Fishing Licence
A fishing licence grants permission to a person, including an aboriginal organization, to harvest identified species of fish or marine plants for a specified period of time and is subject to the conditions of the licence.
Obtain or renew a commercial fishing licence
To obtain or renew a commercial fishing licence, please proceed to the National Online Licensing System. The Department's client support service may be accessed via e-mail at fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or toll-free at 1-877-535-7307. You can also access the national Licensing website.
Licensing forms
- Medical Form – Substitute Operator Request (Medical Form – Substitute Operator Request - PDF Format [129 KB])
- Application to be recognized as New Entrant (Application to be recognized as New Entrant - PDF Format [34 KB])
- Application for expression of interest - relinquishment of a commercial lobster fishing licence
Licences to fish for experimental, scientific, educational, control of aquatic invasive species purposes and/or public display
For (section 52) licences to fish for experimental, scientific, educational, aquatic invasive species control purposes and/or public display, complete and submit the Licence application form. If you wish to contact the Gulf Region Section 52 Licensing Services, please email DFO.GLFS52Licence-PermisS52GLF.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Gulf Region Licensing policies
- Educational Licence Policy - Lobster / Rock Crab
- Commercial Fisheries Licensing Policy for the Gulf Region
Frequently used forms & general inquiries
For frequently used forms including the application for commercial fisher’s registration, DFO medical form and the application to be recognized as a new entrant as well as for all other general inquiries, please contact:
Gulf Region Licensing
Toll Free: 1-855-634-2355
Fax: 506-851-6705
E-mail: GulfInfoGolfe@dfo-mpo.gc.ca (please indicate your name and the DFO Region in which you are located)
Address:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Region
343 Université Avenue
P.O. Box 5030
Moncton, NB
E1C 9B6
For questions on how the national online licensing system works and related transactions:
Toll-free: 1-877-535-7307
E-mail: fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca (please indicate your name and the DFO Region in which you are located)