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

Alberta

There are four Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Alberta.

British Columbia

There are seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in British Columbia.

Manitoba

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

New Brunswick

There are three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in New Brunswick.

Newfoundland and Labrador

There are three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Nova Scotia

There are seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Nova Scotia.

Ontario

There are nine Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Ontario.

Quebec

There are twenty-eight Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Quebec.

Prince Edward Island

There is one Migratory Bird Sanctuaries on Prince Edward Island.

Saskatchewan

There are fifteen Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Saskatchewan.

Territories

Northwest Territories

There are five Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Northwest Territories.

Nunavut

There are eleven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Nunavut Territory.

Yukon

There are no Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in the Yukon Territory.