Not looking to argue here, what I really wish for is some ICE so we could be out there actually fishing and not just talking about it! Also not saying anyone should bend any rules, but it does help to know.
You have to read the act ... these regulation summaries are not the laws. They are the short version that is less painful to read and more useful to distribute in hunting and fishing stores etc.
Federal laws of Canada
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca
- Dwelling-place
(3) The wildlife officer may not enter a dwelling-place except with the consent of the occupant or person in charge of the dwelling-place or under the authority of a warrant.
- Warrant
(4) Where on ex parte application a justice, as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code, is satisfied by information on oath that
- (a) the conditions for entry described in subsection (1) exist in relation to a dwelling-place,
- (b) entry to the dwelling-place is necessary in relation to the administration of this Act or the regulations, and
- (c) entry to the dwelling-place has been refused or there are reasonable grounds for believing that entry will be refused,
- the justice may issue a warrant authorizing the wildlife officer to enter the dwelling-place subject to any conditions that may be specified in the warrant.
The parts in other sections about entering a dwelling without a warrant are mainly with Firearms offences or in circumstances that none of us would find ourselves in (i.e. good law abiding citizens who may freeze their fish with the skin off sometimes
).
If I understand properly, it is also linked to the charter of rights and freedoms not to have officers enter your home without a warrant or strong suspicions of immediate dangers etc, which is why you won't see it allowed by some other laws/regulations.