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List of national parks of Canada

Canada's national parks are protected areas under the Canada National Parks Act, owned by the Government of Canada and administered for the benefit, education, and enjoyment of the people of Canada and its future generations.[1] National parks are administered by Parks Canada, a Crown agency operating under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. The goal of the national parks system is to set aside lands representing the country's 39 distinct natural regions described in the National Parks System Plan, primarily to protect the ecological integrity of the land, and secondarily to allow the public to explore, learn about and enjoy Canada's natural spaces.[2]

Parks in Canada's provinces and territories

Canada's first national park was created in 1885 through an Order-in-Council[3] to reserve 26 km2 (10 sq mi) over the Cave and Basin Hot Springs to prevent the land from being sold for private development despite claims being made for it. Modelled after the American experience with Yellowstone National Park, the Rocky Mountains Park Act, adopted in 1887, established the Rocky Mountains Park (now Banff National Park).[4] The idea of a national park was popular and led to numerous proposals for the Ministry of the Interior to consider, including additional sites along the Canadian Pacific Railway (e.g. Yoho and Glacier and an expansion of Banff) and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (e.g. Jasper). In 1911 the Rocky Mountains Park Act was replaced by the Dominion Forest Reserves and Parks Act which created the world's first National Park Service, the Dominion Parks Branch, to administer national parks in Canada.[5] These early national parks, including those established under the leadership of JB Harkin who was the first commissioner of the Dominion Parks Branch, were set aside to reserve lands principally for tourism and conservation but also had an exclusionary policy prohibiting First Nations peoples from using their traditional lands within the new parks.[6] In 1922, Wood Buffalo National Park was the first to allow traditional indigenous activities to continue. In 1972, Parks Canada defined national park reserves as lands administered by the agency intended to become national parks pending settlement of indigenous land rights and agreements for continued traditional use of the lands.[7][8]

As of July 2021, there are 38 national parks, 10 national park reserves, and one national urban park, covering an area of approximately 342,456 km2 (132,223 sq mi),[9] or about 3.3% of the total land area of Canada, and representing 31 of its 39 natural regions. There is at least one park located in every one of the nation's 13 provinces and territories. Parks Canada reported attendance of 15,449,249 at all national parks and reserves in 2016–17, including over four million visits to the busiest park (Banff) and only two persons at the least-visited park (Tuktut Nogait).[10] Parks Canada additionally manages three National Marine Conservation Areas (NMCAs), a single NMCA Reserve, and the country's lone National Landmark. The Canada National Parks Act also allows for recognition of National Historic Sites that commemorate events, landmarks, or objects of national importance, and which may include similar levels of protection and administration as national parks.[1] Feasibility studies are underway to establish further national parks in unrepresented regions.[11]

National parks and national park reserves edit

National park reserves are indicated by "(Reserve)" after the park name. The national urban park is indicated by "(Urban)" after the park name.

