List of Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada
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Migratory Bird Sanctuaries were created in Canada
beginning in 1917, with the signing of the Migratory Birds Convention Act
. They are administered by Environment Canada
, whether on public or private land and this list is taken from their website.
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
beginning in 1917, with the signing of the Migratory Birds Convention Act
Migratory Birds Convention Act
The Migratory Birds Convention Act is a Canadian law established in 1917 and significantly updated in June 1994 which contains regulations to protect migratory birds, their eggs, and their nests from hunting, trafficking and commercialization...
. They are administered by Environment Canada
Environment Canada
Environment Canada , legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment Canada (EC) (French: Environnement Canada), legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment...
, whether on public or private land and this list is taken from their website.
British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
| Name | | Year of Designation | | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Vaseux Lake Vaseux Lake Vaseux Lake is a freshwater lake located along th course of the Okanagan River in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake has the towns Okanagan Falls to the north, and Oliver to the south. The lake stage is controlled by McIntyre Dam... |
1923 | 282 ha (696.8 acre) |
| Victoria Harbour Victoria Harbour (British Columbia) Victoria Harbour is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport located in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island. It is both a port of entry and an airport of entry for general... |
1923 | 1700 ha (4,200.8 acre) |
| Esquimalt Lagoon | 1931 | 129.6 ha (320.2 acre) |
| Shoal Harbour | 1931 | 150 ha (370.7 acre) |
| Nechako River Nechako River The Nechako River arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River... |
1944 | 180 ha (444.8 acre) |
| Christie Islet | 1962 | 0.81 ha (2 acre) |
| George C. Reifel George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Delta, British Columbia, Canada and is part the Fraser River estuary. The area includes managed wetlands, marshes and dikes. The area has numerous walking trails, bird blinds, lookouts and a gift shop. It has resident nesting sites... |
1967 | 648 ha (1,601.2 acre) |
AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
| Name | | Year of Designation | | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Red Deer Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills... |
1924 | 130 ha (321.2 acre) |
| Saskatoon Lake | 1948 | 1135 ha (2,804.6 acre) |
| Richardson Lake | 1949 | 12705 ha (31,394.7 acre) |
| Inglewood | 1968 | 1600 ha (3,953.7 acre) |
SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
| Name | | Year of Designation | | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Last Mountain Lake Last Mountain Lake Last Mountain Lake, also known as Long Lake, is a prairie lake formed from glaciation 11,000 years ago. It is located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about 40 km northwest of the city of Regina adjacent to the Qu'Appelle Valley, which it flows south into through Last Mountain Creek... |
1887 | 4736 ha (11,702.9 acre) |
| Sutherland | 1924 | 130 ha (321.2 acre) |
| Basin and Middle Lakes | 1925 | 8720 ha (21,547.6 acre) |
| Indian Head Indian Head, Saskatchewan Indian Head is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada, east of Regina. The town is directly north of the Trans-Canada Highway. The town is known for its federally-operated Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration experimental farm and tree nursery that produces seedlings for shelter... |
1925 | 32 ha (79.1 acre) |
| Lenore Lake | 1925 | 8830 ha (21,819.4 acre) |
| Old Wives Lake Old Wives Lake Old Wives Lake is a shallow saline lake in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about 30 km southwest of Moose Jaw. The lake is fed by the Wood River but seasonal water relatively flattened the terrain, and as such results in significant mudflats. A Migratory Bird Sanctuary was established at the... |
1925 | 26060 ha (64,395.6 acre) |
| Redberry Lake | 1925 | 6395 ha (15,802.4 acre) |
