Your Licence Dollars at Work

In 2003, the Province of British Columbia introduced a new dedicated-fee funding model, under which 100% of the money collected from licence sales is used to support freshwater sport fisheries services. General Revenues, rather than licence fees, now support conservation and restoration of wild fish populations.

Revenue collected from recreational freshwater fishing licences is allocated to three agencies:

• the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC
• the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
• the Ministry of Environment's Environmental Stewardship Division

Fees are used to support lake and stream stocking, licensing, permitting, production of the fishing synopsis, and sport fisheries management functions.

Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (FFSBC)
FFSBC uses it's 54% of the total angling licence revenue to deliver stocking programs to nearly 900 lakes and streams in BC, and to promote sport fishing in the province.

For more information on FFSBC, visit: www.gofishbc.com

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF)
The HCTF came into existence because its major contributors (hunters, anglers, trappers, and guide-outfitters) were willing to pay for conservation work above and beyond that required by government for basic management of wildlife and fish resources. Licence fees cover basic management costs; the HCTF surcharges are conservation investments that benefit contributors by enhancing their opportunities to use and enjoy wildlife and fish resources.

HCTF funds a variety of conservation work including:

• Conservation projects that restore, maintain, or enhance native wild freshwater fish populations and habitats.
• Work required to initiate or to ensure the success of eligible conservation projects, as described above.
• Information, education, and stewardship projects that enhance users' enjoyment of fish, wildlife, and habitats or that foster human attitudes and behaviours favourable to management and conservation.

For more information, visit: www.hctf.ca