An unorganized area or unorganized territory ( French : Territoire non organisé ) is any geographic region in Canada that does not form part of a municipality or Indian reserve . In these areas, the lowest level of government is provincial or territorial . In some of these areas, local service agencies may have some of the responsibilities that would otherwise be covered by municipalities.
12-462: Unorganized Kenora District is an unorganized area in northwestern Ontario , Canada , in Kenora District . Constituting 98.39 percent of the district's land area, yet only 10.93 percent of its population, it is essentially the remainder of the district's territory after all incorporated cities, municipalities, townships, Indian reserves , and Indian settlements have been excluded. It is by far
24-575: A form of local government by electing representatives to their regional district boards. The Stikine Region in the province's far northwest is the only part of British Columbia not in a regional district, because of its low population and the lack of any incorporated municipalities. The Stikine Region—not to be confused with the Stikine Country or the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District —provides services and regulatory capacities in
36-534: A single district contains more than one such area. Three of the province's unorganized areas had no reported population in the Canada 2006 Census ; they are marked with †daggers. Unorganized territories ( territoires non organisés ) in Quebec are located within regional county municipalities . They are usually named for a geographic feature within the unincorporated area . The Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
48-524: Is the unorganized area of Saskatchewan , which encompasses approximately half of the province’s landmass. Because of its extremely sparse population, the district has no local government and is directly subject to the Minister of Government Relations . Unorganized Yukon is the unorganized area covering the majority of Yukon . Executive Council of Saskatchewan#Current Cabinet The Executive Council of Saskatchewan (informally and more commonly,
60-635: The Cabinet of Saskatchewan ) is the cabinet of that Canadian province . Typically made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLAs), the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada , although it is smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ, there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments. The Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan , as representative of
72-606: The King in Right of Saskatchewan , formally heads the council. The lieutenant-governor does not normally attend its meetings and in practice the Premier of Saskatchewan is its most powerful member, although its documents are often referred to as being issued by the Governor-in-Council . Other members of the Cabinet, the ministers , are selected by the Premier of Saskatchewan and appointed by
84-587: The Northern Ontario region, inclusive of the Parry Sound District , the parts of the province where there is no county or regional municipality level of government. Some communities within unorganized areas may have some municipal services administered by local services boards . Unorganized areas in Ontario are named only by the district of which they are a part, with a geographic qualifier added when
96-476: The Saskatchewan Party won the general election of that year under the leadership of Brad Wall . The government was returned to office after the elections of 2011 and 2016 . On February 2, 2018, Scott Moe succeeded Wall as Premier, and a new cabinet was formed. Moe's government was returned to office after the elections of 2020 and 2024 . The current cabinet was established on November 7, 2024, after
108-732: The Lieutenant-Governor. Most cabinet ministers are the heads of ministries , but this is not always the case. As at the federal level, the most important Cabinet post after that of the Premier is Minister of Finance. The next most powerful position is, arguably, Minister of Health, since the Ministry has a vast budget and is of central political import. Other powerful portfolios include Justice, Education, and Energy and Resources. The government at times establishes and disbands particular ministries. The current ministry has been in place since 2007, when
120-455: The entire unorganized area of the province. The unorganized areas of Manitoba are labeled to and referred as with the Census division number they are located in, even though census divisions do not serve any administrative purpose. Nunavut has three unorganized areas: Kitikmeot, Unorganized , Qikiqtaaluk, Unorganized and Kivalliq, Unorganized . In Ontario , unorganized areas are found only in
132-605: The largest municipal-equivalent level census division in Ontario, covering over 35 percent of the entire provincial land area, yet only about 0.05 percent of the population of Ontario. Population trend: This Northern Ontario geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Unorganized area (Canada) Most regional districts in British Columbia include some electoral areas , which are unincorporated areas that do not have their own municipal government, but residents of such areas still receive
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#1732883712069144-467: The same way as regional districts, however, but is managed directly by the provincial government instead of by a regional district board. In Manitoba, territories not part of rural municipalities , urban municipalities (city, town, or village), local government districts , or Indian reserves are classified as "Unorganized". These cover 67.4% of the total area of the province of Manitoba , with Unorganized Division No. 23 constituting more than half of
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