Québec sport fishing licence. Read from Québec.ca on 2026-09-29.
A Québec resident pays C$26.73 for an annual sport fishing licence, C$21.21 at 65 and over, or C$15.30 for three consecutive days, with all taxes included. Non-residents pay C$95.68 a year, C$57.67 for seven days, C$38.36 for three or C$22.36 for one. Atlantic salmon need a separate licence. A licence holder’s spouse and children under 18 may fish on the same licence, within the holder’s limit.
| Licence | Québec resident | Non-resident |
|---|---|---|
| Annual, under 65 | C$26.73 | C$95.68 |
| Annual, 65 and over | C$21.21 | C$95.68 |
| Seven consecutive days | — | C$57.67 |
| Three consecutive days | C$15.30 | C$38.36 |
| One day | — | C$22.36 |
| Mandatory release (in an outfitting establishment only) | C$15.30 | C$37.52 |
| Burbot in lac Saint-Jean | C$26.77 | C$86.16 |
| Atlantic salmon, annual (four tags) | C$59.76 | C$191.72 |
| Atlantic salmon, three consecutive days (one small-salmon tag) | C$26.04 | C$51.08 |
| Atlantic salmon, mandatory release | C$26.04 | C$51.08 |
| Replacement licence | C$7.15 | C$7.15 |
Prices in CAD as the agency publishes them; residency categories, and whether tax is included, vary by province and are noted below. All prices include taxes and a contribution to the Fondation de la faune du Québec. Annual licences run from 1 April to 31 March; one-, three- and seven-day licences are valid for the dates entered at purchase.
Pick your residency and how many days in a row you will fish. The cheapest combination of day, multi-day and annual licences comes first; stamps can be added.
Cheapest: 1 × 3-day licence, C$15.30, before tax.
| Option | Licence | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 × 3-day licence | C$15.30 | Multi-day licences cover consecutive days. |
| Annual licence | C$26.73 | Every day until 31 March. |
Prices as Québec publishes them for 2026-27, including all taxes and a contribution to the Fondation de la faune du Québec. Short licences cover consecutive days. Residents are not sold one-day or seven-day licences.
| Days in a row | Québec resident, under 65 | Québec resident, 65 or over | Non-resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C$15.30 1 × 3-day | C$15.30 1 × 3-day | C$22.36 1 × 1-day |
| 2 | C$15.30 1 × 3-day | C$15.30 1 × 3-day | C$38.36 1 × 3-day |
| 3 | C$15.30 1 × 3-day | C$15.30 1 × 3-day | C$38.36 1 × 3-day |
| 4 | C$26.73 annual | C$21.21 annual | C$57.67 1 × 7-day |
| 5 | C$26.73 annual | C$21.21 annual | C$57.67 1 × 7-day |
| 7 | C$26.73 annual | C$21.21 annual | C$57.67 1 × 7-day |
| 8 | C$26.73 annual | C$21.21 annual | C$80.03 1 × 7-day + 1 × 1-day |
| 10 | C$26.73 annual | C$21.21 annual | C$95.68 annual |
Québec lets certain people fish under a licence holder aged 18 or over, each with their own line. Everything kept counts against the holder’s daily limit.
| Who | General sport fishing licence | Atlantic salmon licence |
|---|---|---|
| Your spouse or common-law partner | Yes, if with you or carrying your licence | No |
| Your children under 18, or your partner’s | Yes, if with you or carrying your licence | Yes, under your or your partner’s supervision |
| Your children aged 18 to 24 with a valid student card | Yes, carrying your licence and the card | Yes, carrying your licence and the card |
| Anyone under 18 | Yes, under your or your partner’s supervision | Yes, under your or your partner’s supervision |
| Any student aged 18 to 24 with a valid student card | Yes, under your or your partner’s supervision | Yes, under your or your partner’s supervision |
Concessions. Residents 65 and over pay C$21.21 for the annual licence instead of C$26.73. Non-residents pay the under-65 price at any age.
