Fur Institute of Canada

Promoting the sustainable and wise use of Canada's fur resources

A part of the trap certification process in Canada involves safety issues, as well as welfare performance and efficiency. This ensures that approved traps are safe to use when properly maintained and used in accordance with the manufacturers specifications and wildlife regulations. Meanwhile, continuous research leads to new safety features which can then be incorporated into new trap designs.

Professional education and licensing has become a requirement to practice fur trapping and wild animal pest control activities in most jurisdictions.

In Canada, mandatory and voluntary training and mentoring are used to upgrade skills and knowledge, to meet licensing requirements and to teach a new generation of trappers. Trapper education workshops and training programs are managed by trapping and wildlife associations. They cover best management practices, rules and regulations, trapper safety, animal welfare, and pelt/meat/by-product preparations.

The National Trapper Training Curriculum Guidelines were developed by a committee of 18 people from across Canada with extensive experience in the delivery of trapper training.

The aim of the project is to enhance existing training programs for trappers, identify the special needs of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal trappers and to develop training curriculum guidelines that can be used as a framework to help in the development and revision of jurisdictional trapper training programs.

Funded by the Government of Canada's Human Resources Partnerships Directorate, this training resource is available from FIC. Click here to order.

Wildlife trapping is governed by provincial/ territorial and municipal regulations which incorporate rules on safe use of trapping devices.

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