Metal Detecting in Quebec: Laws, Map & Places

Pointe-Taillon has extensive sandy shoreline on Lac Saint-Jean. Québec park rules require visitors to follow the park’s listed activities and locations; an activity not on that list may require authorization from the park director. This explorer therefore does not treat public beach access as blanket metal-detecting permission.

Map note: Official Sépaq GPS for the Pointe-Taillon sector access point. The park has about 15 km of sand beach; this is a sector reference, not a detecting-permission or beach-boundary pin.

Place type

Quebec national park beach

Detector use

Park Director Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

Ground Disturbance Not Authorized Without Applicable Park Or Ministerial Authorization

Recovery

Do Not Remove Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Director Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Sépaq Pointe-Taillon sector GPS

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September 6, 2026

Légis Québec — Regulation respecting parks (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq confirms roughly 15 km of sand beach and publishes the Pointe-Taillon sector GPS. The park regulation requires compliance with the official activity list and allows director authorization for an unlisted activity.

Frontenac’s Saint-Daniel sector includes sandy beach-activity areas such as Baie-des-Sables. Québec national-park rules do not provide blanket hobby-detecting permission; activities must match the park’s offered-activity list unless separately authorized by the director.

Map note: Official Sépaq GPS for the Saint-Daniel sector, which includes Baie-des-Sables and other beach-activity areas. It is a sector reference rather than an exact beach or permission point.

Place type

Quebec national park beach sector

Detector use

Park Director Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

Ground Disturbance Not Authorized Without Applicable Park Or Ministerial Authorization

Recovery

Do Not Remove Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Director Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Sépaq Saint-Daniel sector GPS

Checked

September 6, 2026

Légis Québec — Regulation respecting parks (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national de Frontenac · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq identifies wild beaches in the Saint-Daniel sector and publishes an official sector GPS. Detector use is treated as authorization-required unless it appears on the park’s current activity list.

Frontenac’s Southern sector has several wild beach areas. Because Québec’s park regulation ties activities to each park’s offered-activity list and director authorizations, this record requires confirmation/authorization before detecting and does not infer permission from beach access.

Map note: Official Sépaq GPS for Frontenac’s Southern sector, where Sépaq lists wild beach areas including Baie Sauvage and Lac Thor. This is not an exact beach coordinate.

Place type

Quebec national park beach sector

Detector use

Park Director Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

Ground Disturbance Not Authorized Without Applicable Park Or Ministerial Authorization

Recovery

Do Not Remove Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Director Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Sépaq Southern sector GPS

Checked

September 6, 2026

Légis Québec — Regulation respecting parks (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national de Frontenac · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq lists beach activities in the Southern sector and publishes its GPS. The explorer keeps the point broad and permission-required.

Sépaq lists Crémaillère Beach in Mont-Tremblant’s La Diable sector. Metal detecting is not treated as a listed/default activity: verify the current activity list and obtain park authorization before detector use, and do not disturb protected archaeological material.

Map note: Official Sépaq GPS for the La Diable entrance. Crémaillère Beach is in this sector; the marker is a broad sector/access reference, not the beach itself.

Place type

Quebec national park beach sector

Detector use

Park Director Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

Ground Disturbance Not Authorized Without Applicable Park Or Ministerial Authorization

Recovery

Do Not Remove Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Director Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Sépaq La Diable entrance GPS

Checked

September 6, 2026

Légis Québec — Regulation respecting parks (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national du Mont-Tremblant · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq explicitly lists Crémaillère Beach and publishes the La Diable sector entrance GPS. The coordinate is intentionally not presented as the beach location.

Sépaq identifies Lac-Provost Beach in the Pimbina–Saint-Donat sector. Public beach use does not establish detector permission; Québec park rules require compliance with the current activity list or a director authorization for an unlisted activity.

Map note: Official Sépaq GPS for the Pimbina–Saint-Donat entrance. Lac-Provost Beach is in this sector; this is a broad navigation/rule reference.

Place type

Quebec national park beach sector

Detector use

Park Director Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

Ground Disturbance Not Authorized Without Applicable Park Or Ministerial Authorization

Recovery

Do Not Remove Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Director Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Sépaq Pimbina–Saint-Donat entrance GPS

Checked

September 6, 2026

Légis Québec — Regulation respecting parks (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national du Mont-Tremblant · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq explicitly lists Lac-Provost Beach and publishes the Pimbina–Saint-Donat entrance GPS; the explorer keeps that distinction visible.

