Amendments to Regulation 1037 of the Tourism Act

The Tourism Act and its associated Regulation 1037 mandate the licensing of only resource-based tourism accommodation establishments that receive specific Crown land and/or natural resource allocations from the Ministry of Natural Resources.
                                                             
The Tourism Act and Regulation 1037 are administered province-wide by the Ministry of Tourism.

Who is Required to Hold a Resource-Based Tourism Establishment License?

Amendments to Regulation 1037 made in early 2007 specify that resource-based tourism accommodation establishments require a license only if they receive one or more of the following from the Ministry of Natural Resources:
 
i) under the Public Lands Act, a right to or an interest in public lands, as defined in that Act, for the purposes of providing sleeping accommodation for the traveling public or sleeping accommodation for the use of the public engaging in recreational activities,

ii) the consent of the Minister of Natural Resources under the Public Lands Act to store a boat for commercial tourism purposes,

iii) on behalf of their registered guests, a moose validation tag issued under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, or

iv) a licence issued to provide black bear hunting services under the authority of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997.

How to obtain a Resource-Based Tourism Establishment Licence?

You may obtain an application for a Resource-Based Tourism Establishment Licence and other necessary forms directly from the following government representatives located in the field offices near your business (listed below) or by downloading the following forms directly from this site.  Please contact your nearest representative if you have any additional questions.

 

Please complete and sign the Application Form, and forward all necessary documents to the Ministry of Tourism or Ministry of Northern Development and Mines field offices noted below for consideration and final approval.

Application Forms

To start or expand a Resource-Based Tourism Establishment, use:

• Application to construct or make addition to a Resource-Based Tourism Establishment
  (html version)
  (Word version)

To renew or request a new application for a Resource-Based Tourism Licence, use:

• Application for a Resource-Based Tourism Licence
  (html version)
  (Word version)

To transfer the licence of an existing Resource-Based Tourism Establishment, use:

• Application to transfer a Resource-Based Tourism Establishment
  (html version)
  (Word version)

Should you have any questions regarding this process, please call your tourism representative noted below or contact:

Ministry of Tourism
Resource-Based Tourism Unit
199 Larch Street, Suite 401
Sudbury, ON P3E 6A5

Toll-free: 1-800-462-9906 (anywhere in Ontario)
Telephone: (705) 494-4159
Fax: (705) 494-4086
E-mail: resourcebasedtourism@ontario.ca

 

You can also discuss any business needs with the following representatives:

 

Government of Ontario Tourism Representative Field Offices:
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM)
Districts 40 & 45 Gillian Schultze 159 Cedar Street, Suite 601 Sudbury, ON   P3E 6A5 Tel:  705-564-7361 Fax: 705-564-7583 email:  gillian.schultze@ontario.ca	District 46 Graham Campbell Hwy. 101 East, P.O. Bag 3060 South Porcupine, ON P0N 1H0 Tel: (705) 235-1665 Fax: (705) 235-1660 E-mail: graham.campbell@ontario.ca
Districts 41 & 42 Siobhan O’Leary 447 McKeown Avenue, Suite 203 North Bay, ON P1B 9S9 Tel: (705) 494-4163 Fax: (705) 494-4069 E-mail: siobhan.o’leary@ontario.ca	Districts 50 & 52 Susan Gammon Suite 332, 435 South James Street Thunder Bay ON P7E 6S7 Tel: (807) 475-1483 Fax: (807) 475-1589 e-mail: susan.gammon@ontario.ca
District 43 Robert Tarantini Suite 200, Roberta Bondar Place 70 Foster Drive Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 6V8 Tel: (705) 945-5913 Fax: (705) 945-5931 E-mail: robert.tarantini@ontario.ca	Districts 51 & 53 Frank Bastone Suite 104, 810 Robertson Street Kenora, ON P9N 4J2 Tel: (807) 468-2820 Fax: (807) 468-2930 E-mail: frank.bastone@ontario.ca
Ministry of Tourism (MTR)
DISTRICT 12 Paul Samson Suite 405, 30 Duke Street, W. Kitchener, ON N2H 3W5 Tel: (519) 571-6116 Fax: (519) 578-1632 E-mail: paul.samson@ontario.ca	DISTRICT 30 & DISTRICT 31 Jonathon Harris 347 Preston Street, 4th Floor Ottawa, ON K1S 3J4 Tel: (613) 742-3368 Fax: (613) 742-5300 E-mail: jonathon.harris@ontario.ca
Districts 20 & 21 Christine Anderson 2284 Nursery Road Midhurst, ON L0L 1X0 Tel: (705) 739-6695 Fax: (705) 739-6697 E-mail: christine.anderson@ontario.ca	Districts 32 & 33 Blair Harris 51 Heakes Lane Kingston, ON K7M 9B1 Tel: (613) 531-5581 Fax: (613) 531-5585 E-mail: blair.harris@ontario.ca
DISTRICT 22 Beverley Quirt 2nd Floor, South Tower 300 Water Street Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5 Tel: (705) 755-5883 Fax: (705) 755-2631 E-mail: beverley.quirt@ontario.ca