Pauingassi Dedicated Protected Area

Manager: Pauingassi First Nation and Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Designation: Protected Area - Far North
Size: 268,092 acres
Region: Ontario

Mushroom harvest rules

Rules vary

Canadian Crown land

Rules differ by province and territory, and permits or local closures may apply. Check with the land manager before you pick.

Crown land is managed by each province or territory under its own rules. Examples: British Columbia allows picking on provincial Crown land without a permit, Nova Scotia allows small-scale personal-use foraging of plants and fungi, Yukon needs a free permit only for commercial morel picking, and several provinces have no mushroom-specific rule we could find. Closures can apply at any time. See this site's province pages for sources.

Official source: Government of British Columbia: Mushroom picking (one example of a provincial Crown land rule)

Last verified: November 11, 2026

Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.

See the foraging laws for Ontario.