← Peace district Northeast · 2026 season

Can I cut a Christmas tree near Fort St. John?

Fort St. John is in BC's Peace Natural Resource District, which issues a free permit to cut a Christmas tree on Crown land.

Near Fort St. John · Peace Natural Resource District

Yes, with a free permit.

Cutting is allowed on Crown land in this district with a free personal-use permit. Parks, plantations and private land are off limits.

Permit: Free, print and sign
Trees per permit: 1 tree (2025–26 permit)

Get your free permit

Opens the official BC government permit (PDF)

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Rules from the district's 2025–26 permit, read November 2. This season's permit may differ, so check yours. General guidance only; the permit is the authority.

What the permit says

Trees: 1 per permit
Where: Crown land on power line, pipeline, seismic line or forest road rights-of-way only. Road rights-of-way extend 3 m past the ditch or road bank.
Tree height: Under 5 m
Stump: No higher than 30 cm
Valid: Last season to January 31

Not in plantations, research areas, parks, juvenile-spaced areas, or next to rivers, streams, lakes or swamps
Scatter trimmed branches in the forest, not along the road
Carry the permit while cutting and driving home

From the district's 2025–26 permit, read November 2. This season's permit may differ. The conditions on the permit you sign are the ones that count.

District boundaries don't follow town limits. If you'll cut in a neighbouring district, you need that district's permit. Check your spot on the map.