Sépaq’s Anse-à-William camping map identifies a supervised beach. The official park GPS guidance routes visitors through the Squatec sector entrance, roughly 23 km away. Detecting is not assumed permitted: park authorization and current activity-list confirmation are required before detector use or ground disturbance.

Map note: Sépaq’s official Squatec sector entrance GPS is used as a broad access reference; Sépaq states Anse-à-William is about 23 km beyond this entrance. This pin is deliberately not presented as the beach coordinate.

Place type

Quebec national park beach

Detector use

Park Director Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

Ground Disturbance Not Authorized Without Applicable Park Or Ministerial Authorization

Recovery

Do Not Remove Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Director Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Sépaq Squatec sector entrance GPS — broad access reference

Checked

September 6, 2026

Légis Québec — Regulation respecting parks (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Anse-à-William camping and supervised beach · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq identifies a supervised beach at Anse-à-William and publishes an official sector-entry GPS with a warning that the campground is 23 km beyond the entrance. This intentionally remains a broad navigation reference.

Oka has a large supervised public beach, but beach admission is not metal-detecting permission. Québec park rules require visitors to follow the current offered-activity list; an unlisted activity requires superintendent authorization.

Map note: Official Commission de toponymie / CGNDB park coordinate. Sépaq identifies a separate beach-access entrance; the marker is intentionally broad and is not a detecting boundary.

Place type

Quebec national park beach

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Quebec toponymy park reference — broad beach/park reference

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national d'Oka supervised beach · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq confirms the supervised beach and a dedicated beach-access entrance. The official park coordinate is used conservatively because it is an authoritative geographic reference rather than a fabricated detector-use point.

Yamaska offers a supervised beach at Réservoir Choinière. Public swimming and beach access do not establish detector or digging permission, so park authorization is required before detector use.

Map note: Official Commission de toponymie / CGNDB park coordinate. Sépaq confirms the supervised beach at Réservoir Choinière; this is a broad park reference, not an exact beach boundary.

Place type

Quebec national park beach

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Quebec toponymy park reference — broad beach/park reference

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national de la Yamaska supervised beach · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq lists the supervised reservoir beach for the 2026 season. The official park coordinate is used as a conservative map reference.

Mont-Orford operates the Lac-Stukely beach sector. Because metal detecting is not treated here as a default listed activity, authorization must be confirmed before detector use, digging or recovery.

Map note: Named Lac-Stukely beach reference within the Sépaq Lac-Stukely sector. Exact detector-use boundaries are not represented.

Place type

Quebec national park beach

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Named beach coordinate from GeoNames/OpenStreetMap cross-reference; Sépaq sector verified

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national du Mont-Orford information · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq confirms a Lac-Stukely beach parking/service sector. The coordinate identifies the named beach from open geographic datasets and is not used to imply permission.

Sépaq operates supervised swimming at the Lac-Fraser sector beach. Detector use is not inferred from swimming access; confirm the current activity list and obtain authorization before detecting or disturbing ground.

Map note: Official Plage du Lac Fraser coordinate from Québec/CGNDB. It identifies the named beach, not a legal detecting boundary.

Place type

Quebec national park supervised beach

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Quebec geographical-name beach coordinate

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national du Mont-Orford information · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq confirms the Lac-Fraser supervised beach and beach parking; CGNDB provides an official named-beach coordinate.

Sépaq identifies Pointe aux Épinettes as a beach activity location in Parc national du Bic. The coastal setting is relevant to lost-item searching, but the park activity/heritage rules require authorization rather than assumed hobby-detecting access.

Map note: Broad Pointe aux Épinettes shoreline reference. Sépaq runs beach-based naturalist activities here; the marker is not an exact detecting zone.

Place type

Quebec national park coastal beach

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Pointe aux Épinettes geographic reference near the documented beach activity area

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national du Bic · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq explicitly directs visitors to the beach at Pointe aux Épinettes for naturalist programming. The coordinate is a broad geographic point for that shoreline.

Sépaq identifies the beach at Anse à Wilson for low-tide littoral discovery activities. Because this is an ecologically sensitive national-park shoreline, detector use and any disturbance require park authorization.

