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

1 British Columbia
2 Alberta
3 Saskatchewan
4 Manitoba
5 Ontario
6 Quebec
7 New Brunswick
8 Nova Scotia
9 Prince Edward Island
10 Newfoundland and Labrador
11 Yukon Territory
12 Northwest Territories
13 Nunavut
14 External Links

[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