Numbers of Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit stubs returned to Environment and Climate Change Canada by provinces and territories (excludes permits which were sold but for which stub was not returned),,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Year,NL,PE,NS,NB,QC,ON,MB,SK,AB,BC,NT/NU,YT,NU,Canada1, 1966,"13,269","3,271","7,220","8,535","35,868","144,063","37,784","44,744","52,911","32,394",-,-,-,"380,059", 1967,"14,863","3,094","7,883","7,739","32,491","146,493","35,620","44,651","55,892","33,195",-,-,-,"383,032", 1968,"17,645","3,649","9,022","9,558","37,110","139,182","38,712","43,596","53,623","33,301",-,-,-,"385,553", 1969,"19,089","3,794","8,848","10,110","39,477","134,037","41,611","45,347","53,602","32,764",-,-,-,"389,325", 1970,"21,347","3,962","9,926","10,293","46,009","135,231","39,230","47,722","59,986","31,350",-,-,-,"405,650", 1971,"23,460","4,513","11,381","11,146","50,276","133,563","40,960","49,448","62,902","30,225",-,-,-,"418,237", 1972,"23,682","4,492","12,158","11,336","53,082","131,427","41,133","50,004","63,309","31,032",-,-,-,"421,677", 1973,"27,919","4,972","15,071","12,869","57,247","141,277","41,711","51,307","67,012","33,456",-,-,-,"452,841", 1974,"25,127","5,038","13,791","11,916","58,345","136,469","37,167","51,504","66,127","27,764",591,323,-,"434,162", 1975,"30,115","4,963","13,990","12,930","63,768","148,670","42,846","57,723","69,191","25,918",721,485,-,"471,320", 1976,"29,621","5,756","13,326","13,743","66,453","143,816","46,681","61,669","75,739","26,561",893,513,-,"484,771", 1977,"36,188","6,158","15,744","14,209","72,828","156,895","46,438","60,029","82,175","28,357",902,607,-,"520,530", 1978,"37,297","6,396","16,297","15,249","74,745","159,698","50,169","57,958","77,117","28,561",821,638,-,"524,946", 1979,"35,490","5,888","14,098","13,409","73,209","150,224","49,344","56,174","77,021","28,263",755,584,-,"504,459", 1980,"31,362","5,802","14,257","12,471","76,133","147,952","48,340","54,081","79,318","27,943",732,525,-,"498,916", 1981,"31,401","5,611","14,130","12,287","75,178","141,677","46,528","42,856","66,163","28,243",764,514,-,"465,352", 1982,"31,215","5,461","13,728","12,759","72,850","144,436","45,273","47,236","64,968","26,522",800,572,-,"465,820", 1983,"30,977","5,898","13,468","12,758","67,700","139,569","40,443","45,383","61,742","24,170",750,474,-,"443,332", 1984,"31,309","5,525","12,896","11,486","65,308","140,521","35,238","37,720","51,717","21,892",850,496,-,"414,958", 1985,"25,652","5,171","10,749","10,354","60,823","130,089","31,753","36,445","44,880","18,753",713,361,-,"375,743", 1986,"25,498","5,300","11,047","11,083","59,685","131,930","33,570","37,692","45,042","17,924",692,358,-,"379,821", 1987,"21,080","4,959","10,299","9,897","55,124","122,472","30,207","29,930","40,122","16,259",523,391,-,"341,263", 1988,"23,655","4,906","10,264","10,646","57,206","117,310","25,108","23,258","34,513","15,595",496,367,-,"323,324", 1989,"24,707","4,838","10,092","9,971","54,605","114,292","23,898","22,916","34,559","14,694",420,308,-,"315,300", 1990,"24,831","4,625","10,115","9,974","54,700","115,130","22,641","22,964","32,212","13,851",431,240,-,"311,714", 1991,"20,738","4,209","10,104","9,997","53,739","108,802","22,122","22,414","29,399","13,601",352,300,-,"295,777", 1992,"20,317","3,753","9,193","9,338","49,267","103,403","20,048","20,620","28,059","12,429",348,256,-,"277,034", 1993,"20,585","3,609","8,988","9,008","47,675","95,824","19,199","19,771","26,787","11,818",327,287,-,"263,878", 1994,"20,399","3,380","9,314","9,468","46,537","92,344","18,838","20,254","26,211","11,037",320,294,-,"258,396", 