vancouver island

Hi everyone, I'm based in Victoria, BC, and have been rediscovering bonsai (after first dabbling with a ficus almost 2 decades ago). I've been trying to learn as much as I can, and wow, there's so much out there now, it's a bit overwhelming! I recently picked up a couple Japanese black pine...

The hemlock in its original training box with no styling save for a branch or two being removed by former owner. Originally harvested by Anton Nijhuis from a high elevation bog on Vancouver Island. Approximately 200 years old. Was in training box for four years.

I am new to Bonsai, and am very interested in collecting specimens from the wild (Along highways, in parks .etc). However I am having an extremely difficult time finding anything about the regulations surrounding recreational plant collection. Does anyone know of general rules/where to find...