What is Crown land?
A. Crown land is all or any part of land under the administration and control of the Minister of Natural Resources. Of the 5.8 million hectares of land in Nova Scotia, about 1.4 million hectares (3.5 million acres or about 24% of the province) is designated as Crown land. In addition, most of the submerged lands (the sea bed) along the Province’s 8,000 km of coastline are also considered Crown land. Exceptions would include federally and privately owned waterlots.
