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Canadian Bird Banding Permits are valid for 2 to 5 calendar years. Auxiliary marking authorizations are issued for 1 year. Banders who wish to have the authorization for auxiliary markers renewed must submit their projects annually to an Animal Care Committee for review, and are responsible to ensure that approval from the Animal Care Committee is received by the Bird Banding Office. Renewal is made by request in response to a questionnaire sent to each master permittee in December.
No permit will be renewed without completion of that questionnaire or until all completed schedules have been submitted. The appropriate regional office receives copies of any pertinent correspondence transmitted to a bander with the permit.
Occasionally a bander does not submit data in a usable form or otherwise creates serious problems warranting the suspension or revocation of banding privileges. Banding stations or operations are subject to inspection at any time by USFWS, CWS, or Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel.
Permit Suspensions
The Banding Offices will notify the bander by mail of proposed suspension of banding privileges. Suspended permits may be reinstated upon correction of problems prompting suspensions.
Permit Revocations
If banders whose privileges have been suspended have not corrected the problems within a reasonable, specified time, their permits may be revoked. Regional Offices and Provincial Wildlife Offices will be informed via copies of pertinent correspondence prior to the revocation of a banding permit.
Permit Inactivations
If any master permit holders feel that they no longer need to band birds, they may request that their files and permits be placed in an inactive status. These permits may be later reactivated with justification.
