Manitoba Fishing Licence

Manitoba angling licence. Read from Manitoba on 2026-09-25, schedule 2026-04-01.

All recreational angling in Manitoba for anglers who are not exempt, for the licence year from 1 May to 30 April.

What it costs

LicenceManitoba residentCanadian residentNon-Canadian
Annual licenceC$29.40C$45.15C$72.45
One-day licenceC$13.65C$18.90C$27.30

Prices in CAD as the agency publishes them; residency categories, and whether tax is included, vary by province and are noted below. The prices on the fees page include GST; the anglers’ guide shows the same fees before GST. The annual licence runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027.

Do you need a fishing licence in Manitoba?

Exemptions. Manitoba residents 65 and over, Manitoba residents under 16, Manitoba resident active military and veterans, and Status Indians need no licence. Canadian and non-Canadian youth under 16 must fish with a licence holder or buy their own licence to keep their own limit.

Family Fishing Weekends: 12–14 June 2026 and 20–22 February 2027.

How to buy it

Online through Manitoba e-licensing, at a participating store, or by phone.

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.

A licence year that starts in May

Manitoba’s licence year runs from 1 May to 30 April, so a licence bought for the spring walleye opener covers the following winter’s ice fishing on Lake Winnipeg and the Red River.

Who fishes free

Manitoba exempts more of its own residents than most provinces: seniors, children, active military and veterans who live in the province need no licence.

Visitors and children

Canadians from other provinces and non-Canadians pay more, and their children under 16 fish under an adult’s licence unless they buy their own.

Read on the agency’s page

The fees here were read on Manitoba’s e-licensing fees page on 25 September 2026, effective from 1 April 2026.

Common questions

How much is a Manitoba fishing licence?

The annual licence is C$29.40 for Manitoba residents, C$45.15 for other Canadians and C$72.45 for non-Canadians, GST included.

Do seniors need a licence in Manitoba?

Manitoba residents 65 and over do not.

When does the Manitoba licence year start?

On 1 May; the 2026 licence runs to 30 April 2027.

Where to use it: the Manitoba waters we cover

Every Manitoba water on this site carries a daily report and links back to this page. The Manitoba hub has today's verdicts side by side; all Canada waters are filterable by type and species.

Licences in the other provinces and territories

Where this page's numbers come from

Government of Manitoba, Natural Resources and Northern Development
https://www.gov.mb.ca/elicensing/fees.html
Read on 2026-09-25; the agency dates its schedule 2026-04-01. Every figure on this page is quoted from that page.
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
Founder and editor
Written and checked against the source above. The text is by the site's author and has not yet been reviewed by a Canadian angler or editor.