Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands
NL Forestry, Agriculture and Lands
Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands is the first-order subnational public authority responsible for agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Jurisdiction
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Government level
- Provincial
- Authority type
- Ministry
- Status
- Active
Visit the official websitehttps://www.gov.nl.ca/agriculture/
Responsibilities
Each item below is recorded from the authority’s own published material, not inferred from its name.
- Farm policy
Agriculture is a named portfolio in the department’s official title.
Source: Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands
- Forestry
Forestry is a named portfolio in the department’s official title.
Source: Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands
- Land management
Lands is a named portfolio in the department’s official title.
Source: Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands
Why this body is recorded
Official name of the body responsible in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Official source
- Department of Forestry, Agriculture and LandsDepartment of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands
- Source page
- https://www.gov.nl.ca/agriculture/
- What the source says
- “Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands”(official name)
- Standing
- Verified against the sourcelast verified 2026-08-20
- Portfolio scope is taken from the body’s official title; the statutory powers behind each portfolio are set out in law and are not asserted here.
Evidence shows what an official source published and what AgricultureID made of it. The two are always shown separately: quoted text is the source’s own, and a normalised value is AgricultureID’s vocabulary, not a quotation.
Sources and verification
Official government site loaded in a real browser on 2026-08-20; it resolved with HTTP 200 identifying the body as Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands.
Verified 2026-08-20 against https://www.gov.nl.ca/agriculture/ · domain classification: Official government portal
Important limitations
- Portfolio scope is taken from the body’s official title; the statutory powers behind each portfolio are set out in law and are not asserted here.