Someone asked:
> Also, what is a "guide" as defined by
law up there? I have an e-mail
> acquaintance in New Brunswick who says that he can be a guide for
me by just
> buying a $5 guides license. He's allowed to do that for
2-3 people a year.
And got answered:
It depends on the province. In BC, there is a similar system, except that the person being guided must be a resident of another province. And the BC resident is restricted to one permit ($25) a year. The intent behind that bit of legislation is to allow a local BCer to take his/her friend from elsewhere in Canada out hunting without having to get a licensed guide. The entire province is divided up into guiding areas. All guiding areas are registered, meaning that the only one that can guide for $ is the registered licensed guide for that area or an assistant guide employed by the registered guide. It is tough to impossible to get a full guide's license unless you already have a guiding area.
Someone from the US must have a guide. There are no areas where a non-Canadian can go big game hunting without a guide, and I'm not sure whether there are any areas where a Canadian not from BC can go without a guide.