House of Commons Debates Ottawa December 14, 1970.
Mr. Fortin (Ralliement Creditiste): 1.) What is the area of land owned by the federal government in each province?2.) Is there a complete and perpetual inventory of federally owned properties? 3.) What action has been taken since the release of the Glassco Report to improve the management of real property?
Hon. Arthur Laing (Minister of Public Works) Liberal: 1.) The area of land owned by the federal government as recorded in the Central Inventory of Federal Properties, by province is:
Province Number of Acres
Newfoundland 96, 041
Prince Edward Island 1, 353
Nova Scotia 22, 514
New Brunswick 318, 532
Quebec 280, 485
Ontario 268, 283
Manitoba 51, 707
Saskatchewan 77, 445
Alberta 101, 751
British Columbia 164, 158
*Yukon Territories 21, 125
vNorthwest Territories 90, 193
v Includes only property that is being utilized by federal departments or agencies.
2.) There is a perpetual inventory of federally owned land. The inventory is estimated to be 90% complete at the present time and is expected to be completed at the end of 1971. 3.) Several of the recommendations made by the Glassco Report to improve real property management have been acted upon; more recently the Treasury Board-Department of Public Works Task Force has examined the entire ecect of real property management and proposals are now being studied for presentation to the government."
In 1971 the citizens of Canada owned Crown property worth $20 billion dollars. (House of Commons Debates, MP John Gilbert, March 18, 1971.)
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Erik Nielsen told writer Stevie Cameron that federal real estate was worth $40 to $60 billion dollars when he was the Minister of Public Works. (On the Take by Stevie Cameron.)
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