I believe the UFAWU, the fishermen's union in British Columbia, has made exactly that request to the minister. The minister has authority. The minister issues licences and has a significant amount of control over whom they issue them to and therefore what should be known about the person they're issuing them to.
I'm not a lawyer, personally, but I can't imagine there would be a problem with doing exactly as you proposed, on January 1, 2024.