New Brunswick ponders restricting U.S. hunters, anglers

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Ontario not planning any similar measures

Published Sep 21, 2026 • 2 minute read

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New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt is giving thought to blocking Americans from participating in the province’s hunting and fishing permits.

“The provincial government will continue to pursue additional measures, including undertaking a legislative review to explore giving the Minister of Natural Resources the authority to restrict the issue of fishing and hunting licences and mining claims based on certain criteria,” Holt said in a news release issued earlier this month.

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The proposal has caused concerns for the outdoor sports businesses, mostly in rural New Brunswick where it’s reported that Americans make up a huge portion of their hunting and fishing customers.

A licence for hunting a black bear costs $37 for a resident of the province, or $18 if you’re a senior. For non-residents, that same licence costs $143, plus a $26.25 filing fee. New Brunswick residents fork over $72 for a moose-hunting licence, or $37 for seniors, plus a $6.30 application fee. Non-residents pay $548 for that same licence plus a $26.25 application fee.

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Currently, outfitter businesses in New Brunswick are not impacted by tariffs.

Those kinds of numbers add up, as reports say that total consumer spending on hunting and sport shooting activities in the province generates about $500 million per year. New Brunswick’s recreational sport fishing industry generates about $60 million per year in direct economic activity, according to past calculations.

Closer to home in Ontario, Americans and Ontarians alike pay $8.57 plus HST for the right to hunt or fish in the province, via an Ontario Outdoors Card, but that is where the price equality ends.

A wide gap

Americans pay $479. 86 for a moose tag, compared with $35.39 for Ontario residents, and a deer tag is $240.81 for Americans, while residents of the province pay $43.86 for the same tag. On the fishing side, Ontario residents pay $26.57 for a one-year sportfishing license, whereas Americans pay $121.52.

The Ministry of Natural Resources was contacted by the Toronto Sun for the economic effect Americans have on the hunting and fishing industry in the province on an annual basis.

The ministry did not respond to the email, but did issue a statement about their plans in retaliation to Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs, which took effect late last month.

“No. Ontario is not looking to restrict hunting and fishing licences,” said Dave Bradley, a spokesperson in the office of the Minister of Natural Resources.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has made no public statements on this issue.

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