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Application for a Guiding Permit for Each Individual Named BUSINESS LICENCE APPLICATION Nunavut National Parks ________ (year) Please complete this application to apply for a Business Licence for Nunavut National Parks. Forward your completed application, with all necessary information, to: Licensing and Permitting Parks Canada – Nunavut PO Box 278, Iqaluit NU X0A 0H0 CANADA The fee for each business licence is $196.20 CDN. Businesses are required to have a separate business licence for each national park in which they operate. PART 1: PARK I am applying for a Business Licence for (check all that apply): Auyuittuq National Park Quttinirpaaq National Park Sirmilik National Park Ukkusiksalik National Park Qausuittuq National Park PART 2: BUSINESS INFORMATION Company Registered Name Company Operating Name (If Different From Registered Name) Business Number Incorporation Certificate Number Jurisdiction of Incorporation (Issued by Canada Customs & Revenue Agency) (If applicable) (If applicable) Outfitters Licence number (Nunavut Ministry of Economic Development & Transportation) What type of business do you operate? Commercial Non-profit Other: CONTACT PERSON INFORMATION /AUTHORIZED OFFICER The authorized officer is the individual who has the authority to sign and act on behalf of the company. First Name Last Name Title Phone Cell Phone Email Fax PO Box Unit No. Street Address City/Town Province/Territory Country Postal Code PART 3: PROPOSED TOUR DETAILS What types of activities does your business offer? Commercial Guiding Overnight Camping Interpretive Hiking Day Hiking Rafting Kayaking Canoeing General Mountaineering Rock Climbing Motorized Boating Alpine Climbing Dog-sledding: Day-Trip Dog-sledding: Multi-Day Trip Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Snowmobiling with Kamotiq Cross-Country Skiing Backcountry Skiing Other (please specify): Proposed Tour Plan. Please provide a general plan for your tour. Include the approximate number of days, your entry/exit points, and a general route description. Describe the activity(ies) you will be doing in the park and how you plan to travel to/through the park (e.g. skiing supported by dog team). Please indicate, if it is known, the number of nights you expect to spend in each location. Please also describe any side trips you intended to take that are off your main route. It may be helpful to attach a map, indicating your tour route. This description is simply an approximate plan for your trip. You will be expected to provide Parks Canada staff with a detailed trip route plan during registration. If you require more space, please use an additional sheet. Describe your client group. Include details on group size, client to guide ratio, approximate age and skill level of clients. How often will you run your tour? (e.g. 8 times per summer season; 3 times per week during July and August) Describe your operating season. Please tell us the date on which you will start running tours and the date on which you will stop running tours. Please estimate the number of tours you will run and how many clients you will have per tour. (e.g. Begin operations July 8. End operations August 17. 2 tours per week, each with 4 clients) *Note: Possible Park Closures are in effect in the following parks: QNP: mid-July to August 1 ANP: last week of July through the first week of August If you require an air charter for this tour, does your company have an Aircraft Access Permit for the landing location(s) you wish to use? Yes No Page 2 of 6 PART 4: SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PLANNING 1. Does your company have an emergency response plan? Yes No It is a required condition of the Business Licence for the operator to maintain, and update as required, a detailed Emergency Response Plan that describes the safety precautions you will take and the steps you will follow in case of emergency. This includes, but is not limited to how you will prevent conflicts with polar bears and deal with one should conflict arise. You are required to include a copy of this plan with your application. 2. In case of emergency in the park, will your guides/employees have access to emergency assistance provided by your business? Yes No 3. What type and level of emergency training will the guides/employees working in the park have? Please note that at all guides in Nunavut national parks are required to have valid Standard First Aid and CPR certification and those leading visitors in glaciated and / or technical mountain terrain require full International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA) or Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) certification as an alpine, mountain, or ski guide. 