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Memorial National Historic Site > Management Plan > Analysis of
the current situation > Ownership and legal context Subsequent
to the Parks Canada-Agriculture Canada agreement of 1988, most
of Grosse Île was transferred to the Department of Canadian
Heritage. At that time, however, Agriculture Canada preferred to
retain certain facilities it deemed necessary to pursuing its
activities at some later date. As a result, several buildings
and pieces of land continue to come under the jurisdiction of
Agriculture Canada while others have become the subject of
shared jurisdiction. However, owing to the decision by
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to definitively give up its
operations on Grosse Île, the buildings still in its possession
will soon be transferred to Parks Canada, which will then assume
total jurisdiction over the island. In addition, an application
was made to append the national historic site to the Order-in-
Council concerning national histor