The province of Ontario spends 100% of hunting and fishing revenue on fish and wildlife management.

This includes revenue from:

__commercial and recreational licence fees
__royalties
__fines and penalties

The funds go into a fish and wildlife special purpose account, which invests more than $71 million a year in fish and wildlife management.

Where the fees go:

Breakdown by category:

25% - planning, policy and regulatory
19% - conservation officers and enforcement
21% - species and ecosystem science
14% - population health, rehabilitation and enhancement
13% - Outdoors cards and licensing
8% - safety, education and promotion

How your fees improve fishing

Revenue collected supports:

__stocking 8 million fish a year in 1,200 lakes and rivers
__development of Fish ON-Line, a mobile fishing tool
__the Learn to Fish program

How your fees improve hunting

Revenue collected supports:

__the reintroduction of elk and elk hunting in Ontario
__the hunter apprentice program and hunter education
__the creation of hundreds of thousands of hunting opportunities for deer, moose, elk, bear, small game and wild turkey
__Wildlife Management

How your fees support enforcement and safety

Revenue collected supports:

__safety and education blitzes for hunting and fishing
__charges for poaching and unsafe hunting
__conservation officers on duty over 90,000 hours a year

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/how-fishing-and-hunting-fees-are-used