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

Further information: Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve

Manitoba

Further information: Provincial forests (Manitoba)

Saskatchewan

Further information: List of Saskatchewan provincial forests

See also

• Forests of Canada

References

1. State of Canada's Forests 2004-2005. p. 49.
2. "Green / White Areas". Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
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. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
5. Mitchell, Simon J. (June 2003), Who Owns Crown Lands?, Falls Brook Centre