Map note: Approximate Anse à Wilson beach reference derived from a published coastal habitat survey site. It is not an exact detector-use boundary.

Place type

Quebec national park coastal beach

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Published coastal habitat survey site coordinate converted from UTM19

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national du Bic · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq names Anse à Wilson as a beach/littoral activity site. The coordinate is a conservative published survey reference, not an invitation to dig.

Sépaq uses the Baie du Ha! Ha! area for visitor programming and shoreline access. Detector use is not a listed default activity and no digging/recovery authority is inferred.

Map note: Official Baie du Ha! Ha! geographical-name point. The bay spans a broad shoreline; this pin is contextual and non-boundary.

Place type

Quebec national park coastal shoreline

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Quebec geographical-name bay coordinate — broad shoreline reference

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national du Bic · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq documents visitor activity at Baie du Ha! Ha.; the Commission de toponymie supplies the official bay coordinate. The record is intentionally broad.

Sépaq identifies the Auberge Jodoin beach as an activity meeting point in the Pointe-Opémican sector. That relevance does not override Québec park rules; authorization is required before detector use or disturbance.

Map note: Beach point at Auberge Jodoin in the Pointe-Opémican sector. Coordinates are a site map reference and are not a legal permission boundary.

Place type

Quebec national park sandy beach

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Mapped sandy-beach point within the officially documented Pointe-Opémican sector

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national d'Opémican · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq explicitly names the Auberge Jodoin beach as a visitor-programming location. A mapped access resource provides the site coordinate; detector permission is not inferred.

The Pointe-Opémican sector includes sandy shorelines and beach recreation. Metal detecting remains authorization-required because public beach access does not establish a right to search, dig or recover objects.

Map note: Mapped sandy-beach reference in the Pointe-Opémican sector. It identifies a visitor beach, not a detecting-permission zone.

Place type

Quebec national park sandy beach

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Mapped sandy-beach point within the officially documented Pointe-Opémican sector

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national d'Opémican · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq describes the sector as having sandy shores and beach activity; a mapped outdoor-access dataset identifies the Grande Plage point.

Sépaq describes Baie d'Opémican as part of the Pointe-Opémican visitor landscape and water-activity area. The shoreline is retained as a planning reference with park authorization required before detecting.

Map note: Broad Baie d'Opémican coordinate. It is contextual only and does not identify an approved detector-use area.

Place type

Quebec national park shoreline

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Named bay coordinate — broad shoreline reference

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national d'Opémican · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: The bay is named and mapped, while Sépaq confirms the surrounding Pointe-Opémican recreation sector. The marker is deliberately broad.

Sépaq identifies Les-Amicaux as a Lac Saint-Jean access/launch sector within a park known for extensive sandy shores. Detector use is still subject to the park activity list and superintendent authorization.

Map note: Official Sépaq GPS for the Les-Amicaux sector. It is a sector access point, not a beach boundary or detector-use point.

Place type

Quebec national park lakeshore access sector

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Sépaq Les-Amicaux sector GPS

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq publishes the exact Les-Amicaux sector GPS and identifies the sector for water access. The point remains a broad planning reference.

Sépaq identifies the Camp-de-Touage-Les-Îles sector as a shoreline/launch area and provides access to island beaches. Historic towage remains are also documented nearby, increasing heritage sensitivity; no artifact recovery is inferred.

Map note: Official Sépaq GPS for the Camp-de-Touage-Les-Îles service sector near Baie Forest. This is a sector reference rather than an exact beach or detecting boundary.

Place type

Quebec national park lakeshore access sector

Detector use

Park Superintendent Authorization Required If Not Offered Activity

Digging

No Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred; Obtain Specific Park Authorization Before Digging

Recovery

Do Not Remove Natural Formations Or Investigate Archaeological Material; Declare Possible Archaeological Discovery

Permission

Verify Current Activity List And Obtain Park Superintendent Authorization Before Detecting

Heritage

Archaeological Intervention Requires Permit; Archaeological Discoveries Must Be Declared

Map precision

Official Sépaq Camp-de-Touage-Les-Îles sector GPS

Checked

September 8, 2026

Légis Québec — Parks Regulation (P-9, r. 25) · Sépaq — Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon · Coordinate reference

Why this classification: Sépaq publishes the Camp-de-Touage sector GPS, identifies Baie Forest as a launch point, and documents the sector’s cultural-history context. This record is therefore permission-required and heritage-sensitive.

