Understanding the Prince Edward Island Lands Protection Act

The Island Regulatory and Appeals commission is responsible for the general administration and enforcement of the Act, and for monitoring the land holdings of large landowners. It receives applications and collects all the information necessary to make informed recommendations to government with respect to land acquisitions governed by the Act. The ultimate decision is made by Executive Council. Although there are provisions in the Act and regulations to exempt certain types of land from the calculation of a person or corporation's aggregate land holding, the established limits are fixed and do not allow for a person or corporation to exceed them. Full stop.

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