New Licences a Click Away

Feature story posted on May 12, 2008

New Fish and Wildlife Officers

Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) is now offering one-stop online licensing at https://www.albertarelm.com. Anglers and hunters will be able to buy their licences and draw applications in a safe and secure manner online. Then they can print out those licences on their own printers.

Of course, while this new online system will be available for any outdoors enthusiast with access to the Internet and a printer, hunting and fishing licences can still be purchased at over 450 private sector licence issuers. This new online licensing system reflects SRD’s commitment to expand choices and options for hunters and anglers, not limit them.

The new www.albertarelm.com website will position Alberta as one of the leaders in North America. Alberta is the first province to introduce comprehensive online service for both sportfishing and hunting. And of the American states, we have found only one—Kansas—that offers the same scope of services that will be provided by Alberta.

More information about Alberta’s fishing and hunting licensing system can be found on the Alberta Sustainable Resource Development website, http://srd.alberta.ca/fishwildlife/licensingsystem/default.aspx.

Timelines

  • Anglers are the first to benefit from the new system. They can now buy and print their sportfishing licences at home at their convenience—24 hours per day, seven days a week.
  • In June, hunters will be able to purchase all of their draw applications online. Hunters will continue to be able to review their draw application priorities online, as well as the draw results.
  • In August, the first phase of hunting licence products will be introduced for online purchasing.

Features

  • One key online feature is the ability to buy and renew Wildlife Identification Number (WIN) cards. Users will be able to check their licence purchases for the current year, as well as the previous five years.
  • Did you lose your licence? No problem. Just go online and print out a new one at home! It’s one of the easy and convenient features SRD has added to the site to better serve Albertans.
  • The system will also allow SRD to stay in better contact with anglers and hunters. WIN card holders who provide their e-mail addresses will receive information about the latest hunting and fishing opportunities in Alberta.