 6A as described in Manitoba Regulation 220/86 as filed on September 25, 1986;

  • (f) South Interlake Goose Management Area is all that portion of the Province of Manitoba contained within the following limits: Commencing at the intersection of the north limit of the right-of-way of Provincial Trunk Highway (P.T.H.) No. 101 and the west bank of the Red River; thence northerly along the westerly bank of the said Red River to the west bank of the East Channel of the said Red River; thence northeasterly along the westerly bank of the said East Channel of the Red River to the south shore of Lake Winnipeg; thence westerly and northerly following the sinuosities of the southerly and westerly shore of the said Lake Winnipeg to the north limit of Section 11 in Township 17, Range 4 East; thence west along the north limit of the said Section 11 to the south limit of the right-of-way of Provincial Road (P.R.) No. 225; thence west along the south limit of the said right-of-way to the east limit of the right-of-way of P.T.H. No. 9; thence south along the east limit of the said right-of-way to the south limit of the right-of-way of P.T.H. No. 17; thence west along the south limit of the said right-of-way to the east limit of the right-of-way of P.T.H. No. 7; thence south along the east limit of the said right-of-way to the north limit of the right-of-way of P.R. No. 101; thence easterly along the northerly limit of the said right-of-way to the point of commencement.

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

• 2 In this Part, the open season for hunting geese by non-residents in Game Bird Hunting Zone No. 4, and Provincial Game Hunting Areas Nos. 13A, 14 and 14A, all that portion of Game Hunting Area 16 south of the north limit of Township 33, Game Hunting 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 pursuant to The WildLife Act, C.C.S.M., c. W130, includes only that part of each day from one-half hour before sunrise to 12:00 noon, local time, from the opening date to October 14, and on and after October 15, geese may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset.

Limits	Ducks RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Ducks NON-RESIDENTS OF CANADA	White Geese (Snow and Ross’s Geese)	Dark Geese (Canada and White fronted Geese, and Brant)	Sandhill Cranes	Coots	Snipe
Daily Bags	8(a)	8(c)	20	5(e)	5	8	10
Possession	16(b)	16(d)	80	15(f)	10	16	20
(a) In Zone 4 for Residents, not more than four may be Redheads or Canvasbacks in total.
(b) In Zone 4 for Residents, not more than eight may be Redheads or Canvasbacks in total.
(c) In Zone 4 for non-residents, not more than two may be Redheads or Canvasbacks in total.
(d) In Zone 4 for non-residents, not more than four may be Redheads or Canvasbacks in total.
(e) Except that in provincial zone Game Hunting Areas 25, 25A, and 25B non-residents may not take more than three Canada Geese daily.
(f) Except that in provincial zone Game Hunting Areas 25, 25A, and 25B non-residents may not possess more than nine Canada Geese.

TABLE III

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

PART VIII

• 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.

• 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 geese for residents and non-residents of Saskatchewan in District No. 2 (South), and the Provincial Wildlife Management Zones 43, 47 to 59 and 67 to 69 of District No. 1 (North), includes only that part of each day from one-half hour before sunrise to 12:00 noon, local time, from September 1 to October 14, and, on and after October 15, geese may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset, except east of 106° west longitude where, on and after September 1, White Geese (Snow and Ross's Geese) may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset. Note: Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area is closed to all hunting until September 20.

TABLE I.1

[Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 45]

• 1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 46]

Limits	Ducks	White Geese (Snow and Ross’s geese)	Dark Geese (Canada and White-fronted geese)	Sandhill Cranes	Coots	Snipe
Daily Bags	8(a)	20	8(c)	5	10	10
Possession	16(b)	60	16(d)	10	20	20
(a) Not more than three may be Northern Pintails.
(b) Not more than six may be Northern Pintails.
(c) Not more than five may be White-fronted Geese.
(d) Not more than 10 may be White-fronted Geese.

PART IX

Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V	Column VI
Area	Ducks	White Geese (Snow and Ross’s Geese)	Dark Geese (Canada and White-fronted Geese)	Coots and snipe	Falconry season for ducks, coots and snipe
1. Zone No. 1(a)	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16
2. Zone No. 2	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16
3. Zone No. 3	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16
4. Zone No. 4	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16
5. Zone No. 5	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23
6. Zone No. 6	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23
7. Zone No. 7	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23	September 8 to December 23
8. Zone No. 8	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16	September 1 to December 16
(a) Except Alberta Wildlife Management Unit 841 in Zone 1 has an opening date of September 15.

• 1 In this Part,

  • (a) Zone No. 1 means that part of Alberta included in Wildlife Management Units 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 509, 510, 511, 512, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 529, 530, 531, 532 and 841;

  • (b) Zone No. 2 means that part of Alberta included in Wildlife Management Units 344, 347, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 534, 535, 536, 537, 539, 540, 542 and 544;

  • (c) Zone No. 3 means that part of Alberta included in Wildlife Management Units 200, 202, 203, 204, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 252, 254, 256, 258, 260 and 500;

  • (d) Zone No. 4 means that part of Alberta included in Wildlife Management Units 206, 208, 216, 220, 221, 222, 224, 226, 228, 242, 244, 246, 248, 250, 320, 322, 324, 326, 328, 330, 332, 334, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 342, 346, 348, 429, 507, 508 and 936;

  • (e) Zone No. 5 means that part of Alberta included in Wildlife Management Units 151, 160, 162, 163, 164 and 166;

  • (f) Zone No. 6 means that part of Alberta included in Wildlife Management 104, 106, 107, 108, 110, 112, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 152, 156, 158, 210, 212, 214, 300, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 310, 312 and 314;

  • (g) Zone No. 7 means that part of Alberta included in Wildlife Management Units 102, 116, 118, 119, 124, 144, 148 and 150; and

  • (h) Zone No. 8 means that part of Alberta included in Wildlife Management Units 316, 318, 400, 402, 404, 406, 408, 410, 412, 414, 416, 417, 418, 420, 422, 426, 428, 430, 432, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 444, 445 and 446.

