Freshwater Fishing E-Licence

A Message from the Minister

E-Licensing Begins - On September 6, 2007, the B.C. Government launched a new e-licensing service to make it easier than ever for anglers to purchase recreational fishing licences.

This service is now available at www.fishing.gov.bc.ca. We are inviting anglers to give the new system a try.

Last year, I committed to establishing a modern, user-friendly system for selling British Columbia freshwater fishing licences. It was time to replace the traditional paper-based system that has served us well for many years.

E-licensing will give anglers a wider variety of choices about how, where and when they purchase fishing licences and conservation stamps. The purchase of licences can now be done online from a home computer any day, any time. Anglers will no longer have to delay that special fishing trip while searching for a vendor who is open early in the morning or on a long weekend.

Vendors will still play an important role. In the coming months, anglers who are not comfortable making their purchases online, can either buy their licences from an e-licence-equipped vendor, or continue to purchase paper licences if they prefer. Again, we are giving you more choices about how, where and when you buy your licence.

So please take this opportunity to visit our website: www.fishing.gov.bc.ca. Let us know how you like it, and what improvements we could make.

Thanks for your time and good fishing!

BARRY PENNER
Minister of Environment

September 6, 2007