Fishery Notice

2026 Fish Harvester Registration Card (FRC) licence issuance is now available through the National Online Licensing System (NOLS).

Harvesters will use the National Online Licensing System (NOLS) to go online to view, pay for and print their commercial fishing licence, and receipt.

Upon the Department receiving the required payment, the FRC will be issued and notification will be sent via email to advise Licence Holders that a change has been made to the licence holder's online account. The licence document, and receipt will be available to be printed at that time.

The FRC must be carried by the licence holder when engaged in commercial fishing and must be produced on demand.  

A reminder that the most basic step that fish harvesters can take to ensure safety while working on board a vessel, is to wear a Personal Flotation Device (PFD).
 
Please note that WorkSafeBC have amended its fishing regulation related to the use of PFDs, see https://www.worksafebc.com select Search the OHS Regulations, enter PFD in the Search. Under the new amendments, crewmembers must wear a PFD or lifejacket when on board a fishing vessel that has no deck or deck structure, or when on the deck of a fishing vessel that has a deck or deck structure. Crewmembers are not required to wear lifejackets or PFDs below deck or when inside a deck structure where there is risk of entrapment. This amendment removes the need for a risk of drowning to be present before a PFD must be worn.

REMINDER:  You will need your User ID and Password to access your NOLS account.

For assistance, such as requesting 2026 FRC fees be loaded to your NOLS account, you can log into your NOLS account and submit a NOLS request, please ensure you include details regarding your request in the Comments section of the request.

NOLS login page and User Guides:
https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-peches/sdc-cps/licence-permis-eng.html

There is a User Training Manual at the bottom of the page for topics not covered by a specific guide.

If you have forgotten your User ID and / or Password, client support is available via: 

Telephone toll-free 1-877-535-7307, identify as a Pacific Region Commercial Fisher, 

Email fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca and specify Pacific Region in the subject line.

Please visit the Pacific Region Licensing website and subscribe to fishery notices for updates on the National Online Licensing System and licensing services: 
https://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm

For information on Pacific Region Licences:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/licence-permis/index-eng.html

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1326
Sent December 18, 2025 at 1421

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Visit Fisheries and Oceans Canada on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Printed from the Pacific Region web site on March 8, 2026 at 1027