Licence for Hunting on Vancouver Island

BC offers electronic-based hunting licences. It is possible to buy it online or at some vendor locations. Your licence's information is associated with your online Fish and Wildlife profile. Just species licences are paper-based, and non-species licences won't have a paper form. Your species licence has a scannable barcode, enabling the conservation officer to check the validation of your licence.

This mentoring licence is for a person of 18 years of age or older who has never previously held a hunting licence in BC. It enables them to have the possibility of hunting for one year.

Youth aged 10 to 17 years can have a youth hunting licence. Buying this licence is possible via BC Hunting Online or through participating vendor locations. A youth hunting licence costs $7.00.
The responsibility of buying and holding the youth hunting licence on behalf of the youth is with the parent or legal guardian. The parent or the guardian must buy and sign a "Written Undertaking" and confirm that he or she is fully responsible for the actions of the child or ward for hunting or carrying a firearm in BC. This form has to be submitted with the application for hunting licences. A hunting licence cannot be issued to youth without this form.

It is for those who are not BC residents but Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. It is also for a person whose primary residence is somewhere else in Canada, who has resided in Canada for the last 12 months and has successfully completed the safety training for hunters.
The licence makes it possible for you to hunt small game unaccompanied. It is a must to be accompanied by a guide outfitter, assistant guide, or a permit holder to accompany you when hunting big game.

It is for those who are neither a BC resident nor a non-resident and have successfully finished hunter safety training. The licence makes it possible for you to hunt small game unaccompanied. You have to be accompanied by a guide outfitter, assistant guide, or a permit holder to accompany you when hunting big game.

This type of non-resident licence is for those who are not BC residents but are Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. It is also for a person whose primary residence is somewhere else in Canada and who has resided in the country for the last 12 months. If you have these conditions, you have to be accompanied by a guide outfitter, assistant guide or a permit holder to accompany you when hunting, either small or big game.

This licence is available to a person who is neither a BC resident nor a non-resident. You have to be accompanied by a guide outfitter, assistant guide, or permit holder to accompany you when hunting small and big game animals.