Every Fall, Strathcona County through its Municipal Land Licensing Program, provides the opportunity for individuals to rent certain municipal lands for use as pasture or hay land. Available properties and tender information are advertised and posted on this page. Strathcona County may consider the conversion of hay land into pastureland; however, this is evaluated on an individual basis only. Not all municipal lands are available for license. Reserves that are available to rent are listed in the package below. 

Licenses are for a five-year term, unless otherwise stated. The licensee is responsible to pay annual taxes on the land in addition to the yearly license fees. The license term for this tender package will begin January 1, 2025.  

TENDER NOW CLOSED

Tender package and list of properties:
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Sealed tenders for 2025 are now CLOSED.

Strathcona County
Land Management Services
County Hall
2001 Sherwood Drive
Sherwood Park, AB T8A 3W7

Strathcona County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities and informalities at its discretion. Strathcona County reserves the right to accept a bid other than the highest bid without stating reasons. By the act of submitting this bid, the bidder waives any right to contest in proceedings or action the right of Strathcona County to award a license of municipal lands to any party in its sole and unfettered discretion. Without limiting the generality of foregoing, Strathcona County may consider any other factor besides price that it deems in its sole discretion to be relevant to its decision including, but not limited to: the bidder’s past experience in managing a licensed area, including overgrazing, number of animal units, length of grazing period, subleasing, manner of weed control, improper use and past payment of annual licensing fees.

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