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Trapping disturbance standard engagement

Stakeholders can share feedback to help inform rules for constructing, placing and occupying structures on trapline sites.

Overview

We are gathering feedback from the trapping community and associated stakeholders to help inform a proposed disturbance standard. This standard will enable registered fur management licence holders to get efficient and consistent authorization for trapping structures required for commercial trapping activities on public land in Alberta.

Clear trapping structure standards will streamline the process for registering trapline sites and support the trapping community’s important role in stewardship of our public lands by helping to maintain healthy, diverse ecosystems.

A proposed disturbance standard will introduce the maximum acceptable footprint for trapping structures on trapline sites within a registered fur management area. Clarifying footprint requirements will ensure a fair and simple process for the trapping community.

Status

  • Open

    Online survey closes November 26, 2024

  • Results under review

  • Completed

Who is listening

Ministry of Forestry and Parks

Engagement timeline

  • Phase 1

    Engage with stakeholders through an online survey, factsheet and notification letters.

    Fall 2024
  • Phase 2

    Gather feedback and create a summary report to inform the disturbance standard development and any guiding information. 

    December 2024
  • Phase 3

    Publicly release the Disturbance Standard for Registered Fur Management Licence Trapping Structures.

    Estimated by March 31, 2025

Get informed

Alberta’s Public Lands are important to our economy and ongoing work to reduce red tape, help create jobs and support rural communities.

Stakeholder engagement

We are engaging stakeholders throughout fall 2024 to provide feedback on details regarding proposed acceptable construction, placement and occupation of structures on trapline sites.

Online survey

Registered fur management licence holders will get a letter in the mail inviting them to complete an online survey by November 26, 2024.

In-person and online meetings

We will also meet with stakeholders, Indigenous communities and organizations in-person and online throughout fall 2024.

Outcomes

Stakeholder feedback will help guide the development of the Disturbance Standard for Trapping Structures for Registered Fur Management Licences on Public Lands.

Input received will inform our efforts to streamline a fair and streamlined approval process for registered fur management licence holders to obtain an authorization for their trapping structures required for their commercial trapping activities on public land in Alberta.

Contact

Connect with the Trapping disturbance standard engagement:
Email: [email protected]