← Coast Mountains district Skeena · 2026 season

Can I cut a Christmas tree near Kitimat?

Kitimat is in BC's Coast Mountains Natural Resource District, which issues a free permit to cut a Christmas tree on Crown land.

Near Kitimat · Coast Mountains 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 (undated permit)

Get your free permit

Opens the official BC government permit (PDF)

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Rules from the district's undated 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, including power line and forest road rights-of-way (3 m past the ditch or road bank).
Tree height: Under 5 m
Valid: Until December 24

Not on private or treaty land, plantations, research areas, parks, ecological reserves, conservancies, community watersheds or juvenile-spaced areas
Woodlots and community forests only with the licence holder’s OK
Carry the permit while cutting and driving home

From the district's undated 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.