2025 Canadian Duck Stamp to Feature Greater Scaup

2025 Canadian Duck Stamp to Feature Greater Scaup

© His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 2025

Wildlife Habitat Canada announces Ken Ferris as winning artist, his third artwork featured on Canada’s Duck Stamp

The 2025 Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp and Print will feature a raft of Greater Scaup painted by Ken Ferris of British Columbia. A panel of expert judges selected Ferris’ painting titled, “Northward Bound – Greater Scaup,” from dozens of entries.

A self-taught artist who began drawing and painting in early childhood, Ferris has now won the Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp art competition for a third time. He won in 1993 for his portrayal of a hooded merganser and again in 2000 with his depiction of sandhill cranes.

Ferris’ work has been showcased in major exhibitions across North America and has raised significant funds for wildlife conservation. Now retired, he lives with his wife Jasmin and works in his studio in Prince George, British Columbia, where he spends time devoted to art and his love for the outdoors.

All waterfowlers in Canada are required to purchase the stamp to validate their migratory bird hunting permits. Since the program’s inception in 1985, stamp and print sales have generated more than $64 million. The funds are administered by Wildlife Habitat Canada and have been invested to support more than 1,600 conservation projects across Canada, including Delta Waterfowl’s Duck Production and HunteR3 initiatives.

However, the cost of the “Canadian Duck Stamp” has remained at $8.50 since 1991. The federal migratory game bird hunting permit also costs $8.50, totaling a waterfowler’s purchase to $17, yet just $8.50 of each sale is allocated to WHC for grant distribution. According to Jim Fisher, Delta Waterfowl’s vice president of Canadian policy, a price increase is long overdue to protect the stamp’s waterfowl conservation legacy.

“The Canadian Duck Stamp has had a significant and lasting impact on waterfowl conservation and hunters, and Delta is extremely grateful for the unwavering support WHC has provided to our programs over the years,” said Fisher. “While the price of the U.S. Duck Stamp increased to $25 nearly a decade ago, Canada has gone more than 30 years without raising its stamp price. As a result, WHC is faced with difficult grant decisions, limiting the meaningful impact we can have on our hunter and conservation legacy.”

For information on the availability of stamps, prints, and other related products, visit: whc.org. Also, keep an eye out for iconic WHC prints at Delta’s Canadian fundraising events. — Christy Sweigart