Provincial forest
A provincial forest is a type of government-owned land in Canada, controlled by one of Canada's ten provinces. The nature of their management varies between the provinces.
Provincial control of forest lands
[edit]The largest class of landowners in Canada are the provincial governments, who hold all unclaimed land in their jurisdiction in the name of the Crown (Crown Lands). Over 90% of the sprawling boreal forest of Canada is provincial Crown land.[1] Provincial lands account for 60% of the area of the province of Alberta,[2] 94% of the land in British Columbia,[3] 95% of Newfoundland and Labrador,[4] and 48% of New Brunswick.[5]
Provincial forest lands by province
[edit]- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ State of Canada's Forests 2004-2005. p. 49.
- ^ "Green / White Areas". Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ Minister of Agriculture and Lands; Crown Land Fact Sheet. Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ V.P. NEIMANIS. "Crown Land". The Canadian Encyclopedia: Geography. Historica Foundation of Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ Mitchell, Simon J. (June 2003), Who Owns Crown Lands?, Falls Brook Centre