Although the entire area is 3,914 square kilometres (391, 400 hectares) only 1,326 square-kilometres (132,600 hectares) of newly protected land is created through establishment of Kichinatagon Special Management Zone, where industrial development, including logging, mining and development of oil, gas, and hydroelectric facilities is prohibited.

The draft Pimitotah Lands Management Plan was posted June 28, 2011 and open for comments until August 23rd, 2012.

Although comments were solicited and the plan apparently updated from the draft version filed in June 2011, Manitoba Wildlands was unable to find a record of any comments received or which changes made to the draft lands plan.

"This lack of access to information shows we need a real public registry under the East Side Traditional Lands Planning and Special Protected Act," said Manitoba Wildlands director Gaile Whelan Enns.