These are parcels of land, and land under water — that the Crown has not granted or sold to people or organizations for private use — and are still under ownership of the Crown. These lands are managed by the Ministry of Natural Resources. This data class also includes: * patented properties that are forfeited (forfeitures) back to the Crown * patented parcels that have been depatented * short-term or temporary dispositions For more information about dispositions, see data class the Crown land: MNR non-freehold dispositions.

This Crown land data set includes: * leases * licenses of occupation * land use permits * beach management agreements * easements These are lands with tenanted dispositions by the Crown that have a term. Dispositions may only occur on lands included in either of the following data classes: * Crown land: ministry unpatented land * Crown land: ministry acquisitions