Evaluation of Rents under the Public Lands Act

Project Background Pursuant to s. 9.1 of the Public Lands Act, the Minister has the authority to set fees, rents, and other amounts payable for the use of public lands (“regulatory fees”). These regulatory fees need to be based on sound economic principles and align with department goals and priorities. There is, however, no current mechanism in place that would trigger a review of these fees (e.g., changing market conditions, time interval, etc.), nor is there an established method to set the