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Wild pig rules by province
Current reporting and hunting-rule summaries, with links to the responsible authorities.
Alberta
Hunting and trapping are prohibited except under specified exceptions. The province's changes took effect December 1, 2025. Live wild boar and hybrids are also subject to permit restrictions. Do not rely on older advice describing unrestricted recreational hunting; check the current exceptions with the province.
Alberta: current wild boar rules · Report a wild boar · 310-3276 (FARM)
Saskatchewan
Report sightings and signs to Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC). Its control program coordinates removal with landowners and rural municipalities. Contact SCIC before taking action; a community map pin or control-program listing does not establish permission to hunt or enter land.
Manitoba
The provincial control-area declaration allows Manitoba residents to hunt wild boar at large in the locations it permits, without a hunting licence or tag. Private-land permission and other hunting requirements still apply. Some protected areas are excluded or require authorization; the declaration does not authorize trapping or poison.
A wild boar taken must be reported within seven days, including its sex and kill location. Confirm the declaration remains in force before acting.
Read the control-area declaration (PDF) · Current Manitoba hunting guidance · Squeal on Pigs Manitoba · 1-833-776-8744
Ontario
Hunting pigs is illegal. The province separately describes property-protection and escaped-pig-owner obligations; these are not a general recreational hunting season. A pig captured or killed to protect property must be reported immediately. Check the complete rules and any applicable authorization before acting.
Ontario: wild pig rules and reporting · wildpigs@ontario.ca · 1-833-933-2355
Québec
Wild boar hunting is prohibited outside hunting farms operated for that purpose. Report animals in the wild rather than disturbing them. The province warns that disturbance can scatter pigs and interfere with coordinated capture.
British Columbia
Feral pigs are Schedule C wildlife, but the general Schedule C hunting-licence exemption does not apply to feral pigs. Specific property-related exemptions may apply. Check the Wildlife Act, current hunting guidance, land access and local discharge restrictions before acting. Reporting through the provincial invasive-species form supports early detection.
B.C. regulation: sections 3.2, 9.1 and 11; Schedule C · B.C. invasive-species reporting form
Other provinces and territories
Do not assume rules from a neighbouring province apply. Use the Canada-wide reporting directory to find the appropriate program, and ask your local wildlife authority about any proposed control activity.