How to renew a lease in AquaDirect

If you renew your aquaculture leases in AquaDirect, you will be charged a reduced application fee of $495 per lease (instead of $657), and the process is much easier than filling in a paper form.

Note:

• You can only renew a lease via AquaDirect while the lease is still current.  You can renew the lease up to 30 days after the expiry date, but you will need to submit a paper application form and pay the full application fee.
• If you have any outstanding matters (for example, overdue debt or lease clean-up issues), you will not be able to renew a lease via AquaDirect. You will need to resolve these issues before you can renew a lease online.

To renew a lease:

1. You will receive a reminder notice 3 months before your lease is due to expire. At this time, the online renewal process will be available to you in AquaDirect.

2. Log into AquaDirect.

3. On the home page, you will see a list of pending transactions. A pending renewal transaction for your lease will be listed there.

4. Click on Complete Transaction.

5. Check the lease details to confirm that you are renewing the correct lease. Click on Renew.

6. The term of the lease defaults to 15 years. If you would like to renew the lease for a lesser term, enter the term. Click on Update term.

7. Read through the declaration. Review the AquaDirect terms and conditions, as well as the privacy collection notice. Confirm that you understand the statements in the declaration. Click Proceed.

8. Review the details of the lease renewal. Click Confirm lease renewal.

9. On the next screen, you can copy a receipt of the transaction to your clipboard.

10. The Department will send you an invoice for the application fee. Pay this immediately.

11. The Department will do a few checks then send you the new lease documents for signing. These must be signed within 60 days. Once signed, the lease will be renewed.

If you choose not to renew a lease:

1.  On the home page, you will see a list of pending transactions. A pending renewal transaction for your lease will be listed there.

2. Click on Complete Transaction.

3. Check the lease details to confirm that you are not renewing the correct lease. Click on Do not renew.

4. Click confirm that you do not want to renew the lease. Once you hit Confirm, you will not be able to renew the lease via AquaDirect if you change your mind. The pending transaction will disappear from the home screen. You will still be able to renew the lease by completing a paper application form.