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Updates and notices

Dated website notices and links to current official guidance.

October 22, 2026 — information pages reviewed

Provincial summaries, Canada-wide reporting contacts, safety guidance and FAQs have been refreshed from the linked official sources. The sighting map and moderated reporting workflow remain available.

Read the reviewed rules · Find your reporting program

Alberta: changes effective December 1, 2025

The province's wild boar rules now prohibit hunting and trapping except under specified exceptions. Older hunting and bounty articles should not be treated as current permission.

Read Alberta’s current program and rule changes

Canada-wide reporting and biosecurity

Report sightings to the appropriate provincial or territorial program, even if you have already submitted a community map point. CFIA's directory lists reporting channels across Canada.

CFIA reporting directory · Cleaning and travel guidance

About the older site

The public map retains its historical approved sightings. Older website material has been preserved privately; unverified old legal articles and the disabled forum are not presented as current advice.