Land ownership in Canada

Land ownership in Canada is held by governments, Indigenous groups, corporations, and individuals. Canada is the second-largest country in the world by area; at 9,093,507 km2 or 3,511,085 mi2 of land (and more if fresh water is not included).[clarification needed] It occupies more than 6% of the Earth's surface. Private land owners in Canada hold surface rights to any plot of land that is registered on title. Where land titles indicate "Minerals in the crown", the land owner on record requires permission to extract potash, oil, gas, gold, water and any other natural resource from below the surface.