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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
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 |
Name |
Year of Designation |
Area (ha) |
Red Deer |
1924 |
130 |
Saskatoon Lake |
1948 |
1135 |
Richardson Lake |
1949 |
12 705 |
Inglewood |
1968 |
1600 |
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 |
There are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Manitoba.
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 |
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 |
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 |
Name |
Year of Designation |
Area (ha) |
Black Pond |
1936 |
130 |
Name |
Year of Designation |
Area (ha) |
Terra Nova |
1967 |
870 |
Ile aux Canes |
1991 |
150 |
Shepherd Island |
1991 |
16 |
There are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Yukon Territory.
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