  • (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]

Limits	Ducks	White Geese (Snow and Ross's Geese)	Dark Geese (Canada and White-fronted Geese)	Coots	Snipe
Daily Bags	8(a)	20	8(c)	10	10
Possession	16(b)	60	16(d)	20	20
(a) Not more than four may be Northern Pintails.
(b) Not more than eight may be Northern Pintails.
(c) Not more than five may be White-fronted Geese.
(d) Not more than ten may be White-fronted Geese.

PART X

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.

Limits	Ducks	Geese	Coots	Snipe	Band-tailed Pigeons	Mourning Doves
Daily Bags	8(a)(c)(e)(k)	5(g)(i)	10	10	5	5
Possession	16(b)(d)(f)(l)	10(h)(j)	20	20	10	10
(a) Not more than four may be Northern Pintails.
(b) Not more than eight may be Northern Pintails.
(c) Not more than four may be Canvasbacks.
(d) Not more than eight may be Canvasbacks.
(e) Not more than two may be goldeneyes.
(f) Not more than four may be goldeneyes.
(g) Not more than two may be Brant in Provincial Management Unit 2-4.
(h) Not more than four may be Brant in Provincial Management Unit 2-4.
(i) In Provincial Management Units 2-2 to 2-4 inclusive, 2-8, 2-18 and 2-19 only, a total of five Canada Geese can be taken daily.
(j) In Provincial Management Units 2-2 to 2-4, 2-8, 2-18 and 2-19 no more than ten Canada Geese may be had in possession.
(k) Not more than two may be Harlequins.
(l) Not more than four may be Harlequins.

PART XI

	Column I	Column II
Item	Area	Ducks, geese, coots and snipe
1	Throughout the Northwest Territories	September 1 to December 10

TABLE I.1

[Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 58]

• 1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 59]

Limits	Ducks RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Ducks NON-RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Geese RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Geese NON-RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Coots RESIDENTS OF CANADA AND NON-RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Snipe RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Snipe NON-RESIDENTS OF CANADA
Daily Bag	25	8	15	5(a)	25	10	10
Possession	No limit	16	No limit	10(a)	No limit	No limit	20
(a) Except that non-residents may not take more than two White-fronted Geese daily and may not possess more than four.

PART XII

	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V	Column VI
	Area	Ducks	Geese	Sandhill Cranes	Rails and coots	Snipe
1	Northern Yukon Territory	September 1 to October 31	September 1 to October 31	No open season	September 1 to October 31	September 1 to October 31
2	Southern Yukon Territory	September 1 to October 31	September 1 to October 31	September 1 to October 31	No open season	September 1 to October 31

• 1 In this Part,

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

  • (b) Southern Yukon Territory means all that portion of the Yukon Territory lying south of latitude 66°.

TABLE I.1

[Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 62]

• 1 [Repealed, SOR/99-263, s. 63]

Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V	Column VI
Limits	Ducks	Geese	Sandhill Cranes	Rails and coots	Snipe
Daily Bag	8(a)	5(b)	2	0(c)	10
Possession	24(a)	15(b)	4	0(c)	30(d)
(a) Except in the Northern Yukon Territory 17 additional ducks may be taken per day, with no possession limit.
(b) Except that in the Northern Yukon Territory 10 additional geese may be taken per day, with no possession limit.
(c) Except that in the Northern Yukon Territory 25 rails and coots may be taken per day, with no possession limit.
(d) Except that in the Northern Yukon Territory there is no possession limit.

PART XIII

Limits	Ducks RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Ducks NON-RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Geese RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Geese NON-RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Coots RESIDENTS OF CANADA AND NON-RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Snipe RESIDENTS OF CANADA	Snipe NON-RESIDENTS OF CANADA
Daily Bag	25(c)(g)	8(c)(g)	15(b)(e)	5(a)(b)(e)	25	10	10
Possession	No limit(d)(h)	16(d)(h)	No limit(b)(f)	10(a)(b)(f)	No limit	No limit	20
(a) Except that non-residents may not take more than two White-fronted Geese daily and may not possess more than four.
(b) Except that on Akimiski Island and in its adjacent waters in James Bay, not more than three Canada Geese may be taken daily, and not more than 10 may be possessed.
(c) Except that on Akimiski Island and in its adjacent waters in James Bay, the daily bag limit for ducks is six, with not more than two American Black Ducks.
(d) Except that on Akimiski Island and in its adjacent waters in James Bay, the possession limit for ducks is 12, with not more than four American Black Ducks.
(e) Except that on the islands in James Bay east of 80°15′W longitude and south of 55°N latitude, or in their surrounding waters, the daily bag limit is 20 Snow Geese, five Canada Geese and five other geese.
(f) Except that on the islands in James Bay east of 80°15′W longitude and south of 55°N latitude, or in their surrounding waters, the possession limit is 60 Snow Geese, ten Canada Geese, and ten other geese.
(g) Except that on the islands in James Bay east of 80°15′W longitude and south of 55°N latitude, or in their surrounding waters, the daily bag limit for ducks is six, with not more than four American Black Ducks and two Blue-winged Teal.
(h) Except that on the islands in James Bay east of 80°15′W longitude and south of 55°N latitude, or in their surrounding waters, the possession limit for ducks is 12, with not more than eight American Black Ducks, and four Blue-winged Teal.