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Saskatchewan Environment
is responsible for administering all Crown resource land in the province.
This includes authorization of
land use
allocations, development of Crown
land policies and programs, conducting land use planning projects and
administering the department’s Treaty Land Entitlement Program. Agricultural
land is administered through Saskatchewan
Agriculture and Food. Although
some grazing, haying and cultivation activity does occur on resource or
provincial forest land administered by Saskatchewan Environment, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
is responsible for the majority of the land associated with these activities. LAND
ADMINISTRATION Saskatchewan Environment
is responsible for administering Crown resource and park land. Any disposition
(lease, easement or permit) on this land, with the exception of park commercial
leases, is the responsibility of Land Administration, Sustainable Land
Management Branch. All
Crown land use requires written authorization from Saskatchewan Environment before any development
or occupation of the land can occur; any land use undertaken without
authorization is considered to be in trespass.
Land Administration is responsible to ensure these uses comply with
department policy and legislation. Parks
and Special Places Branch administers leases for businesses operating on park
land; all other park and resource land leases are administered through Land
Administration. Administration
of the land occurs in two locations in the province: Regina administers land
south of the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District while Prince Albert
looks after the land within the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District.
The Prince Albert office also coordinates activities for the wild rice
and sand and gravel programs. Information
is provided on various programs, services and policies. Application
forms for proposed land uses should be submitted to the local
Saskatchewan Environment office and discussed with the local conservation officer or regional
land manager. The regional land
manager should be contacted for larger proposals while cottage or permit
requests can be directed to the local office. Land
Administration, Regina Land
Administration, Prince Albert POLICY
AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Policy
and Program Development oversees and coordinates development of all Saskatchewan Environment Crown
land policy and programs. Policy
and Program Development also works closely with other departments and agencies to
ensure provincial coordination of Crown land policies and programs. Policy
and Program Development is also responsible for implementing the sale and transfer of Crown resource land selected
by First
Nations for settlement
of Treaty land entitlements. Policy and
Program Development LAND
USE PLANNING Land
use planning is an ecosystem-based tool that can link the environment, the
community and the economy in ways that help ensure the sustainable use of
resources. Planning is expected to
integrate environmental, social, and economic values, resolve conflict, build
common land use objectives, ensure openness and inclusiveness as well as adapt
to global, national and local needs and preferences. Land Use
Planning
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