Good to know: quick facts about dogs in Port Moody

Here are some quick facts related to licensing, estimated dog population, and tickets issued for bylaw contravention:

Licensing

Under the City’s Animal Control Bylaw, all dogs four months or older must have a dog licence, which must be renewed annually.
Licensed dogs are provided with a permanent, bone-shaped metal tag to be worn on their collar (new tags are not issued on an annual basis).
Revenue from dog licence fees goes toward funding animal control services, the City’s animal shelter service contract, public safety, and the care of lost or abandoned pets.
As of February 2026, there are 2,471 licensed dogs in Port Moody.

The number of licensed dogs in Port Moody is likely significantly lower than the total number of dogs.
Using data from Statistics Canada, Agriculture Canada, and the Canadian Animal Health Institute, we can estimate the number of dogs (with or without a licence) in Port Moody to be between 5,700 and 7,042.
Using the current number of licensed dogs in Port Moody, we can estimate that between 35 and 43 per cent of dogs in the city are licensed.
These estimates align with numbers estimated by the City of Vancouver and the District of Saanich based on statistically sound phone surveys.

Bylaw enforcement officers issue municipal tickets related to dogs for a variety of reasons such as failure to obtain a licence or a dog being at large (loose in the community).

The following table shows the number of dog-related bylaw tickets issued annually over the past 10 years:

Table 1: Dog-Related Bylaws Tickets Issued by Year
Year	Number of Tickets Issued
2015	14
2016	37
2017	29
2018	31
2019	34
2020	37
2021	38
2022	53
2023	62
2024	64
2025	79

Year-over-year increases in the number of tickets can be attributed to a variety of factors including an increase in the number of dogs in Port Moody, increased bylaw enforcement patrols particularly in spring/summer, and higher demand for parks, trails, and other public spaces since the global COVID-19 pandemic.