| Duncairn Reservoir | 1948 | 1546 ha (3,820.2 acre) |
| Murray Lake | 1948 | 1165 ha (2,878.8 acre) |
| Scentgrass Lake | 1948 | 633 ha (1,564.2 acre) |
| Upper Rousay Lake | 1948 | 518 ha (1,280 acre) |
| Val Marie Reservoir | 1948 | 505 ha (1,247.9 acre) |
| Neely Lake | 1952 | 809 ha (1,999.1 acre) |
| Opuntia Lake | 1952 | 1395 ha (3,447.1 acre) |
| Wascana Lake | 1956 | 104 ha (257 acre) |
OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
| Name | | Year of Designation | | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Bay | 1939 | 29500 ha (72,896 acre) |
| St. Joseph's Island | 1951 | 940 ha (2,322.8 acre) |
| Chantry Island Chantry Island (Ontario) Chantry Island is a small, island in Lake Huron, south of the mouth of the Saugeen River and approximately a mile off the shores of the town of Southampton, Ontario... |
1957 | 81 ha (200.2 acre) |
| Rideau Rideau "Rideau" which means curtain in the French language is a popular name for geographical features and organizations in the Ottawa, Canada area. The early French used "Rideau" when naming the Rideau Falls because of their similarity to a curtain.... |
1957 | 809.4 ha (2,000.1 acre) |
| Moose River Moose River (Ontario) The Moose River is a Canadian river in the Hudson Plains ecozone of northern Ontario which flows 100 km northeast from the junction of the Mattagami and Missinaibi Rivers into James Bay. Its drainage basin is 108,500 km² and it has a mean discharge rate of 1370 m³/s. Its full length... |
1958 | 1457 ha (3,600.3 acre) |
| Mississippi Lake Mississippi Lake Mississippi Lake is a lake in Lanark County in Ontario, Canada. Ontario's Mississippi River flows northeast and north through the lake. The small Kings Creek also flows into the lake on the west side.... |
1959 | 430 ha (1,062.6 acre) |
| Upper Canada | 1961 | 2663 ha (6,580.4 acre) |
| Beckett Creek | 1969 | 103 ha (254.5 acre) |
| Eleanor Island | 1971 | 0.6 ha (1.5 acre) |
QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
| Name | | Year of Designation | | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Ile Bonaventure et du Rocher Percé | 1919 | 1360 ha (3,360.6 acre) |
| Rochers-aux-Oiseaux | 1919 | 625 ha (1,544.4 acre) |
| Baie de Brador | 1925 | 538 ha (1,329.4 acre) |
| Baie des Loups | 1925 | 3550 ha (8,772.2 acre) |
| Betchouane | 1925 | 462 ha (1,141.6 acre) |
| Ile à la Brume | 1925 | 4320 ha (10,674.9 acre) |
| Iles Sainte Marie | 1925 | 4100 ha (10,131.3 acre) |
| Saint Augustin | 1925 | 5570 ha (13,763.8 acre) |
| Watshishou | 1925 | 11320 ha (27,972.3 acre) |
| Ile aux Basques | 1927 | 933 ha (2,305.5 acre) |
| Senneville | 1936 | 569 ha (1,406 acre) |
| Ile aux Hérons | 1937 | 622 ha (1,537 acre) |
| Ile Carillon | 1937 | 426 ha (1,052.7 acre) |
| Ile du Corossol | 1937 | 413 ha (1,020.5 acre) |
| Boatswain Bay Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary The Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a migratory bird sanctuary that extends between Nunavut and Quebec, Canada. It is located in Boatswain Bay an arm of James Bay, and the Quebec headland. It was established in 29 January 1941 and consists of 17,900 hectares It was established in 1941... |
1941 | 17900 ha (44,231.8 acre) |
| Philipsburg | 1955 | 525 ha (1,297.3 acre) |
| Mont Saint-Hilaire Mont Saint-Hilaire Mont Saint-Hilaire , is an isolated hill, high, in the Montérégie region of southern Quebec. It is about thirty kilometres east of Montreal, and immediately east of the Richelieu River. It is one of the Monteregian Hills... |
1960 | 955 ha (2,359.9 acre) |
| Cap-Saint-Ignace | 1972 | 133 ha (328.6 acre) |
| Iles de la Paix | 1972 | 1115 ha (2,755.2 acre) |
| Nicolet Nicolet, Quebec Nicolet, Quebec is the county seat of Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 7,827... |
1982 | 2835 ha (7,005.4 acre) |
| Ile de la Couvée | 1986 | 17 ha (42 acre) |
| L'Isle-Verte | 1986 | 303 ha (748.7 acre) |
| L'Islet | 1986 | 64 ha (158.1 acre) |
| Montmagny Montmagny, Quebec -External links:*... |
1986 | 80 ha (197.7 acre) |
| Saint-Omer Saint-Omer, Quebec Saint-Omer is a municipality in Quebec.... |
1986 | 64.6 ha (159.6 acre) |
| Saint-Vallier Saint-Vallier, Quebec Saint-Vallier is a small village of about 1,100 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region, located in the province of Quebec in Canada.... |
1986 | 405 ha (1,000.8 acre) |
| Trois Saumons | 1986 | 222 ha (548.6 acre) |
