Wildlife Policy

Policies and procedures guide Ministry staff in carrying out their duties. Policies describe general principles relevant to a duty, while procedures detail recommended steps to carry out the duty.

Unlike laws, policies and procedures are not binding. While Ministry staff are typically guided by policy and procedure, they may choose not follow policy and procedure if appropriate to best carry out their duty.

Please note: The documents on this site do not represent the complete set of ministry policies and procedures. As older policies and procedures are updated, they will be added to this site. Documents may have different ministry names, logos and layouts depending on when they were developed.

Wildlife policy

• 4-1-01.02.01 - Guide Territory Division Policy (PDF, 183KB)
• 4-1-01.02.1 - Guiding Area Described on a Licence (PDF, 277KB)
• 4-1-01.05.1 - Guiding Territory Certificate Maximum 25 Year Term (PDF, 188KB)
• 4-1-01.06 - Guide Outfitter Licence Issuance, Amendment and Renewal (PDF, 1.12MB)
• 4-1-01-06.2 Notice of Annual Quota to Guide Outfitters (PDF. 700KB)
• 4-1-01.13 - First Nations Consultation on Guiding Territory Certificate Decisions (PDF, 2.2MB)
• 4-1-01.16 - Guide Outfitter Reports and Royalties (PDF, 247MB)
• 4-7 - Hunting, Trapping and Angling Regulation Setting and Stakeholder Engagement (PDF, 2.83MB)
• 4-7-01.03 - Harvest Allocation (PDF, 1.35MB)
• 4-7-01.04 - Permit to Accompany Non-Residents and Non-Resident Aliens to Hunt Big Game (PDF, 1.51MB)
• 4-7-01.06 - Limited Entry Hunting (PDF, 157KB)
• 4-7-01.07 - Game Harvest Management (PDF, 3.33MB)
• 4-7-01.09 – Disabled Hunting (PDF, 218KB)
• 4-7-01.10 - Resident Hunter Priority (PDF, 1.14MB)
• 4-7-01.11 - Commercial Hunting Interests (PDF, 1.11MB)
• 4-7-01.15 - Fish and Wildlife ID (PDF, 224KB)
• 4-7-01.16 - Hunting, Residency and Licence Exemption Credentials (PDF, 198KB)
• 4-7-01.17 - Hunting Licences (PDF, 1.49MB)
• 4-7-01.18 - Initiation Hunting Licence (PDF, 1.04MB)
• 4-7-11.04 - Approval of Podcast Interviews (PDF, 188KB)
• 4-7-12.06 - Controlled Alien Species (PDF, 687KB)
• 4-7-13.02 - Translocations of Wildlife and Non-native Species (PDF, 1.04MB)
• 4-7-13.05.1 – Special Weapons Hunting (PDF, 893KB)
• 4-7-13.06 - Refund of Fees for Licenses and Permits Issued Under the Wildlife Act (PDF, 1.13MB)

Wildlife procedure

• 4-1-01.13 - First Nations Consultation on Guiding Territory Certificate Decisions (PDF,13.3MB)
• 4-1-01.06.1 - Guide Outfitter Licence Issuance, Amendment and Renewal (PDF) (2.27 MB)
• 4-1-01.16 - Guide Outfitter Reports and Royalties (PDF, 430KB)
• 4-7-01.03.1 - Harvest Allocation (PDF, 5.33MB)
• 4-7-01.04.1 - Permit to Accompany Non-Residents and Non-Resident Aliens to Hunt Big Game (PDF, 3.15MB)
• 4-7-01.05.1 - Quota (PDF, 1.33MB)
• 4-7-01.05.2 - Administrative Guidelines (PDF, 1.33MB)
• 4-7-01.06.1 - Limited Entry Hunting (PDF, 3.79MB)
• 4-1-01-06.2 Notice of Annual Quota to Guide Outfitters (PDF, 1.54MB)
• 4-7-01.07.1 - Big Game Harvest Management (PDF, 5.74MB)
• 4-7-01.07.2 - Southern Interior Mule Deer Harvest Management (PDF, 1.26MB)
• 4-7-01.07.3 - Moose Harvest Management (PDF, 6.9MB)
• 4-7-01.07.4 – Mountain Goat Harvest Management (PDF, 1.7MB)
• 4-7-01.07.5 – Bighorn Sheep Harvest Management (PDF, 1.49MB)
• 4-7-01.09 – Disabled Hunting (PDF, 143KB)
• 4-7-01.15.1 - Fish and Wildlife ID (PDF, 278KB)
• 4-7-01.16.1 - Hunting, Residency and Licence Exemption Credentials (PDF, 294KB)
• 4-7-01.17.1 - Hunting Licences (PDF) (2.75 MB)
• 4-7-01.17.2 - Special Area Licence (PDF) (1.3 MB)
• 4-7-01.18.1 - Initiation Hunting Licence (PDF) (1.6 MB)
• 4-7-01.19.1 - Youth Hunting Licence (PDF) (1.56 MB)
• 4-7-04.01.1 – Preventing and Responding to Conflicts with Large Carnivores (PDF, 11MB)
  • Response Guidelines - Black Bear Family Unit (PDF, 136KB)
  • Response Guidelines - Black Bear Single (PDF, 119KB)
  • Response Guidelines - Cougar (PDF, 108KB)
  • Response Guidelines - Coyote (PDF, 108KB)
  • Response Guidelines - Grizzly Bear Family Unit (PDF, 124 KB)
  • Response Guidelines - Grizzly Bear Single (PDF,116 KB)
  • Response Guidelines - Wolf (PDF, 108 KB)
  Cooperation Initiatives

  The Province of British Columbia collaborates with other parties to ensure the protection, conservation and enhancement of our shared environment.