REGINA – Public consultation on farmland ownership has been launched in Saskatchewan.
Agriculture minister Lyle Stewart is encouraging residents to take an online survey that covers topics ranging from the powers of the Farm Land Security Board to the situation surrounding farmland ownership.
A paper copy of the survey can be picked up at any Ministry of Agriculture Regional Office.
Under current laws only Canadian citizens and 100 per cent Canadian owned entities can own more than ten acres of farm land.
Stewart hopes the survey feedback will tell him if the act is working for residents.
“Many people suspect that foreign interests have found a way around our act and may have found ways to hold some interest in Saskatchewan farmland, if not outright title,” said Stewart. “So these are things that are up for question here.”
The survey will be open until Aug. 10.
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