| Gros Mécatina | 1996 | 2310 ha (5,708.1 acre) |
New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
| Name | | Year of Designation | | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Manan Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick Grand Manan Island is a Canadian island, and the largest in the Bay of Fundy. It is also the primary island in the Grand Manan Archipelago, sitting at the boundary between the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic coast. Grand Manan is jurisdictionally part of Charlotte County in... |
1931 | 250 ha (617.8 acre) |
| Machias Seal Island Machias Seal Island Machias Seal Island is an island located in the Gulf of Maine, approximately southeast from Cutler, Maine, and approximately southwest of Southwest Head, New Brunswick on Grand Manan Island. Machias Seal Island is located at and measures approximately in area. It is a neighbour to North Rock.... |
1944 | 9.5 ha (23.5 acre) |
| Inkerman Inkerman, New Brunswick Inkerman is a Canadian parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Delineation:Inkerman Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:-Communities:... |
1998 | 15.1 ha (37.3 acre) |
Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
| Name | | Year of Designation | | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Big Glace Bay Lake | 1939 | 240 ha (593.1 acre) |
| Kentville | 1939 | 200 ha (494.2 acre) |
| Port L'Hebert | 1941 | 350 ha (864.9 acre) |
| Port Joli Port Joli, Nova Scotia Port Joli is a small village located along Highway 103 on the southwest coast of Region of Queens Nova Scotia, Canada. It is about 20 miles from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, the nearest significant town, and 120 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia, the provincial capital. Port Mouton is about midway between... |
1941 | 280 ha (691.9 acre) |
| Sable River | 1941 | 260 ha (642.5 acre) |
| Amherst Point | 1947 | 429 ha (1,060.1 acre) |
| Sable Island Sable Island Sable Island is a small Canadian island situated 300 km southeast of mainland Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. The island is a year-round home to approximately five people... |
1977 | 2350 ha (5,807 acre) |
| Haley Lake | 1980 | 100 ha (247.1 acre) |
Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
| Name | | Year of Designation | | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Black Pond | 1936 | 130 ha (321.2 acre) |
Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
| Name | | Year of Designation | | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Terra Nova Terra Nova National Park Terra Nova National Park is located on the east coast of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, along several inlets of Bonavista Bay... |
1967 | 870 ha (2,149.8 acre) |
| Ile aux Canes | 1991 | 150 ha (370.7 acre) |
| Shepherd Island | 1991 | 16 ha (39.5 acre) |
Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesThe Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
| Name | | Year of Designation | | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson River Delta Anderson River (Northwest Territories) The Anderson River is in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada. It originates in lakes north of Great Bear Lake; its headwaters are in the vicinity of the hamlet of Colville Lake . It flows north and west in the area between the Mackenzie and Coppermine Rivers... |
1961 | 102500 ha (253,282.8 acre) |
| Banks Island No. 1 Banks Island One of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Banks Island is situated in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is separated from Victoria Island to its east by the Prince of Wales Strait and from the mainland by Amundsen Gulf to its south. The Beaufort Sea lies... |
1961 | 1999700 ha (4,941,361.9 acre) |
| Banks Island No. 2 Banks Island One of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Banks Island is situated in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is separated from Victoria Island to its east by the Prince of Wales Strait and from the mainland by Amundsen Gulf to its south. The Beaufort Sea lies... |
1961 | 17000 ha (42,007.9 acre) |
| Cape Parry Cape Parry Cape Parry is a headland in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located at the northern tip of the Parry Peninsula, it projects into Amundsen Gulf, from the North Pole. The nearest settlement is Paulatuk, to the south, and Fiji Island is located to the west... |
