How to apply for a cage aquaculture facility licence — and autofill 018-0488 with my-id.ca
Apply for cage aquaculture authorization without retyping business details
Operators repeat legal name, business address, contact information, and facility particulars on every Application Form for Cage Aquaculture Facilities in Ontario. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Aquaculture and fish stocking licences — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Application Form for Cage Aquaculture Facilities in Ontario — 018-0488
What this form is about
Form 018-0488 applies for cage aquaculture facilities in Ontario waters — confirm site eligibility and submission on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your legal name or business name and address.
- Contact details including phone and email.
- Cage site location and water body.
- Species and production plan — confirm on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your name, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- Who needs form 018-0488?
- Operators proposing cage aquaculture in provincial waters — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills name, address, and contact details.
- How does 018-0488 relate to 018-fw1014?
- 018-fw1014 is the general aquaculture licence; 018-0488 is cage-specific — confirm which applies.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.