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.
NameYear of DesignationArea
Red Deer1924
Saskatoon Lake1948
Richardson Lake1949
Inglewood1968

British Columbia

There are seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in British Columbia.
NameYear of DesignationArea
Vaseux Lake1923
Victoria Harbour1923
Esquimalt Lagoon1931
Shoal Harbour1931
Nechako River1944
Christie Islet1962
George C. Reifel1967

New Brunswick

There are three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in New Brunswick.
NameYear of DesignationArea
Grand Manan1931
Machias Seal Island1944
Inkerman1998

Newfoundland and Labrador

There are three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Newfoundland and Labrador.
NameYear of DesignationArea
Terra Nova1967
Ile aux Canes1991
Shepherd Island1991

Nova Scotia

There are seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Nova Scotia.
NameYear of DesignationArea
Big Glace Bay Lake1939
Kentville1939
Port L'Hebert1941
Port Joli1941
Sable River1941
Amherst Point1947
Sable Island1977
Haley Lake1980

Ontario

There are nine Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Ontario.
NameYear of DesignationArea
Hannah Bay1939
St. Joseph's Island1951
Chantry Island1957
Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary1957
Moose River1958
Mississippi Lake1959
Upper Canada1961
Beckett Creek1969
Eleanor Island1971

Quebec

There are twenty-eight Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Quebec.
NameYear of DesignationAreaCoordinates
Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock1919
1919
1925
1925
1925
1925
1925
1925
1925
1927
1936
1937
Ile Carillon1937
1937
Boatswain Bay1941
1955
Mont Saint-Hilaire1960
1972
1972
1982
1986
1986
1986
1986
1986
1986
1986
1996

[Prince Edward Island]

There is one Migratory Bird Sanctuaries on Prince Edward Island.
NameYear of DesignationArea
Black Pond1936

Saskatchewan

There are fifteen Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Saskatchewan.
NameYear of DesignationArea
Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary1887
Sutherland1924
Basin and Middle Lakes1925
Indian Head1925
Lenore Lake1925
Old Wives Lake1925
Redberry Lake1925
Duncairn Reservoir1948
Murray Lake1948
Scentgrass Lake1948
Upper Rousay Lake1948
Val Marie Reservoir1948
Neely Lake1952
Opuntia Lake1952
Wascana Lake1956

Territories

There are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the territory Yukon.

Northwest Territories

There are five Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Northwest Territories.
NameYear of DesignationArea
Anderson River Delta1961
Banks Island No. 11961
Banks Island No. 21961
Cape Parry1961
Kendall Island1961

Nunavut

There are eleven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Nunavut.
NameYear of DesignationArea
Hannah Bay1939
Akimiski Island1941
Boatswain Bay1941
Dewey Soper1957
East Bay1959
Harry Gibbons1959
McConnell River1960
Queen Maud Gulf1961
Bylot Island1965
Seymour Island1975
Prince Leopold Island1992