List of Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries are created in Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994. They are administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service. The first sanctuary in North America, Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary, was created by federal order-in-council in 1887.
Provinces
There are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the province of Manitoba.Alberta
There are four Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Alberta.Name | Year of Designation | Area |
Red Deer | 1924 | |
Saskatoon Lake | 1948 | |
Richardson Lake | 1949 | |
Inglewood | 1968 |
British Columbia
There are seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in British Columbia.Name | Year of Designation | Area |
Vaseux Lake | 1923 | |
Victoria Harbour | 1923 | |
Esquimalt Lagoon | 1931 | |
Shoal Harbour | 1931 | |
Nechako River | 1944 | |
Christie Islet | 1962 | |
George C. Reifel | 1967 |
New Brunswick
There are three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in New Brunswick.Name | Year of Designation | Area |
Grand Manan | 1931 | |
Machias Seal Island | 1944 | |
Inkerman | 1998 |
Newfoundland and Labrador
There are three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Newfoundland and Labrador.Name | Year of Designation | Area |
Terra Nova | 1967 | |
Ile aux Canes | 1991 | |
Shepherd Island | 1991 |
Nova Scotia
There are seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Nova Scotia.Name | Year of Designation | Area |
Big Glace Bay Lake | 1939 | |
Kentville | 1939 | |
Port L'Hebert | 1941 | |
Port Joli | 1941 | |
Sable River | 1941 | |
Amherst Point | 1947 | |
Sable Island | 1977 | |
Haley Lake | 1980 |
Ontario
There are nine Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Ontario.Name | Year of Designation | Area |
Hannah Bay | 1939 | |
St. Joseph's Island | 1951 | |
Chantry Island | 1957 | |
Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary | 1957 | |
Moose River | 1958 | |
Mississippi Lake | 1959 | |
Upper Canada | 1961 | |
Beckett Creek | 1969 | |
Eleanor Island | 1971 |
Quebec
There are twenty-eight Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Quebec.Name | Year of Designation | Area | Coordinates |
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Boatswain Bay | 1941 | ||
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[Prince Edward Island]
There is one Migratory Bird Sanctuaries on Prince Edward Island.Name | Year of Designation | Area |
Black Pond | 1936 |
Saskatchewan
There are fifteen Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Saskatchewan.Name | Year of Designation | Area |
Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary | 1887 | |
Sutherland | 1924 | |
Basin and Middle Lakes | 1925 | |
Indian Head | 1925 | |
Lenore Lake | 1925 | |
Old Wives Lake | 1925 | |
Redberry Lake | 1925 | |
Duncairn Reservoir | 1948 | |
Murray Lake | 1948 | |
Scentgrass Lake | 1948 | |
Upper Rousay Lake | 1948 | |
Val Marie Reservoir | 1948 | |
Neely Lake | 1952 | |
Opuntia Lake | 1952 | |
Wascana Lake | 1956 |
Territories
There are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the territory Yukon.Northwest Territories
There are five Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Northwest Territories.Name | Year of Designation | Area |
Anderson River Delta | 1961 | |
Banks Island No. 1 | 1961 | |
Banks Island No. 2 | 1961 | |
Cape Parry | 1961 | |
Kendall Island | 1961 |
Nunavut
There are eleven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Nunavut.Name | Year of Designation | Area |
Hannah Bay | 1939 | |
Akimiski Island | 1941 | |
Boatswain Bay | 1941 | |
Dewey Soper | 1957 | |
East Bay | 1959 | |
Harry Gibbons | 1959 | |
McConnell River | 1960 | |
Queen Maud Gulf | 1961 | |
Bylot Island | 1965 | |
Seymour Island | 1975 | |
Prince Leopold Island | 1992 |