1961 | 200 ha (494.2 acre) |
| Kendall Island Kendall Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary The Kendall Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a migratory bird sanctuary in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on Kendall Island and its surrounding area in Mackenzie Bay at the northern tip of the Mackenzie River Delta. A seasonal sanctuary for more than 60,000 shorebirds. it is... |
1961 | 60900 ha (150,487 acre) |
NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
| Name | | Year of Designation | | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Bay | 1939 | 29500 ha (72,896 acre) |
| Akimiski Island Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary The Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a migratory bird sanctuary in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on Akimiski Island within James Bay. The sanctuary, established by the Canadian government on 1 January 1941, has federal conservation status. Taking up the eastern two-thirds... |
1941 | 336700 ha (832,003.1 acre) |
| Boatswain Bay Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary The Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a migratory bird sanctuary that extends between Nunavut and Quebec, Canada. It is located in Boatswain Bay an arm of James Bay, and the Quebec headland. It was established in 29 January 1941 and consists of 17,900 hectares It was established in 1941... |
1941 | 17900 ha (44,231.8 acre) |
| Dewey Soper Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary, or Dewey Soper, is a migratory bird sanctuary in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in western Baffin Island, from Bowman Bay to the Koukdjuak River, and is named in honour of zoologist J. Dewey Soper. It is an area that was classified a wetland of... |
1957 | 793000 ha (1,959,543.9 acre) |
| East Bay East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary The East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a migratory bird sanctuary in Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in East Bay, an arm of Hudson Bay, in southeast Southampton Island. The nearest community is Coral Harbour, to the west... |
1959 | 113800 ha (281,205.7 acre) |
| Harry Gibbons Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary The Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a migratory bird sanctuary in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in western Southampton Island in the area of the Boas River and Bay of Gods Mercy.... |
1959 | 122400 ha (302,456.7 acre) |
| McConnell River McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary The McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary is located in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. The 32,800 hectar sanctuary, at , is on Hudson Bay's west coast, 27 km south of Arviat, and 50 km north of the Manitoba border. Its namesake is the McConnell River which flows to the Hudson... |
1960 | 33400 ha (82,533.1 acre) |
| Queen Maud Gulf Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary The Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary is Canada's largest federally owned protected area, encompassing some of the Arctic Circle coastline. are marine, and are terrestrial.... |
1961 | 6176500 ha (15,262,450.4 acre) |
| Bylot Island Bylot Island Bylot Island lies off the northern end of Baffin Island in Nunavut Territory, Canada. At it is ranked 71st largest island in the world and Canada's 17th largest island. It is also one of the largest uninhabited islands in the world. While there are no permanent settlements on this Canadian Arctic... |
1965 | 1263500 ha (3,122,173.7 acre) |
| Seymour Island Seymour Island (Nunavut) Seymour Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. A member of the Berkeley Islands group, it is located approximately north of northern Bathurst Island. Between Seymour Island and Bathurst Island lies Helena Island. Penny Strait is... |
1975 | 2800 ha (6,918.9 acre) |
| Prince Leopold Island Prince Leopold Island Prince Leopold Island is an island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Lancaster Sound at the junction of Prince Regent Inlet and Barrow Strait... |
1992 | 31100 ha (76,849.7 acre) |