Question 13 of 33
“Beaver reserves”, where the government has granted Aboriginal peoples the exclusive right to trap fur-bearing animals, represent how much of the province of Québec’s territory?
The beaver reserves span an impressive 232,500 km2 in size, covering nearly 80 per cent of Québec. This network of sanctuaries and reserves, established in the 1930s by Québec in collaboration with the federal government to protect wildlife and counter abuses perpetrated by non-Aboriginals at the time, still exists today.