Guides

Licensing guides

Every written guide on the site, grouped by what it answers. Each one is sourced to provincial or federal primary material, and each says plainly where a figure is not published rather than repeating an unsourced number.

Licensing guides

• How to Get a PAL in CanadaThe federal firearms licence: course, fees, references, and how it differs from a hunting licence.
• How to Get a Hunting Licence in British ColumbiaFish and Wildlife ID, the CORE programme, licence costs, and realistic timelines.
• How to Get a Hunting Licence in AlbertaThe WiN number, hunter education, the fee tables, and how the draws work.
• How to Get a Hunting Licence in OntarioThe Outdoors Card, why bow and firearm hunting need different courses, tags and game seals.

Working out which course you need

• CORE or CFSC: Which Do You Need?Provincial hunting credential versus federal firearms course. Most hunters need both.
• PAL vs POL: What the Difference MeansWhy the legacy licence still comes up, and what changed for POL holders in 2015.

Looking for the practice exams instead?

The practice exams are separate from these guides. Guides explain how to get licensed; the exams test whether you are ready to sit the real one.