Hunter's or Trapper's Certificate

Responsibility: Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife

If the deceased held a hunter's or trapper's certificate, you must return the certificate to the Direction des permis et de la tarification of the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune or to a regional office. You must attach a copy of the death certificate to the certificate and send it to the following address:

Direction des permis et de la tarification
Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune
Bois-Fontaine Building
880, chemin Sainte-Foy, RC 100, Québec (Québec) G1S 4X4

The hunter's or trapper's certificate is a document establishing that a person is recognized as being qualified to handle hunting equipment (firearm, crossbow, bow) or to trap.

This certificate is required for :

the purchase of a resident's hunting licence, whether with a firearm (including crossbow) or bow; Hunting Licences: General Regulations
and for the purchase of a resident trapping permit: Trapping Permit

INFORMATION APPEARING ON THE HUNTER'S OR TRAPPER'S CERTIFICATE

The certificate is a plastic card on which must appear :

• full name;
• date of birth;
• signature of the holder;
• Certificate number;
• expiry date or permanence mention;
• code of the activity for which it is issued:
  • "A" for bow or crossbow hunting;
    
  • "B" for crossbow hunting;
    
  • "F" for firearm hunting;
    
  • "C" or "L" for firearms safety course;

Note: The hunter's or trapper's certificate with code "F" is proof of equivalence of the course required to complete an application to the Sûreté du Québec for possession and acquisition of a firearm.

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