Exceptional forest ecosystem (EFE)

Forest ecosystems located on the domain of the State and of particular interest for the conservation of biological diversity, because of their rare or ancient nature, or because they are home to one or more threatened or vulnerable plant species. Their management is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (MNRF) and they may be classified under the Sustainable Forest Development Act (LADTF, chapter A-18.1). Forest management activities are prohibited on the territory of an exceptional forest ecosystem, with few exceptions.

Currently, there are 256 classified EFEs. This data comes from the MRNF STF system, which is the official source of this geographic information.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 18:56 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 18:56 (UTC)
contact_email	inventaires.forestiers@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government and Municipalities of Québec; Government and Municipalities of Québec; Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts", "fr": "Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	unknown,unknown,unknown
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2018-04-17 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en-t-fr": ["Protected area", "Biodiversity", "Conservation", "DIF", "Forest Inventory Department", "State domain", "EFE", "Ancient forest", "Rare forest", "Refuge forest", "HackQC18", "HackQC19", "STF", "Forest territorial subdivisions", "Forest territory", "Government information"], "fr": ["Aire protégée", "Biodiversité", "Conservation", "DIF", "Direction inventaires forestiers", "Domaine état", "EFE", "Forêt ancienne", "Forêt rare", "Forêt refuge", "HackQC18", "HackQC19", "STF", "Subdivisions territoriales forestières", "Territoire forestier", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Écosystème forestier exceptionnel (EFE)
update_frequency	as_needed