List of Management Units (MU) in Ontario (2024-2025)

For the purposes of forest management, Ontario’s Crown forest is divided into geographic planning areas known as management units. Forest Management Plans are prepared for each of these management units and are periodically renewed based on the forest management planning cycle.

A small-scale map showing the general location of each management unit is included. For information on a specific management unit or forest management plan, please contact the Regional Office at the MNRF Region indicated in the list.

This list is prepared annually as required by the Forest Management Planning Manual 2020.

List of Management Units and the Scheduled FMP Renewal Dates

This table lists the current MU in Ontario for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. It also includes the term of the currently approved Forest Management Plan (FMP) and the first year of the next scheduled FMP.
MUMU nameCurrent Forest Management Plan periodCurrent Forest Management Plan type footnote *First year of next Forest Management PlanNext Forest Management Plan typeStatusTenure footnote **Sustainable Forest Licence effective dateLead districtRegion footnote ***
110Abitibi River Forest2022-2032FMP2032FMPSFLApril 1, 2010Hearst
Cochrane
Kapuskasing		NE
615Algoma Forest2020-2030FMP2030FMPSFLApril 1, 1997Sault Ste. Marie
Blind River		NE
451Algonquin Park Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPAFAApril 1, 1997PembrokeS
220Bancroft-Minden Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 2001Peterborough 
Bancroft		S
35Black Spruce Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 1999Thunder Bay
Ignace		NW
406Boundary Waters Forest2020-2030FMP2030FMPSFLApril 1, 2020Dryden
Fort Frances
Atikokan		NW
175Caribou Forest2020-2030FMP2030FMPSFLApril 1, 1998Red Lake
Sioux Lookout		NW
177Dog River-Matawin Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 1998Thunder Bay
Ignace		NW
535Dryden Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 1998Dryden
Fort Frances
Atikokan		NW
230English River Forest2019-2029FMP2029FMPSFLApril 1, 1998Thunder Bay
Ignace		NW
360French-Severn Forest2019-2029FMP2029FMPSFLApril 1, 1998Minden
Parry Sound
Bracebridge		S
438Gordon Cosens Forest2020-2030FMP2030FMPSFLApril 1, 2001Hearst
Cochrane
Kapuskasing		NE
601Hearst Forest2019-2029FMP2029FMPSFLApril 1, 2002Hearst
Cochrane
Kapuskasing		NE
350Kenogami Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLAugust 19, 2021Nipigon
Geraldton		NW
644Kenora Forest2022-2032FMP2032FMPSFLApril 1, 2002KenoraNW
702Lac Seul Forest (Note 1)2022-2024CP2024FMPSFLApril 1, 2018Red Lake
Sioux Lookout		NW
816Lake Nipigon Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 2002Nipigon
Geraldton		NW
796Lakehead Forest2020-2030FMP2030FMPSFLApril 1, 1998Thunder Bay
Ignace		NW
140Mazinaw-Lanark Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 2002Peterborough
Bancroft		S
574Missinaibi Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 2002Chapleau
Wawa		NE
390Nagagami Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 2003Chapleau
Wawa		NE
754Nipissing Forest2019-2029FMP2029FMPSFLApril 1, 1996North BayNE
680Northshore Forest2020-2030FMP2030FMPSFLApril 1, 1998Sault Ste. Marie
Blind River		NE
415Ogoki Forest2020-2030FMP2030FMPCRN/ANipigon
Geraldton		NW
780Ottawa Valley Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 1999PembrokeS
966Pic Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPLFMCSeptember 25, 2019Nipigon
Geraldton		NW
421Pineland Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 2006Chapleau
Wawa		NE
840Red Lake Forest2020-2030FMP2030FMPSFLApril 1, 1999Red Lake
Sioux Lookout 		NW
930Romeo Malette Forest2019-2029FMP2029FMPSFLApril 1, 2003Timmins
Kirkland Lake		NE
210Spanish Forest2020-2030FMP2030FMPSFLApril 1, 2001SudburyNE
889Sudbury Forest2020-2030FMP2030FMPSFLApril 1, 1998SudburyNE
898Temagami Forest2019-2029FMP2029FMPLFMCApril 1, 2022North BayNE
280Timiskaming Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 1997Timmins
Kirkland Lake		NE
120Trout Lake Forest2021-2031FMP2031FMPSFLApril 1, 1998Red Lake
Sioux Lookout		NW
443Wabadowgang Noopming Forest (i.e., Whitesand Forest)2023-2033FMP2033FMPCRApril 2, 2021Thunder Bay
Ignace		NW
130Wabigoon Forest2019-2029FMP2029FMPSFLApril 1, 1997Dryden
Fort Frances
Atikokan		NW
490Whiskey Jack Forest (Note 2)2022-2024PE2023FMPCRN/AKenoraNW
60White River Forest 2018-2028FMP2028FMPSFLJanuary 2, 2018Chapleau
Wawa		NE
994Whitefeather Forest2022-2032FMP2032FMPSFLMay 15, 2013Far NorthNW

Forest Management Unit notes:

  1. The Lac Seul Forest implemented a two-year contingency plan (2022–2024) to facilitate the development of the 2024-2034 FMP.
  2. Planning for the Whiskey Jack Forest has experienced delays. The plan is expected to be approved in 2024, however, sometime after April 1, 2024.
  3. A major amendment to the 2018-2028 FMP for the White River Forest is being prepared to finalize the operational planning for the second five-year period (2023-2028).

Management Unit map 2024–2025

This map shows the current forest management units in Ontario at the start of the 2024-2025 fiscal year and also shows the year the next FMP is scheduled to be implemented.

a multicoloured map of the first year of the next Forest Management Plan including contingency plans. 2023 areas are light blue, 2024 areas are purple, 2028 areas are teal, 2029 areas are orange, 2030 areas are green, 2031 areas are pink and 2032 areas are shown in tan.

Contact

For general information on forest management planning visit the forestry webpage on Ontario.ca or contact:
Divisional Support Branch
300 Water Street, 5th Floor South Tower
Peterborough ON K9J 8M5
705-755-1814

For information about a specific MU or FMP contact your local MNRF work centre.