Should Cap Tourmente Wildlife Area End Its Hunt Program and Entrance Fees?
Official title: Proposed Regulations Amending the Wildlife Area Regulations – Repeal of the Hunt Program and Entrance Fees in the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area
The government wants to end the controlled goose hunt at Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area near Quebec City. Why? The hunt was meant to protect marshland from overgrazing, but monitoring shows the marsh is now healthy without it. They also want to drop entrance fees, making it free like every other national wildlife area in Canada.
Why This Matters
Visit Cap Tourmente to see wildlife? You'd no longer pay to get in. Hunt geese there? That program would end. Live in the Quebec City or Charlevoix region? This affects a local natural area and tourism draw.
What Could Change
The migratory bird hunt program at Cap Tourmente would be eliminated entirely. Entrance fees and naturalist service fees would be removed. The final regulations are expected in winter 2026.
Key Issues
- Should the controlled migratory bird hunt program be eliminated now that the marsh is healthy?
- Should entrance and naturalist service fees be removed to align with other national wildlife areas?
How to Participate
- Review the regulatory proposal in the Canada Gazette to understand the proposed changes.
- Submit comments via the Canada Gazette website or email reglementsfaune-wildliferegulations@ec.gc.ca.