Fishing & Hunting Outfitters: Security is a priority

Ca na di a n S a f e B o a t i ng Co unc i l – 2022 S y m p o s i u m - S e p t e m b e r 14, 2022 - M o n t - T r e m b l a n t

Non-profit, founded in 1948

330 members

510 000 clients

60% of clients are anglers

QuebecOutfitters Federation

Non-profit, founded in 2006

10 member associations

3748 outfitters

5.5 B$ Economic impact

100 000 boats

Mostly < 6 meters in length

Canadian Federation of Outfitter Associations

What is an outfitting operation?

Legal definition in Quebec

“outfitting operation” means an undertaking which, in return for payment, provides lodging and services or equipment for the practice of hunting, fishing or trapping activities for recreational purposes

Fatalities in Quebec

• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017

26 fatalities

28 fatalities

18 fatalities

11 fatalities

10 fatalities

Some data suggest incident rates lower at an outfitter

FOR QUEBEC

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93 fatalities in

2017-2021

OWNED OR RENTAL

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Boat rental involved in 8% of the cases

LOCATION

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18% of fatalities occured in zec, wildlife reserve/park or outfitter territory

OUTFITTER

Compared to other wildlife territories, it is with an outfitter that the clientele is best supervised

Pleasure craft

Commercial vessel

• A vessel used for pleasure, recreation or daily living is a pleasure craft.
• Example: A vessel provided without a guide at a sport fishing lodge to people paying to stay at the lodge.

• A vessel used for anything other than pleasure, recreation or daily living is a non-pleasure vessel.
• Example: A vessel provided with a guide at a sport fishing lodge to people paying to stay at the lodge.

Safety on two sides

A single boat could be considered as a pleasure craft in the morning and as a commercial in the afternoon!

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How are we involved in boating safety?

Safety checklist

Customized

Carbon copy Use of icons approved by TC

House boats – Gouin reservoir

• 1 789 km²

• Cooperation between QOF and TC for construction standards (2005-2012)
• 5 year period for conformity: buoyancy, stability, safety (propane)
• Currently 29 house boats on the reservoir
• Successful partnership

Transport Canada

Participation in the reviewing of the rental boat checklist

Transport Canada

• Transport Canada, 2014-2015

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Promotion of Best Practices in Rental Boat Safety

• Search and Rescue New Initiative Funding (Transport Canada, 2018-2019)

• Regional Recreational Boating Advisory Council
• National Canadian Marine Advisory Council

Collaboration with the Sûreté du Québec (provincial police)

A few years ago, the Sûreté du Québec was officially partnering with seven major players in the Quebec recreational tourism community to make the province's trails and waterways safer and to allow citizens to enjoy their outdoor activities in complete safety.

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As official partners of the Sûreté du Québec's Recreational Tourism Action Plan, the Association maritime du Québec (AMQ), the Fédération des clubs de motoneigistes du Québec (FCMQ), the Fédération québécoise du canot et du kayak (FQCK) the Fédération québécoise des motos

hors route (FQMHR),

the Quebec Outfitters

Federation

and the Union des producteurs

agricoles (UPA) play a key role in establishing measures to ensure public safety in all regions of Quebec.

Thank you!

Enjoy the outdoors and stay safe !