PERMITS FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES 
The greater number of migratory species of birds are protected through- 
out the year by the Regulations for the Protection of Migratory Birds, 
adopted under authority of the Migratory Birds Convention Act (R.S.C. 
1927, Chap. 130, as amended by 23-24 Geo. V, Chap. 16, 1933), which is a 
Dominion Statute. Permits for collecting or banding migratory birds in 
Canada are issued by the Chief, Canadian Wildlife Service, Department 
of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa, under the following 
regulations: 
“Migratory game, migratory insectivorous or migratory non-game birds or parts 
thereof or their eggs or nests may be taken, bought, sold, shipped, transported or 
possessed for scientific purposes, and said birds may be captured for banding purposes, 
but only on the issue of a Permit by the Minister or by any person duly authorized 
by him. 
“Such Permits may, upon application, be granted to recognized museums or 
scientific societies, and to any person furnishing written testimonials from two well- 
known ornithologists, or at the request of any Department of the Government of 
Canada, the United States of America, or any other national government, or any 
Department of the Government of any Province of Canada or any one of the States 
of the United States of America. 
“The return of specimens taken under such permits shall be made to the Minister 
upon the expiration of the Permit.” 
Mammals are generally resident, or non-migratory, and the control of 
mammal life in Canada, except in the Northwest Territories and the 
National Parks, is vested in the provinces. Most of the smaller species, 
such as mice, shrews, moles, gophers, chipmunks, etc., are not protected. 
Permits to collect game mammals and certain species of fur-bearing 
mammals must be obtained from the Game Departments of the appropriate 
province or territory. Applications for permits to collect in the Northwest 
Territories should be sent to the Commissioner, Northwest Territories, 
Ottawa, and in Yukon Territory to the Commissioner, Yukon Territory, 
Northern Affairs and National Resources, Whitehorse, Y.T. 
Export of wild birds or mammals or parts thereof from any province 
is controlled by the Game Export Act (4-5 Geo. VI, Chap. 17). Export 
of furs from the Northwest Territories is subject to the Fur Export 
Ordinances (Chap. 41, Revised Ordinances, N.W.T., 1956). Export of 
furs from Yukon Territory is subject to the Fur Export Ordinance (Revised 
Ordinance, 1958). 