Parks Canada lists Forillon National Park as a current federally protected park/place and publishes the map reference used here. Current Parks Canada visitor guidance states that operating a metal detector is prohibited at all Parks Canada-administered places. This marker is a protected/no-go planning reference, not a detecting destination.

Map note: Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point. This is a no-go planning marker, not a legal boundary or detecting location; do not use the point to infer the protected-area boundary.

Place type

National park / reserve — federally protected area

Detector use

Prohibited At Parks Canada Administered Place

Digging

Prohibited; No Recreational Excavation Or Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred

Recovery

Prohibited; Do Not Remove Historic, Archaeological Or Natural Objects

Permission

No General Recreational Detector Permission; Any Exceptional Authorization Must Come Expressly From Parks Canada

Heritage

Federal Protected Area; Natural And Historic Objects Protected; Leave Objects In Place

Map precision

Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point

Checked

September 8, 2026

Parks Canada — Find a Parks Canada location (official place listing and map reference) · Parks Canada — current visitor guidelines: metal detectors prohibited at all Parks Canada-administered places

Why this classification: Parks Canada’s current location finder confirms this named federal place and provides the reference point used on the map. Current Parks Canada visitor guidelines state that metal detectors are prohibited at all Parks Canada-administered places. The record is therefore intentionally a no-go/protected planning marker. The marker is not a legal boundary.

Parks Canada lists La Mauricie National Park as a current federally protected park/place and publishes the map reference used here. Current Parks Canada visitor guidance states that operating a metal detector is prohibited at all Parks Canada-administered places. This marker is a protected/no-go planning reference, not a detecting destination.

Map note: Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point. This is a no-go planning marker, not a legal boundary or detecting location; do not use the point to infer the protected-area boundary.

Place type

National park / reserve — federally protected area

Detector use

Prohibited At Parks Canada Administered Place

Digging

Prohibited; No Recreational Excavation Or Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred

Recovery

Prohibited; Do Not Remove Historic, Archaeological Or Natural Objects

Permission

No General Recreational Detector Permission; Any Exceptional Authorization Must Come Expressly From Parks Canada

Heritage

Federal Protected Area; Natural And Historic Objects Protected; Leave Objects In Place

Map precision

Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point

Checked

September 8, 2026

Parks Canada — Find a Parks Canada location (official place listing and map reference) · Parks Canada — current visitor guidelines: metal detectors prohibited at all Parks Canada-administered places

Why this classification: Parks Canada’s current location finder confirms this named federal place and provides the reference point used on the map. Current Parks Canada visitor guidelines state that metal detectors are prohibited at all Parks Canada-administered places. The record is therefore intentionally a no-go/protected planning marker. The marker is not a legal boundary.

Parks Canada lists Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve as a current federally protected park/place and publishes the map reference used here. Current Parks Canada visitor guidance states that operating a metal detector is prohibited at all Parks Canada-administered places. This marker is a protected/no-go planning reference, not a detecting destination.

Map note: Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point. This is a no-go planning marker, not a legal boundary or detecting location; do not use the point to infer the protected-area boundary.

Place type

National park / reserve — federally protected area

Detector use

Prohibited At Parks Canada Administered Place

Digging

Prohibited; No Recreational Excavation Or Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred

Recovery

Prohibited; Do Not Remove Historic, Archaeological Or Natural Objects

Permission

No General Recreational Detector Permission; Any Exceptional Authorization Must Come Expressly From Parks Canada

Heritage

Federal Protected Area; Natural And Historic Objects Protected; Leave Objects In Place

Map precision

Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point

Checked

September 8, 2026

Parks Canada — Find a Parks Canada location (official place listing and map reference) · Parks Canada — current visitor guidelines: metal detectors prohibited at all Parks Canada-administered places

Why this classification: Parks Canada’s current location finder confirms this named federal place and provides the reference point used on the map. Current Parks Canada visitor guidelines state that metal detectors are prohibited at all Parks Canada-administered places. The record is therefore intentionally a no-go/protected planning marker. The marker is not a legal boundary.

