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. This list is taken from this Environment Canada website

Contents

[edit] British Columbia

Name Year of Designation Area (ha)
Vaseux Lake 1923 282
Victoria Harbour 1923 1700
Esquimalt Lagoon 1931 129.6
Shoal Harbour 1931 150
Nechako River 1944 180
Christie Islet 1962 0.81
George C. Reifel Refuge 1967 648

[edit] Alberta

Name Year of Designation Area (ha)
Red Deer 1924 130
Saskatoon Lake 1948 1135
Richardson Lake 1949 12 705
Inglewood 1968 1600

[edit] Saskatchewan

Name Year of Designation Area (ha)
Last Mountain Lake 1887 4736
Sutherland 1924 130
Basin and Middle Lakes 1925 8720
Indian Head 1925 32
Lenore Lake 1925 8830
Old Wives Lake 1925 26 060
Redberry Lake 1925 6395
Duncairn Reservoir 1948 1546
Murray Lake 1948 1165
Scentgrass Lake 1948 633
Upper Rousay Lake 1948 518
Val Marie Reservoir 1948 505
Neely Lake 1952 809
Opuntia Lake 1952 1395
Wascana Lake 1956 104

[edit] Manitoba

There are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Manitoba.

[edit] Ontario

Name Year of Designation Area (ha)
Hannah Bay 1939 29 500
St. Joseph's Island 1951 940
Chantry Island 1957 81
Rideau 1957 809.4
Moose River 1958 1457
Mississippi Lake 1959 430
Upper Canada 1961 2663
Beckett Creek 1969 103
Eleanor Island 1971 0.6

[edit] Quebec

Name Year of Designation Area (ha)
Ile Bonaventure et du Rocher Percé 1919 1360
Rochers des Oiseaux 1919 625
Baie de Brador 1925 538
Baie des Loups 1925 3550
Betchouane 1925 462
Ile à la Brume 1925 4320
Iles Sainte Marie 1925 4100
Saint Augustin 1925 5570
Watshishou 1925 11 320
Ile aux Basques 1927 933
Senneville 1936 569
Ile aux Hérons 1937 622
Ile Carillon 1937 426
Ile du Corossol 1937 413
Boatswain Bay 1941 17 900
Philipsburg 1955 525
Mont Saint-Hilaire 1960 955
Cap-Saint-Ignace 1972 133
Iles de la Paix 1972 1115
Nicolet 1982 2835
Ile de la Couvée 1986 17
L'Isle-Verte 1986 303
L'Islet 1986 64
Montmagny 1986 80
Saint-Omer 1986 64.6
Saint-Vallier 1986 405
Trois Saumons 1986 222
Gros Mécatina 1996 2310

[edit] New Brunswick

Name Year of Designation Area (ha)
Grand Manan 1931 250
Machias Seal Island 1944 622
Inkerman 1998 15.1

[edit] Nova Scotia

Name Year of Designation Area (ha)
Big Glace Bay Lake 1939 240
Kentville 1939 200
Port Hebert 1941 350
Port Joli 1941 280
Sable River 1941 260
Amherst Point 1947 429
Sable Island 1977 2350
Haley Lake 1980 100

[edit] Prince Edward Island

Name Year of Designation Area (ha)
Black Pond 1936 130

[edit] Newfoundland and Labrador

Name Year of Designation Area (ha)
Terra Nova 1967 870
Ile aux Canes 1991 150
Shepherd Island 1991 16

[edit] Yukon Territory

There are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Yukon Territory.

[edit] Northwest Territories

Name Year of Designation Area (ha)
Anderson River Delta 1961 102 500
Banks Island No. 1 1961 1 999 700
Banks Island No. 2 1961 17 000
Cape Parry 1961 200
Kendall Island 1961 60 900

[edit] Nunavut

Name Year of Designation Area (ha)
Hannah Bay 1939 29 500
Akimiski Island 1941 336 700
Boatswain Bay 1941 17 900
Dewey Soper 1957 793 000
East Bay 1959 113 800
Harry Gibbons 1959 122 400
McConnell River 1960 33 400
Queen Maud Gulf 1961 6 176 500
Bylot Island 1965 1 263 500
Seymour Island 1975 2800
Prince Leopold Island 1992 31 100

[edit] External Links

Canadian Wildlife Service - Migratory Bird Sanctuaries