1995,"20,231","3,479","9,176","8,674","38,955","83,720","19,630","20,554","25,747","9,855",342,318,-,"240,681", 1996,"16,312","3,303","8,652","8,536","36,004","80,194","19,702","20,475","27,299","10,069",318,306,-,"231,170", 1997,"14,289","3,051","7,731","7,573","31,435","72,522","18,918","20,109","26,863","10,186",278,268,-,"213,223", 1998,"13,101","2,946","7,681","7,095","30,115","70,427","18,494","21,822","22,239","9,816",286,231,-,"204,253", 1999,"13,120","2,671","7,411","6,828","31,960","67,084","17,524","21,685","21,415","9,317",292,231,-,"199,559", 2000,"12,220","2,805","7,072","6,402","31,375","63,678","15,856","21,962","21,792","9,010",272,224,2,"192,694", 2001,"17,185","2,445","6,647","5,982","30,480","58,483","15,059","18,425","19,543","8,200",224,251,24,"183,087", 2002,"16,069","2,342","6,317","5,943","29,994","56,677","14,905","17,339","17,815","7,480",250,217,28,"175,430", 2003,"15,756","2,316","5,926","6,069","30,450","56,953","15,132","18,208","18,373","6,541",244,159,12,"176,194", 2004,"14,821","2,124","5,727","5,715","30,065","55,570","14,292","18,339","18,782","6,409",192,182,24,"172,507", 2005,"13,574","2,012","5,485","5,556","28,877","53,164","13,892","18,611","19,340","6,187",193,204,30,"167,152", 2006,"14,224","1,474","5,382","5,331","28,035","54,404","14,246","18,647","19,403","5,833",202,167,20,"167,368", 2007,"15,680","1,620","5,467","5,406","28,836","53,667","14,089","19,381","20,460","6,130",186,207,22,"171,311", 2008,"16,155","1,578","5,573","5,531","29,767","55,039","13,648","18,082","20,463","6,371",190,183,26,"172,614", 2009,"15,686","1,687","5,555","5,564","29,700","55,624","12,708","17,898","19,378","6,639",217,190,34,"170,882", 2010,"15,762","1,775","5,704","5,550","30,599","55,674","12,761","17,995","19,939","6,442",247,200,52,"172,700", 2011,"15,826","1,761","5,619","5,595","30,866","56,314","11,896","17,533","21,433","6,314",251,234,26,"173,711", 2012,"17,449","1,784","5,794","5,818","31,352","57,426","12,421","20,112","21,866","6,800",261,254,38,"181,449", 2013,"17,548","1,742","5,825","6,182","31,943","62,009","12,765","21,376","22,736","7,108",287,259,44,"189,844", 2014,"15,957","1,768","5,289","5,969","32,506","61,539","12,219","20,518","23,429","7,474",391,281,54,"187,552", 2015,"15,109","1,704","5,096","5,566","31,265","59,975","12,386","21,099","25,096","7,558",341,301,63,"186,201", 2016,"14,695","1,681","5,109","5,686","30,902","58,105","11,721","20,756","25,394","7,076",329,286,69,"181,908", 2017,"13,826","1,213","4,726","5,077","30,422","53,250","8,172","19,864","24,337","6,886",286,297,50,"169,052", 2018,"12,873","1,195","4,602","5,050","29,811","51,519","8,511","19,723","24,517","7,047",267,276,65,"165,660", 2019,"12,381","1,214","4,700","5,081","28,479","50,659","7,875","18,270","24,328","7,047",283,286,85,"161,271", 2020,"12,615","1,231","4,583","5,053","28,727","50,801","6,031","9,057","23,153","7,592",313,296,83,"149,560", 2021,"11,412","1,201","4,470","5,017","28,889","48,549","6,694","11,648","22,483","7,298",254,305,61,"148,394", 2022,"8,186","1,068","4,171","4,897","26,789","45,455","6,810","13,086","21,756","7,127",220,302,45,"140,133", 2023,"9,557","1,247","4,133","4,791","27,219","47,137","7,274","15,885","20,931","7,136",192,310,35,"146,100", 2024,"9,546","1,095","4,168","4,803","27,471","46,027","6,992","17,694","21,727","6,530",184,294,40,"146,640", 1Total permit sales from 1967 to 1972 include some sales where the province of sale was not recorded.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Data source: M.H. 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