Québec residents need no licence during the Fête de la pêche, when under 18 with a Pêche en herbe or Relève à la pêche certificate, when fishing for freshwater crustaceans, for rainbow smelt and Atlantic tomcod in the St. Lawrence below the Laviolette bridge, for species other than salmon in zone 21 and part of zone 1, or in a fish pond. In the Forillon, Archipel-de-Mingan and La Mauricie national parks nobody needs a Québec licence. People under 18, students aged 18 to 24 and the holder’s spouse can fish on a licence holder’s licence.
| Who fishes without buying one | What to carry, and the limits |
|---|---|
| Everyone, during the Fête de la pêche (Québec residents) | Seasons and limits still apply; any salmon must be released; fees may apply in ZECs, parks, reserves and outfitters. |
| Québec residents under 18 with a Pêche en herbe or Relève à la pêche certificate | Any salmon caught must be released. |
| Freshwater crustaceans, rainbow smelt and Atlantic tomcod | No licence for crustaceans; smelt and tomcod in the St. Lawrence and its tributaries below the Laviolette bridge at Trois-Rivières. |
| Zone 21 and the river part of zone 1 below route 132 | Species other than salmon; not between Sainte-Flavie and Matapédia. |
| Fish ponds and three national parks | Forillon, Archipel-de-Mingan and La Mauricie follow Parks Canada rules; this applies to non-residents too. |
| Family on the holder’s licence | Spouse, children under 18 and students 18 to 24 with a student card, under the holder’s daily limit; the holder must be 18 or over. |
Non-residents fishing north of the 52nd parallel, or east of the rivière Saint-Augustin, must use an outfitter. An Ontario licence is valid in zone 25, lacs Clarice, Labyrinthe and Raven in zone 13 and the western part of lac Saint-François; a New Brunswick licence on the Patapédia and Ristigouche salmon rivers.
Online at My Hunting and Fishing Account or at a licence sales outlet. A licence can be bought for someone else only at an outlet, and that person must sign it. A lost licence bought online is downloaded again at no charge; otherwise a replacement costs C$7.15.
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.
Québec’s licence works differently from the rest of Canada: a holder aged 18 or over can share it. A spouse, children under 18 and students up to 24 with a student card may each fish with their own line on the holder’s licence, and whatever the group keeps counts against the holder’s daily limit. The salmon licence is shared more narrowly: children and students, but not the spouse.
Residents are sold a three-day licence at C$15.30 or the year at C$26.73, so a second three-day licence already costs more than the year. Non-residents choose from one, three and seven days or the year: two single days at C$22.36 cost more than three days at C$38.36, and the annual licence at C$95.68 is cheaper than two seven-day licences.
Atlantic salmon need their own licence, and while salmon fishing is open it is also the licence for every other fish in a salmon river. The annual salmon licence comes with four tags, the three-day licence with one tag for a small salmon, and nobody may keep more than four salmon between 1 April and 31 March.
Residents fish free during the Fête de la pêche, and young people who have taken an introductory course hold a Pêche en herbe or Relève à la pêche certificate that serves as a licence. Freshwater crustaceans, rainbow smelt and tomcod in the lower St. Lawrence, and fishing in Forillon, Mingan and La Mauricie national parks, need no Québec licence at all.
Québec recognises the Ontario licence on a handful of border waters and the New Brunswick licence on the Patapédia and Ristigouche salmon rivers. Non-residents who want to fish north of the 52nd parallel or east of the rivière Saint-Augustin must go through an outfitter.
For a Québec resident, C$26.73 a year, C$21.21 at 65 and over, or C$15.30 for three days, all taxes included. Non-residents pay C$95.68 a year, C$57.67 for seven days, C$38.36 for three or C$22.36 for one.
Yes, if you are 18 or over: your spouse, your children under 18 and students aged 18 to 24 with a student card may fish on it, each with a line, but everything kept counts against your daily limit. A spouse cannot use your Atlantic salmon licence.
Yes. Atlantic salmon need their own licence, C$59.76 a year for residents with four tags, and it is also needed to fish any species in a salmon river while salmon fishing is open.
Yes, on My Hunting and Fishing Account, with an account linked to your email. You can download it to your phone or print it; you cannot buy one there for someone else.
No. Québec residents 65 and over pay a reduced C$21.21 for the year; non-residents pay the full price at any age.
Only in zone 25, lacs Clarice, Labyrinthe and Raven in zone 13 and the western part of lac Saint-François in zone 8. Elsewhere you need a Québec licence.