List of Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada
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Migratory Bird Sanctuaries are created in Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. They are administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment and Climate Change Canada. As of July 2025[update] there are ninety-two Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Canada and the first sanctuary in North America, Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary, was created by federal order-in-council in 1887.[1][2]
Provinces
Alberta
As of July 2025[update] there are four Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Alberta.[3]
| Name | Year established |
Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | ||
| Inglewood | 1929 | 111 | 270 |
| Red Deer | 1924 | 129 | 320 |
| Richardson Lake | 1949 | 10,798 | 26,680 |
| Saskatoon Lake | 1948 | 1,150 | 2,800 |
British Columbia
As of July 2025[update] there are seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in British Columbia.[4]
| Name | Year established |
Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | ||
| Christie Islet | 1962 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Esquimalt Lagoon | 1939 | 134 | 330 |
| George C. Reifel | 1967 | 376 | 930 |
| Nechako River | 1944 | 183 | 450 |
| Shoal Harbour | 1931 | 146 | 360 |
| Vaseux Lake | 1923 | 559 | 1,380 |
| Victoria Harbour | 1,891 | 4,670 | |
Manitoba
Currently there are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the province of Manitoba.[1]
New Brunswick
As of July 2025[update] there are three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in New Brunswick.[5]
| Name | Year established |
Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | ||
| Grand Manan | 1931 | 433 | 1,070 |
| Inkerman | 1998 | 16 | 40 |
| Machias Seal Island | 1944 | 1,046 | 2,580 |
Newfoundland and Labrador
As of July 2025[update] there are three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Newfoundland and Labrador.[6]
| Name | Year established |
Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | ||
| Ile aux Canes | 1991 | 162 | 400 |
| Shepherd Island | 18 | 44 | |
| Terra Nova | 1967 | 1,178 | 2,910 |
Nova Scotia
As of July 2025[update] there are eight Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Nova Scotia.[7]
| Name | Year established |
Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | ||
| Amherst Point | 1947 | 433 | 1,070 |
| Big Glace Bay Lake | 1939 | 393 | 970 |
| Haley Lake | 1980 | 95 | 230 |
| Kentville | 1939 | 506 | 1,250 |
| Port Joli | 1941 | 397 | 980 |
| Port Hebert | 346 | 850 | |
| Sable Island | 1977 | 3,100 | 7,700 |
| Sable River | 1941 | 313 | 770 |
Ontario
As of July 2025[update] there are nine Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Ontario.[8]
| Name | Year established |
Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | ||
| Beckett Creek | 1969 | 184 | 450 |
| Chantry Island | 1957 | 19 | 47 |
| Eleanor Island | 1971 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Hannah Bay | 1939 | 25,231 | 62,350 |
| Mississippi Lake | 1959 | 300 | 740 |
| Moose River | 1958 | 2,690 | 6,600 |
| Rideau River | 1957 | 752 | 1,860 |
| St. Joseph's Island | 1951 | 986 | 2,440 |
| Upper Canada | 1961 | 2,604 | 6,430 |
Prince Edward Island
As of July 2025[update] there is one Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Prince Edward Island.[9]
| Name | Year established |
Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | ||
| Black Pond | 1936 | 130 | 320 |
Quebec
As of July 2025[update] there are twenty-eight Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Quebec.[10]
| Name | Year established |
Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | ||
| Baie de Brador | 1925 | 567 | 1,400 |
| Baie des Loups | 3,610 | 8,900 | |
| Betchouane | 492 | 1,220 | |
| Bird Rocks | 1919 | 648 | 1,600 |
| Boatswain Bay | 1941 | 15,465 | 38,210 |
| Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock | 1919 | 1,361 | 3,360 |
| Cap-Saint-Ignace | 1986 | 131 | 320 |
| Carillon Island | 1931 | 455 | 1,120 |
| Gros-Mécatina | 1996 | 2,168 | 5,360 |
| Île à la Brume | 1925 | 3,789 | 9,360 |
| Île aux Basques | 1927 | 840 | 2,100 |
| Île aux Hérons | 1937 | 631 | 1,560 |
| Île du Corossol | 364 | 900 | |
| Îles de la Couvée | 1986 | 15 | 37 |
| Îles de la Paix | 1972 | 1,092 | 2,700 |
| L'Isle-Verte | 1986 | 376 | 930 |
| L'Islet | 59 | 150 | |
| Mont Saint-Hilaire | 1960 | 985 | 2,430 |
| Montmagny | 1986 | 122 | 300 |
| Nicolet | 1982 | 2,937 | 7,260 |
| Philipsburg | 1955 | 527 | 1,300 |
| Saint-Augustin | 1925 | 5,369 | 13,270 |
| Saint-Omer | 1986 | 56 | 140 |
| Saint-Vallier | 356 | 880 | |
| Sainte-Marie Islands | 1925 | 3,980 | 9,800 |
| Senneville | 1936 | 555 | 1,370 |
| Trois-Saumons | 1986 | 157 | 390 |
| Watshishou | 1925 | 10,673 | 26,370 |
Saskatchewan
As of July 2025[update] there are fifteen Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Saskatchewan.[11]
| Name | Year established |
Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | ||
| Basin and Middle Lakes | 1925 | 4,991 | 12,330 |
| Duncairn Reservoir | 1948 | 1,615 | 3,990 |
| Indian Head | 1924 | 32 | 79 |
| Last Mountain Lake | 1921 | 4,843 | 11,970 |
| Lenore Lake | 1925 | 10,331 | 25,530 |
| Murray Lake | 1948 | 1,589 | 3,930 |
| Neely Lake | 1952 | 502 | 1,240 |
| Old Wives Lake | 1925 | 32,391 | 80,040 |
| Opuntia Lake | 1952 | 1,391 | 3,440 |
| Redberry Lake | 1925 | 5,271 | 13,020 |
| Scent Grass Lake | 1948 | 647 | 1,600 |
| Sutherland | 1924 | 130 | 320 |
| Upper Rousay Lake | 1948 | 573 | 1,420 |
| Val Marie Reservoir | 431 | 1,070 | |
| Wascana Lake | 1956 | 117 | 290 |
Territories
Northwest Territories
As of July 2025[update] there are five Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Northwest Territories.[12]
| Name | Year established |
Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | ||
| Anderson River Delta | 1961 | 118,402 | 292,580 |
| Banks Island No. 1 | 2,019,997 | 4,991,520 | |
| Banks Island No. 2 | 14,302 | 35,340 | |
| Cape Parry | 227 | 560 | |
| Kendall Island | 61,241 | 151,330 | |
Nunavut
As of August 2025[update] there are nine Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Nunavut.[13]
| Name | Year established |
Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | ||
| Ahiak (Queen Maud Gulf) | 1961 | 6,292,818 | 15,549,890 |
| Akimiski Island | 1941 | 353,421 | 873,320 |
| Akpaqarvik (Prince Leopold Island) | 1992 | 30,399 | 75,120 |
| Bylot Island | 1965 | 1,282,731 | 3,169,700 |
| Ikkattuaq (Harry Gibbons) | 1959 | 143,811 | 355,360 |
| Isulijarniq (Dewey Soper) | 1957 | 816,599 | 2,017,860 |
| Kuugaarjuk (McConnell River) | 1960 | 36,803 | 90,940 |
| Naujavaat (Seymour Island) | 1975 | 5,302 | 13,100 |
| Qaqsauqtuuq (East Bay) | 1959 | 112,826 | 278,800 |
Yukon
There are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Yukon Territory.[1]