Canadian Forest Service Loses Land Base

Canadian Forest Service loses land base and becomes a research organization

“Until 1930, the federal government retained authority over the forests of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and the 64 km-wide railway belt along the route of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia. Today, provincial and territorial governments are responsible for about 90 per cent of the non-reserved commercial forest land, the federal government controls roughly 2 per cent (this includes First Nations reserves, military bases and national parks), and private owners oversee the remaining 8 per cent.”

Accessed September 24th 2019 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/forestry