Parks Canada lists Fort Chambly National Historic Site as a current federal heritage place and publishes the map reference used here. A Superintendent’s Notice issued April 1, 2026 prohibits metal-detector use within National Historic Sites of Canada until further notice. This marker is a protected/no-go planning reference, not a detecting destination.

Map note: Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point. This is a no-go planning marker, not a legal boundary or detecting location; do not use the point to infer the protected-area boundary.

Place type

National historic site — federally protected heritage place

Detector use

Prohibited At Parks Canada Administered Place

Digging

Prohibited; No Recreational Excavation Or Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred

Recovery

Prohibited; Do Not Remove Historic, Archaeological Or Natural Objects

Permission

No General Recreational Detector Permission; Any Exceptional Authorization Must Come Expressly From Parks Canada

Heritage

National Historic Site; Historic And Archaeological Resources Protected; Leave Objects In Place

Map precision

Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point

Checked

September 8, 2026

Parks Canada — Find a Parks Canada location (official place listing and map reference) · Parks Canada — Superintendent’s Notice: metal detector use prohibited in National Historic Sites (issued 2026-04-01)

Why this classification: Parks Canada’s current location finder confirms this named federal place and provides the reference point used on the map. The April 1, 2026 Superintendent’s Notice prohibits metal-detector use within National Historic Sites of Canada until further notice. The record is therefore intentionally a no-go/protected planning marker. The marker is not a legal boundary.

Parks Canada lists Fort Lennox National Historic Site as a current federal heritage place and publishes the map reference used here. A Superintendent’s Notice issued April 1, 2026 prohibits metal-detector use within National Historic Sites of Canada until further notice. This marker is a protected/no-go planning reference, not a detecting destination.

Map note: Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point. This is a no-go planning marker, not a legal boundary or detecting location; do not use the point to infer the protected-area boundary.

Place type

National historic site — federally protected heritage place

Detector use

Prohibited At Parks Canada Administered Place

Digging

Prohibited; No Recreational Excavation Or Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred

Recovery

Prohibited; Do Not Remove Historic, Archaeological Or Natural Objects

Permission

No General Recreational Detector Permission; Any Exceptional Authorization Must Come Expressly From Parks Canada

Heritage

National Historic Site; Historic And Archaeological Resources Protected; Leave Objects In Place

Map precision

Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point

Checked

September 8, 2026

Parks Canada — Find a Parks Canada location (official place listing and map reference) · Parks Canada — Superintendent’s Notice: metal detector use prohibited in National Historic Sites (issued 2026-04-01)

Why this classification: Parks Canada’s current location finder confirms this named federal place and provides the reference point used on the map. The April 1, 2026 Superintendent’s Notice prohibits metal-detector use within National Historic Sites of Canada until further notice. The record is therefore intentionally a no-go/protected planning marker. The marker is not a legal boundary.

Parks Canada lists Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site as a current federal heritage place and publishes the map reference used here. A Superintendent’s Notice issued April 1, 2026 prohibits metal-detector use within National Historic Sites of Canada until further notice. This marker is a protected/no-go planning reference, not a detecting destination.

Map note: Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point. This is a no-go planning marker, not a legal boundary or detecting location; do not use the point to infer the protected-area boundary.

Place type

National historic site — federally protected heritage place

Detector use

Prohibited At Parks Canada Administered Place

Digging

Prohibited; No Recreational Excavation Or Ground Disturbance Authority Inferred

Recovery

Prohibited; Do Not Remove Historic, Archaeological Or Natural Objects

Permission

No General Recreational Detector Permission; Any Exceptional Authorization Must Come Expressly From Parks Canada

Heritage

National Historic Site; Historic And Archaeological Resources Protected; Leave Objects In Place

Map precision

Official Parks Canada location-finder reference point

Checked

September 8, 2026

Parks Canada — Find a Parks Canada location (official place listing and map reference) · Parks Canada — Superintendent’s Notice: metal detector use prohibited in National Historic Sites (issued 2026-04-01)

Why this classification: Parks Canada’s current location finder confirms this named federal place and provides the reference point used on the map. The April 1, 2026 Superintendent’s Notice prohibits metal-detector use within National Historic Sites of Canada until further notice. The record is therefore intentionally a no-go/protected planning marker. The marker is not a legal boundary.