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Government of Ontario

Application for Crown Land

For Ministry use only

Type of occupational authority
Type of applicant

Please type or print. Once the form is completed, please contact your local MNRF District Office to determine the appropriate contact for submission.

Section 1. Applicant information

I/We either:

Section 2. Complete this section if more than one applicant

Additional applicant 1:
Check one of the following:
Additional applicant 2:
Check one of the following:

Section 3. Purpose for which the Crown land is required

Section 4. Requested duration of occupation

Section 5. Description of Crown land required

Sketch attached?

Section 6. Applicant’s or corporation's acknowledgement and declaration

Note: All named applicants must sign form.

In making this application, I/we acknowledge that:

  • I/We understand that this application, including all information contained herein, is a public record and, as such, is accessible by the public upon request.
  • Any occupational authority or patent that may be issued in respect of this application will contain such terms, conditions, reservations, exceptions and covenants as may be considered appropriate by the Ministry or required by law.

I/We solemnly declare that:

  • I/We make this application on my/our own behalf. I am/We are neither interposing for an employee of, or a person holding office under, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, nor do I/we intend to hold the subject lands in trust for such employee or person;
  • I am/We are least 18 years of age on the date this form is signed;
  • All statements made and information given in respect of this application, as well as any supporting documentation, are true and correct.

Signature of applicant/corporation official

Section 7. Complete this section also if applicant is a corporation

I hereby declare that the herein named corporation is eligible to hold land in Ontario.

I have the authority to bind the herein named corporation.

Section 8. Collection of personal information

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is collecting your personal information under the authority of Section 2, 16, 17, 20, 21 of the Public Lands Act.


It will be used for the purposes of identification, enforcement and administration of occupational authority or issuance of letters patent. Personal information may be shared with the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services for land registration in local Land Registry Offices, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation for assessment purposes, the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines for their purposes of managing dispositions under the Mining Act and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for dispositions related to agriculture.

For information about collection, use and sharing practices, contact the District Manager in your local MNRF office.

For Ministry use only

Contact information and locations for regional and district MNRF offices in Ontario

Northeast Region
Regional Office
South Porcupine Ontario Government Complex,
5520 Hwy 101 E, PO Bag 3020, South Porcupine, ON P0N 1H0
1-800-667-1940


Chapleau District
190 Cherry St, PO Box 460, Chapleau, ON P0M 1K0
705-864-1710


Cochrane District
4-2 Hwy 11 S, Cochrane, ON P0L 1C0
705-272-4365


Hearst District
Government Complex, 613 Front St, PO Box 670, Hearst, ON P0L 1N0
705-362-4346


Kirkland Lake District
2nd Flr, 145 Government Rd W, Kirkland Lake, ON P2N 2E8
705-568-3222


North Bay District
3301 Trout Lake Rd, North Bay, ON P1A 4L7
705-475-5550


Sault Ste Marie District
64 Church St, Sault Ste Marie, ON P6A 3H3
705-949-1231


Sudbury District
Suite 5, 3767 Hwy 69 S, Sudbury, ON P3G 1E7
705-564-7823


Timmins District
Ontario Government Complex, 5520 Hwy 101 E, PO Bag 3090, South Porcupine, ON P0N 1H0
705-235-1300


Wawa District
48 Mission Rd, Wawa, ON P0S 1K0
705-856-2396


Northwest Region
Regional Office – Thunder Bay
435 South James St, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S7
1-800-667-1940


Dryden District
2nd Flr, 479 Government Rd, PO Box 730, Dryden, ON P8N 2Z4
807-223-3341


Fort Frances District
922 Scott St, Fort Frances, ON P9A 1J4
807-274-5337


Kenora District
808 Robertson St, PO Box 5080, Kenora, ON P9N 3X9
807-468-2501


Nipigon District
5 Wadsworth Dr, PO Box 970, Nipigon, ON P0T 2J0
807-887-5000


Red Lake District
227 Howey St, PO Box 5003, Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0
807-727-2253


Sioux Lookout District
49 Prince St, PO Box 309, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1A6
807-737-1140


Thunder Bay District
Ontario Government Bldg Suite B001, 435 James St S, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S7
807-475-1471


Southern Region
Regional Office
4th Flr S, 300 Water St, Peterborough, ON K9J 3C7
1-800-667-1940


Aurora District
50 Bloomington Rd, Aurora, ON L4G 0L8
905-713-7400


Aylmer District
615 John St N, Aylmer, ON N5H 2S8
519-773-9241


Bancroft District
106 Monck St, PO Box 500, Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0
613-332-3940


Guelph District
Ontario Government Bldg, 1 Stone Rd W, Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2
519-826-4955


Kemptville District
Unit 1, 10 Campus Dr, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
613-258-8204


Midhurst District
2284 Nursery Rd, Midhurst, ON L9X 1N8
705-725-7500


Parry Sound District
7 Bay St, Parry Sound, ON P2A 1S4
705-746-4201


Pembroke District
31 Riverside Dr, Pembroke, ON K8A 8R6
613-732-3661


Peterborough District
1st Flr S, 300 Water St, Peterborough, ON K9J 3C7
705-755-2001