4. How are your guides/employees prepared for first aid or medical emergencies? Describe emergency equipment carried and training completed in detail. Page 3 of 6 PART 5: CONFIRMATION OF GUIDE QUALIFICATION Please list the guides who will be leading your tours this season. This list serves as an application for a Guiding Permit for each individual named. The cost is $19.60 per guide, per year, per park. If you do not yet know who your guides are, you can apply for their permits later in the season. Confirmation of Competency and Employment: I, ___________________________________________, __________________________________________ (Name) (Position/Title) of _____________________________________________________________________________________ (Company Name) do hereby confirm that the following employees are competent, qualified and hold valid certifications in accordance with Parks Canada Agency to act in the capacity of guides, as outlined in the Business Application in Nunavut National Parks of Canada. At a minimum, all guides are required to hold valid Standard First Aid and Basic Rescuer CPR certificates (Under Review). As of February 2012, all guides operating in glaciated and / or technical mountain terrain require full International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA) or Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) certification as an alpine, mountain, or ski guide. Some exceptions apply; contact the park manager for more details. First Name Last Name Title Guiding Activities: Hiking Skiing Climbing Boating (including kayaking) Other: Will this guide be operating in glaciated and/or technical mountain terrain? Yes No Is this guide IFMGA or ACMG certified? Yes No Which parks will this guide be working in? Qausuittuq National Park Auyuittuq National Park Quttinirpaaq National Park Sirmilik National Park Ukkusiksalik National Park First Name Last Name Title Guiding Activities: Hiking Skiing Climbing Boating (including kayaking) Other: Will this guide be operating in glaciated and/or technical mountain terrain? Yes No Is this guide IFMGA or ACMG certified? Yes No Which Parks will this guide be working in? Qausuittuq National Park Auyuittuq National Park Quttinirpaaq National Park Sirmilik National Park Ukkusiksalik National Park If you have more guides, please copy this page and continue to list them. Page 4 of 6 PART 5: PROOF OF INSURACE PART 6: PAYMENT OF FEES The fee for Business Licences is $196.20 CDN per park (e.g., if you require a licence for both Auyuittuq and Quttinirpaaq, the amount due is $392.40 CDN plus fees for guides). Please find enclosed payment of the following: Can$196.20 x = $ # Parks The annual fee for Guides is $19.60/guide/park. ANP Can$19.60 x = $ # Guides QNP Can$19.60 x = $ # Guides SNP Can$19.60 x = $ # Guides UNP Can$19.60 x = $ # Guides QaNP Can$19.60 x = $ TOTAL = $________________________ Page 5 of 6 PART 7: BUSINESS LICENCE CONDITIONS General Conditions Business Licence holders are expected to prepare their clients with pre-trip information for proper park etiquette The Business Licence holder and its employees shall and safety, potential park hazards and an awareness of comply with the provisions of all federal and territorial each individual’s contribution to maintaining the laws and regulations, including the Canada National Parks ecological health and cultural values of the park. Act and Regulations made thereunder both as may be amended, revised, consolidated, or substituted from time Access to certain areas of the park may be restricted at to time, all applicable territorial environmental protection any time for the prevention of seasonal or temporary laws, and all federal laws, regulations, rules, order, danger to persons, flora, fauna or natural or cultural standards, and guidelines that relate to the use of the objects in a park. Closures are also possible at any time to land, including, but without restricting the generality of the reduce the likelihood of visitor-related safety incidents. foregoing, all those concerning with environmental assessment and protection. Maximum group sizes may be enforced as a condition of the Business Licence issued. Individual clients who are not in possession of, or included in, a valid Park Use Permit will be invoiced by Parks Business Licence holders shall ensure that their activities Canada for the provision of emergency services that are do not cause hindrance or obstruction to the general performed. public or other guided groups in the normal use of and access to park routes and/or facilities. Guide identification cards will be required for all types of guides. Guides will be required to carry the identification Only those activities that are specified in the business cards and photo identification with them at all times while licence (e.g. skiing, hiking, etc.) are allowed to be guiding in the park. conducted on any tour. Business Licence holders are responsible for hiring Any and all wildlife problems shall be reported to a competent guides who have the qualifications and skills to designated Parks Canada staff member as soon as provide clients with the appropriate standard-of-care for possible after the occurrence. Sightings of polar bears or the activity in which they are participating. Guides must their signs are considered to be an emergency situation remain in direct contact with clients. and should be reported to a designated Parks Canada staff member as soon as possible.
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