How to apply for personal-use harvesting authorization in Ontario — and autofill the form with my-id.ca
Apply to harvest plants for personal use without retyping your details
Harvesting certain plants from Ontario public lands for personal use may require authorization — and the application repeats your name, address, and contact details. 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: Crown land — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Personal Use Harvesting Authorization Application Form — on00458
What this form is about
This application requests authorization to harvest plants from Ontario public lands for personal use. Rules vary by species and location — confirm what requires authorization and where harvesting is permitted on ontario.ca before applying.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and contact details.
- Your current address.
- Where you plan to harvest — location and land description.
- What you plan to harvest and how much (confirm limits 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
- Do I always need authorization to harvest plants?
- Rules depend on the species, location, and quantity. Confirm what requires authorization on ontario.ca before harvesting.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name, address, and contact details so you can focus on the harvesting location and species details.
- Does my-id.ca issue the authorization?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you submit the application through the official process.
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.