Wilderness areas

Locations of wilderness areas, which are regulated under the Wilderness Area Act.

A spatial data class containing the official boundaries of the Wilderness Areas. A Wilderness Area is an area regulated under the Wilderness Areas Act which states that these areas are set aside "...for the preservation of the area as nearly as may be in its natural state in which research and educational activities may be carried on, for the protection of the flora and fauna, for the improvement of the area, having regard to its historical, aesthetic, scientific or recreational value..."
 
They may be embedded in other protected areas. They range in size and have values from historical to natural heritage but they have no formal class system or management planning

 


 

Additional Documentation
  Status
  Completed: production of the data has been completed
    Maintenance and Update Frequency
  Irregular: data is updated in intervals that are uneven in duration
    Contact
  Natural Heritage Section, Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch, Policy Division, [email protected]    The data referenced here is licensed Electronic Intellectual Property of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and is provided for professional, non-commercial use only.

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Last Updated March 24, 2026, 20:43 (UTC)
Created March 24, 2026, 20:43 (UTC)
Domain / Topic
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Title
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Wilderness areas
Description
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Locations of wilderness areas, which are regulated under the Wilderness Area Act.

A spatial data class containing the official boundaries of the Wilderness Areas. A Wilderness Area is an area regulated under the Wilderness Areas Act which states that these areas are set aside "...for the preservation of the area as nearly as may be in its natural state in which research and educational activities may be carried on, for the protection of the flora and fauna, for the improvement of the area, having regard to its historical, aesthetic, scientific or recreational value..."
 
They may be embedded in other protected areas. They range in size and have values from historical to natural heritage but they have no formal class system or management planning

 


 

Additional Documentation
  Status
  Completed: production of the data has been completed
    Maintenance and Update Frequency
  Irregular: data is updated in intervals that are uneven in duration
    Contact
  Natural Heritage Section, Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch, Policy Division, [email protected]    The data referenced here is licensed Electronic Intellectual Property of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and is provided for professional, non-commercial use only.
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Dataset Size
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0.08
Metadata Identifier
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a37bce8d-2b46-467c-8932-4eabe5c28a2f
Published Date
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2019-02-26
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public
License
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Electronic Intellectual Property - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
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Location
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https://ontariogeohub-lio.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/lio::wilderness-areas
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Owner
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LandInformationOntario
Contact Point
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Land Information Ontario
Contact Point Email
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[email protected]
Publisher
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Land Information Ontario
Publisher Email
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Author
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LandInformationOntario
Author Email
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Accessed At
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2025-11-27
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Identifier
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a642f6ed21524f88a2f94d6d0eabe599
Language
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English
Link to dataset description
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https://ontariogeohub-lio.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/lio::wilderness-areas
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None
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None
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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
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Indigenous Community Permission
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