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Department of Environment and Climate Change
Environment Act
Non-essential Pesticides Control Act
Special Places Protection Act (regulations respecting designated ecological sites only)
Wilderness Areas Protection Act
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Wildlife Act (Fishing Regulations only)
Department of Natural Resources and Renewables
DNR: Legislation
Lists all Acts on one page
Conservation Easements Act
Crown Lands Act
Endangered Species Act
Forests Act
– Christmas Tree Levy Regulations (Agriculture)
– Forest Fire Protection Regulations
– Forest Sustainability Regulations
– Registration and Statistical Returns Regulations
– Timber Loan Board Regulations
– Wildlife Habitat and Watercourses Protection Regulations
Primary Forest Products Marketing Act
Wildlife Act (also under the Departments of Agriculture and Fisheries and Aquaculture)
Forest Utilization Licence Agreements Regulations cited here as made under Section 51 of the Crown Lands Act
Crown Lands Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)
- Forest Utilization Licence Agreements Regulations
- N.S. Reg. 223/2024
- Harvesting Timber on Crown Lands Regulations
- N.S. Reg. 197/2016
Also view Crown Land in Nova Scotia
Department of Natural Resources Accountability Report
– Accountability report 2024 to 2025: Department of Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources Registry of Buyers
– Registry of Buyers Annual 2025 Report (PDF)
“The Report is based on Primary Forest Products Acquired, Secondary Forest Products Produced, and the Wood Acquisition Plan Program.
“This summary is published annually to report the statistical information related to the purchase of primary forest products, forest harvesting, the production of secondary forest products in Nova Scotia and the silviculture conducted under Wood Acquisition Plan Program. This information is collected from companies and individuals involved in the forest sector who acquire primary forest products”
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– Nova Scotia forest data assessment and recommendations
Kari Easthouse Resource Consulting, February 2025.
Prepared for the Forestry Economic Task Force. “A review of available data and potential technologies to support sustainable forest management in Nova Scotia”
–>Economic Impacts of the Forestry Sector in Nova Scotia
Gardner Pinfold, 2025. Available on website of the Forestry Economic Task Force
– NOVA SCOTIA FORESTRY SECTOR: Highlights
Forestry Economic Task Force, 2025. (2023 data) Power Point Presentation