List of Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada

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Sign on the limit of Nicolet Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Quebec. Insigne refuge d'oiseaux migrateur.jpg
Sign on the limit of Nicolet Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Quebec.

Migratory Bird Sanctuaries are created in Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994. They are administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service. [1] The first sanctuary in North America, Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary, was created by federal order-in-council in 1887.

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Provinces

Alberta

There are four Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Alberta. [2]

NameYear of DesignationArea
Red Deer 1924130 ha (320 acres)
Saskatoon Lake 19481,135 ha (2,800 acres)
Richardson Lake194912,705 ha (31,390 acres)
Inglewood 19681,600 ha (4,000 acres)

British Columbia

There are seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in British Columbia. [3]

NameYear of DesignationArea
Vaseux Lake 1923282 ha (700 acres)
Victoria Harbour 19231,700 ha (4,200 acres)
Esquimalt Lagoon 1931129.6 ha (320 acres)
Shoal Harbour 1931150 ha (370 acres)
Nechako River 1944180 ha (440 acres)
Christie Islet 19620.81 ha (2.0 acres)
George C. Reifel 1967648 ha (1,600 acres)

Manitoba

Currently there are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the province of Manitoba. [4]

New Brunswick

There are three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in New Brunswick. [5]

NameYear of DesignationArea
Grand Manan 1931250 ha (620 acres)
Machias Seal Island 19449.5 ha (23 acres)
Inkerman 199815.1 ha (37 acres)

Newfoundland and Labrador

There are three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Newfoundland and Labrador. [6]

NameYear of DesignationArea
Terra Nova 1967870 ha (2,100 acres)
Ile aux Canes 1991150 ha (370 acres)
Shepherd Island 199116 ha (40 acres)

Nova Scotia

There are seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Nova Scotia. [7]

NameYear of DesignationArea
Big Glace Bay Lake 1939240 ha (590 acres)
Kentville 1939200 ha (490 acres)
Port L'Hebert 1941350 ha (860 acres)
Port Joli 1941280 ha (690 acres)
Sable River 1941260 ha (640 acres)
Amherst Point 1947429 ha (1,060 acres)
Sable Island 19772,350 ha (5,800 acres)
Haley Lake 1980100 ha (250 acres)

Ontario

There are nine Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Ontario. [8]

NameYear of DesignationArea
Hannah Bay 193929,500 ha (73,000 acres)
St. Joseph's Island 1951940 ha (2,300 acres)
Chantry Island 195781 ha (200 acres)
Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 1957809.4 ha (2,000 acres)
Moose River 19581,457 ha (3,600 acres)
Mississippi Lake 1959430 ha (1,100 acres)
Upper Canada 19612,663 ha (6,580 acres)
Beckett Creek 1969103 ha (250 acres)
Eleanor Island 19710.6 ha (1.5 acres)

Quebec

There are twenty-eight Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Quebec. [9]

