Alberta sportfishing licence. Read from Alberta on 2026-09-25.
All recreational fishing in Alberta for residents aged 16 to 64 and for non-residents 16 and over, bought with a Wildlife Identification Number (WiN).
| Licence | Alberta resident | Other Canadian | Non-Canadian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual licence, ages 16 to 64 | C$30.00 | C$62.00 | C$87.00 |
| One-day licence | — | C$27.00 | C$29.00 |
| Seven-day licence | — | C$43.00 | C$57.00 |
Prices in CAD as the agency publishes them; residency categories, and whether tax is included, vary by province and are noted below. The 2026 guide and the licensing web page give different one-time WiN fees, so the WiN fee is not shown here: check it at AlbertaRELM before buying.
Exemptions. Anglers under 16 need no licence. Alberta residents 65 and over need no licence; non-resident seniors do. Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces receive the licence at no charge, and people with Indian Act status need no licence.
Family Fishing Weekends, when no licence is needed: 11–12 July 2026 and 13–15 February 2027.
Through AlbertaRELM, online or in the app, or from one of the licence issuers across the province. A WiN card is needed first.
Buy from the agency or its official portal, linked in the sources below. A site that adds a processing fee on top of the agency price is a reseller.
Alberta sells one sportfishing licence for all its waters, from the Bow below Calgary to the ice of Pigeon and Sylvan lakes. Before the first licence, every angler needs a Wildlife Identification Number, a one-time registration that the licensing system uses to issue licences.
Alberta residents buy only the annual licence; the one-day and seven-day licences are for visitors from other provinces and from outside Canada. Residents under 16 and over 64 need no licence at all.
Some Alberta lakes allow walleye to be kept only through a special harvest licence drawn by lottery, and many waters have their own limits. The guide to sportfishing regulations lists them water by water.
The one-time WiN fee appears with two different amounts on two official pages read on 25 September 2026, so it is not published here until one is confirmed at AlbertaRELM.
The annual sportfishing licence is C$30.00 for Alberta residents aged 16 to 64, C$62.00 for other Canadians and C$87.00 for non-Canadians.
Alberta residents 65 and over do not; non-resident seniors do.
A Wildlife Identification Number, needed once before buying any Alberta licence.
11–12 July 2026 and 13–15 February 2027.
Every Alberta water on this site carries a daily report and links back to this page. The Alberta hub has today's verdicts side by side; all Canada waters are filterable by type and species.