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
Main article: Land ownership in Canada

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
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan;

See also

References
  1. State of Canada's Forests 2004-2005, p. 49
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20090312072546/http://www.srd.alberta.ca/lands/geographicinformation/resourcedataproductcatalogue/greenwwhiteareas.aspx. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Minister of Agriculture and Lands; Crown Land Fact Sheet. Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. V.P. NEIMANIS. "Crown Land". The Canadian Encyclopedia: Geography. Historica Foundation of Canada. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  5. Mitchell, Simon J. (June 2003). "Who Owns Crown Lands?". Falls Brook Centre. Missing or empty |url= (help)
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