NameYear of DesignationAreaCoordinates
Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock 19191,360 ha (3,400 acres)
Rochers aux Oiseaux 1919625 ha (1,540 acres) 47°51′N61°00′W / 47.850°N 61.000°W / 47.850; -61.000 (Bird Rocks Bird Sanctuary)
Brador Bay  [ fr ]1925538 ha (1,330 acres)
Baie des Loups  [ fr ]19253,550 ha (8,800 acres) 50°10′N60°18′W / 50.167°N 60.300°W / 50.167; -60.300 (Baie des Loups Bird Sanctuary)
Betchouane  [ fr ]1925462 ha (1,140 acres) 50°12′N63°13′W / 50.200°N 63.217°W / 50.200; -63.217 (Betchouane Bird Sanctuary)
Île à la Brume  [ fr ]19254,320 ha (10,700 acres) 50°10′N60°30′W / 50.167°N 60.500°W / 50.167; -60.500 (Île à la Brume Bird Sanctuary)
Îles Sainte-Marie  [ fr ]19254,100 ha (10,000 acres) 50°18′N59°40′W / 50.300°N 59.667°W / 50.300; -59.667 (Île Sainte-Marie Bird Sanctuary)
Saint-Augustin  [ fr ]19255,570 ha (13,800 acres) 51°08′N58°28′W / 51.133°N 58.467°W / 51.133; -58.467 (Saint-Augustin Bird Sanctuary)
Watshishou 192511,320 ha (28,000 acres)
Île aux Basques  [ fr ]1927933 ha (2,310 acres)
Senneville  [ fr ]1936569 ha (1,410 acres)
Île aux Hérons  [ fr ]1937622 ha (1,540 acres) 45°25′N73°35′W / 45.417°N 73.583°W / 45.417; -73.583 (Île aux Hérons Bird Sanctuary)
Ile Carillon 1937426 ha (1,050 acres) 45°31′N74°16′W / 45.517°N 74.267°W / 45.517; -74.267 (Carillon Island Bird Sanctuary)
Corossol Island  [ fr ]1937413 ha (1,020 acres) 50°05′N66°25′W / 50.083°N 66.417°W / 50.083; -66.417 (Corossol Island Bird Sanctuary)
Boatswain Bay 194117,900 ha (44,000 acres)
Philipsburg  [ fr ]1955525 ha (1,300 acres)
Mont Saint-Hilaire 1960955 ha (2,360 acres) 45°33′N73°09′W / 45.550°N 73.150°W / 45.550; -73.150 (Mont-Saint-Hilaire Bird Sanctuary)
Cap-Saint-Ignace  [ fr ]1972133 ha (330 acres) 47°02′30″N70°28′30″W / 47.04167°N 70.47500°W / 47.04167; -70.47500 (Cap-Saint-Ignace Bird Sanctuary)
Îles de la Paix  [ fr ]19721,115 ha (2,760 acres) 45°21′N73°50′W / 45.350°N 73.833°W / 45.350; -73.833 (Îles de la Paix Bird Sanctuary)
Nicolet  [ fr ]19822,835 ha (7,010 acres) 46°12′N72°40′W / 46.200°N 72.667°W / 46.200; -72.667 (Nicolet Bird Sanctuary)
Couvée Islands  [ fr ]198617 ha (42 acres) 45°29′N73°31′W / 45.483°N 73.517°W / 45.483; -73.517 (Couvée Islands Bird Sanctuary)
L'Isle-Verte  [ fr ]1986303 ha (750 acres) 48°01′N69°21′W / 48.017°N 69.350°W / 48.017; -69.350 (L'Isle-Verte Bird Sanctuary)
L'Islet  [ fr ]198664 ha (160 acres) 47°08′00″N70°22′30″W / 47.13333°N 70.37500°W / 47.13333; -70.37500 (L’Islet Bird Sanctuary)
Montmagny  [ fr ]198680 ha (200 acres) 46°59′30″N70°33′30″W / 46.99167°N 70.55833°W / 46.99167; -70.55833 (Montmagny Bird Sanctuary)
Saint-Omer  [ fr ]198664.6 ha (160 acres) 48°06′30″N66°14′00″W / 48.10833°N 66.23333°W / 48.10833; -66.23333 (Saint-Omer Bird Sanctuary)
Saint-Vallier  [ fr ]1986405 ha (1,000 acres) 46°53′30″N70°51′00″W / 46.89167°N 70.85000°W / 46.89167; -70.85000 (Saint-Vallier Bird Sanctuary)
Trois-Saumons  [ fr ]1986222 ha (550 acres) 47°09′30″N70°20′00″W / 47.15833°N 70.33333°W / 47.15833; -70.33333 (Trois-Saumons Bird Sanctuary)
Gros Mécatina 19962,310 ha (5,700 acres)

Prince Edward Island

There is one Migratory Bird Sanctuaries on Prince Edward Island. [10]

NameYear of DesignationArea
Black Pond 1936130 ha (320 acres)

Saskatchewan

There are fifteen Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Saskatchewan. [11]

NameYear of DesignationArea
Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary 18874,736 ha (11,700 acres)
Sutherland 1924130 ha (320 acres)
Basin and Middle Lakes 19258,720 ha (21,500 acres)
Indian Head 192532 ha (79 acres)
Lenore Lake 19258,830 ha (21,800 acres)
Old Wives Lake 192526,060 ha (64,400 acres)
Redberry Lake 19256,395 ha (15,800 acres)
Duncairn Reservoir 19481,546 ha (3,820 acres)
Murray Lake 19481,165 ha (2,880 acres)
Scentgrass Lake 1948633 ha (1,560 acres)
Upper Rousay Lake 1948518 ha (1,280 acres)
Val Marie Reservoir 1948505 ha (1,250 acres)
Neely Lake 1952809 ha (2,000 acres)
Opuntia Lake 19521,395 ha (3,450 acres)
Wascana Lake 1956104 ha (260 acres)

Territories

Northwest Territories

There are five Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Northwest Territories. [12]

NameYear of DesignationArea
Anderson River Delta 1961118,417 ha (292,610 acres)
Banks Island No. 1 19612,019,997 ha (4,991,520 acres)
Banks Island No. 2 196114,302 ha (35,340 acres)
Cape Parry 1961227 ha (560 acres)
Kendall Island 196161,241 ha (151,330 acres)

Nunavut

There are eleven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Nunavut Territory. [13]

NameYear of DesignationArea
Hannah Bay 193929,500 ha (73,000 acres)
Akimiski Island 1941336,700 ha (832,000 acres)
Boatswain Bay 194117,900 ha (44,000 acres)
Dewey Soper 1957793,000 ha (1,960,000 acres)
East Bay 1959113,800 ha (281,000 acres)
Harry Gibbons 1959122,400 ha (302,000 acres)
McConnell River 196033,400 ha (83,000 acres)
Queen Maud Gulf 19616,176,500 ha (15,262,000 acres)
Bylot Island 19651,263,500 ha (3,122,000 acres)
Seymour Island 19752,800 ha (6,900 acres)
Prince Leopold Island 199231,100 ha (77,000 acres)

Yukon

There are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Yukon Territory. [14]

See also

References

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  2. "Environment and Climate Change Canada - Alberta". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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  5. "Environment and Climate Change Canada - New Brunswick". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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