Manitoba Trappers Association

The Manitoba Trappers Association (MTA) represents the interests of all trappers. Your involvement is important, and MTA gives provincial focus to trappers' concerns. The association needs committed members, and the department encourages all trappers to become active in their local affairs through the Local Fur Councils (LFCs). LFCs can play a vital role by bringing forward local concerns to the department. In areas where there are active LFCs, the council can, with the department, review applications for vacant registered traplines to ensure local traditions are taken into consideration during the review process.

For more information, please contact:

Manitoba Trappers Association
Box 518
Lac du Bonnet, MB   R0E 1A0
Telephone: (204) 345-9107   *   Fax: (204) 345-9170

Fur Institute of Canada

The Fur Institute of Canada (FIC) is a non-profit organization supported by all sectors of the fur industry, including trappers, to promote conservation and optimum development of Canada's fur resources.

Since FIC was incorporated in 1983, it has:

• Promoted a united effort by all sectors in resolving issues faced by the fur industry.
• Promoted standardization of trapper education programs in Canada.
• Developed and implemented national and international public education programs.
• Promoted the conservation of furbearing animals through increased knowledge of furbearer biology, behaviour and habitat management, and played key roles in the reintroduction of fisher and marten into certain areas.
• Developed the most extensive trap research program in the world.
• Taken the leading role in the development of international standards for animal traps.
• Undertaken workshops in Manitoba to provide aboriginal trappers with information respecting the AIHTS.

The trap research program has resulted in several traps being approved as meeting the standards. A complete list of the traps approved as meeting the standards (August, 2003) is identified on the Humane Trapping page of this guide.

For more information, please contact:

The Fur Institute of Canada
Suite 605 -130 Slater Street
Ottawa ON   K1P 6E2
Telephone: (613)231-7099   *   Fax: (613)231-7940