Apply for a CITES permit

FrontCounter BC only issue new CITES Export Permits. For re-export certificates (re-export of a specimen that was previously brought into Canada with a foreign CITES permit or certificate) or live wildlife please see CITES Canada.

You will need the following information:

• Proof of lawful ownership of the dead wildlife or parts of wildlife (see below for requirements)
• Use of wildlife (personal or other)
• Information of applicant (person applying for and paying for this permit)
• Information of exporter (person or business carrying or shipping wildlife or wildlife parts out of British Columbia)
  • NOTE: Exporters must have a B.C. address
• Information of consignee (person receiving the wildlife)
• Contents of shipment
• Species
• Location of harvest (for example, Management Unit 4-18)
• Detailed description of wildlife (see below for requirements)
• Written consent of a parent or guardian if you are 10-18 years old

You must include copies of the following to prove lawful ownership. All documents must be complete, legible and scanned in their entirety. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

NOTE: A B.C. possession permit cannot be issued for a species that was not harvested in B.C.

For species not subject to compulsory inspection:

• Fish and Wildlife ID (FWID) number and/or hunter's licence number
• Copy of cancelled species licence (for resident, non resident or non-resident alien as applicable). For Wolves harvested by resident hunter, the FWID of the hunter is mandatory
• Trapping licence (copy), original trapline number and proof that royalties have been paid
• Fur traders licence (copy), original trapline number and proof that royalties have been paid
• BC possession permit (copy) - 2(K), 2(p) or 2(y)
• WAIR# and barcode if purchased at government auction
• Status card (copy)

For species subject to compulsory inspection:

• Completed and signed compulsory inspection report, scanned in its entirety and is legible

For a list of species requiring compulsory inspection, see the Hunting and trapping regulations synopsis.

When the required documentation proving lawful ownership is not available:

• Valid B.C. possession permit - 2(y) permit, or
• Receipt number and bar code from BC Government Asset Recovery Branch Wildlife

If the species was harvested in another jurisdiction within Canada, a valid export permit from the province where the species was harvested is required.

The following is not acceptable as proof of lawful ownership:

• Guide outfitter declaration
• Limited entry hunting authorization
• Letter or note that just provides the hunting licence number, species licence number, trapping licence number, permit number or CI number. Copies of these documents must be submitted with your application, as applicable

• Mounts
  • Type of mount (i.e. life-size mount, head mount, shoulder mount)
  • If antlered, please advise if the skull is attached
• Capes, hides or rugs
  • Life-size or half-size
  • Head, paws and claws attached
  • Frozen, raw, salted, dried, or tanned
• Skulls
  • Cleaned, whitened, boiled, bleached
  • Horns with skull
  • Antlers with skull cap
• Meat
  • Approximate weight in kilograms or pounds

A BCeID allows you to save, reopen and check the status of your natural resource application: 

• Basic BCeID can be used in a personal capacity
• Business BCeID is used when representing a legal entity 

Once you have assembled the required information for your application, apply online.

Apply

After you have submitted an application, you can amend or cancel it:

• If you applied with a BCeID, log in to manage your application including updating or cancelling it
• If you applied without a BCeID, log in to update a submitted application or cancel an application