  ‡ Parks designated in both UNESCO programs
Name Photo Location Established[12] Area (2017)[12] Annual visitors (2022–23)[13] Natural region[14] Description
Akami-Uapishkᵘ-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains
(Reserve)
  Newfoundland and Labrador
53°24′N 59°22′W / 53.400°N 59.367°W / 53.400; -59.367 (Akami-Uapishkᵘ-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park)
July 31, 2015 10,700 km2 (4,131 sq mi) East coast boreal The park includes a portion of the glacially-rounded Mealy Mountains on Labrador from Lake Melville to Sandwich Bay and includes some sandy beaches along the coast of the Labrador Sea.
Aulavik   Northwest Territories
73°42′N 119°55′W / 73.700°N 119.917°W / 73.700; -119.917 (Aulavik National Park)
1992 12,200 km2 (4,710 sq mi) 34 Western arctic lowlands Located on the northern part of Banks Island, the completely treeless polar desert of Aulavik is home to the world's largest concentration of muskoxen, as well as the endangered Peary caribou.[15]
Auyuittuq   Nunavut
67°53′N 65°01′W / 67.883°N 65.017°W / 67.883; -65.017 (Auyuittuq National Park)
2001 19,089 km2 (7,370 sq mi) 256 Northern Davis region One of Canada's largest parks and located almost entirely within the Arctic Circle, Auyuittuq on Baffin Island preserves a rugged arctic wilderness featuring some of the highest peaks of the Canadian Shield.[16]
Banff *   Alberta
51°30′N 116°0′W / 51.500°N 116.000°W / 51.500; -116.000 (Banff National Park)
November 25, 1885 6,641 km2 (2,564 sq mi) 4,130,081 Rocky Mountains The first park established by the federal government of Canada, Banff includes the Valley of the Ten Peaks, the Wapta and Waputik Icefields, several ski resorts, and the communities of Lake Louise and Banff. It is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and adjacent to Kootenay, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks.
Bruce Peninsula   Ontario
45°14′N 81°37′W / 45.233°N 81.617°W / 45.233; -81.617 (Bruce Peninsula National Park)
1987 125 km2 (48 sq mi) 460,435 St. Lawrence lowlands Formed from lands previously designated Ontario's Cyprus Lake Provincial Park, Bruce preserves a unique shoreline formation of the Niagara Escarpment and forms part of the larger UNESCO Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve. The Bruce Trail, one of Canada's longest hiking trails, passes through the park. The locally threatened massasauga rattlesnake is found within the park, as well as Canada's southernmost population of black bears.[12]: 142–143 
Cape Breton Highlands   Nova Scotia
46°43′N 60°40′W / 46.717°N 60.667°W / 46.717; -60.667 (Cape Breton Highlands National Park)
1936 948 km2 (366 sq mi) 277,203 Maritime Acadian highlands Atlantic Canada's oldest national park features Acadian and boreal forest environments in the Cape Breton Highlands. One-third of the Cabot Trail passes through the central portion of the park. Most of Nova Scotia's population of Canada lynx are found in this park, and the endangered North Atlantic right whale is found in waters off the park's coast.[12]: 42–43 [17] Western moose were introduced to this park from Alberta's Elk Island National Park between 1947 and 1948, the native eastern moose having been hunted to near-extinction.[18][19] Parks Canada started a four-year project with the Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources and other partners to begin to restore boreal forest regions within this park in 2014.
Elk Island   Alberta
53°37′N 112°52′W / 53.617°N 112.867°W / 53.617; -112.867 (Elk Island National Park)
1913 194 km2 (75 sq mi) 409,891 Southern boreal plains & plateaux Created as a wildlife sanctuary for elk, the park has become a part of bison conservation, the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve, and the Beaver Hills Biosphere Reserve.[20] Eighteen moose (nine males and nine females) from Elk Island were introduced to Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Highlands National Park between 1947 and 1948.[19]
Forillon   Quebec
48°54′N 64°21′W / 48.900°N 64.350°W / 48.900; -64.350 (Forillon National Park)
June 8, 1970 (federal-provincial agreement) 240 km2 (93 sq mi) 164,130 Notre Dame & Megantic Mountains The lands of the first park in Quebec were traditional hunting and fishing grounds for the Mi'kmaq and Iroquois, and were exploited for their rich supplies of lumber.[12]: 98–99  Two hundred twenty-five families were controversially expropriated from the park lands prior to creation of the park in 1970. In 2011, the Government of Canada issued a formal apology to these families for their mistreatment.[21]
Fundy   New Brunswick
45°36′N 64°57′W / 45.600°N 64.950°W / 45.600; -64.950 (Fundy National Park)
1948 206 km2 (80 sq mi) 303,575 Maritime Acadian highlands Featuring the highest tides in the world, the Bay of Fundy exposes ocean floor at low tide which is covered by up to 16 m (52 ft) of salt water at high tide.[22] The park forms the core portion of the UNESCO Fundy Biosphere Reserve.
Georgian Bay Islands   Ontario
44°53′N 79°52′W / 44.883°N 79.867°W / 44.883; -79.867 (Georgian Bay Islands National Park)
1930 14 km2 (5 sq mi) 27,482 Great Lakes—St. Lawrence precambrian region Beausoleil Island is the largest of the small islands which make up the park, which originally included Flowerpot Island. The islands form part of the UNESCO Georgian Bay Littoral Biosphere Reserve.
Glacier   British Columbia
51°18′N 117°31′W / 51.300°N 117.517°W / 51.300; -117.517 (Glacier National Park)
October 10, 1886 1,349 km2 (521 sq mi) 775,190[23] Columbia Mountains Representative of the Columbia Mountains natural region, this park includes Illecillewaet Glacier, Rogers Pass, Nakimu Caves, Mount Sir Donald, and Mount Dawson.[24]
Grasslands   Saskatchewan
49°12′N 107°43′W / 49.200°N 107.717°W / 49.200; -107.717 (Grasslands National Park)
1981 730 km2 (282 sq mi)
(905 km2 (349 sq mi) proposed)
19,656 Prairie grasslands Located along the borders with the American state of Montana, the park features an undisturbed mixed-grass prairie ecosystem and badlands where fossils from both the Frenchman and Bearpaw Formations were discovered including those of a Triceratops and a Tyrannosaurus.[25]
Gros Morne *   Newfoundland and Labrador
49°41′N 57°44′W / 49.683°N 57.733°W / 49.683; -57.733 (Gros Morne National Park)
October 1, 2005 (national park)
August 1973 (national park reserve)
1,805 km2 (697 sq mi) - Western Newfoundland highlands A World Heritage Site due to its exposed mantle and crust as an example of plate tectonics, the park also includes Western Brook Pond, Lobster Cove, and Gros Morne mountain in the Long Range Mountains chain.[26]
Gulf Islands
(Reserve)
  British Columbia
48°51′N 123°27′W / 48.850°N 123.450°W / 48.850; -123.450 (Gulf Islands National Park Reserve)
May 9, 2003 37 km2 (14 sq mi) 28,434 Strait of Georgia lowlands Representative of the Strait of Georgia Lowlands, the park includes 6 km2 of marine environment and land on 15 islands.[27]
Gwaii Haanas *[a]
(Reserve)
  British Columbia
52°23′N 131°28′W / 52.383°N 131.467°W / 52.383; -131.467 (Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve)
1988 1,474 km2 (569 sq mi) 2,651[29] Pacific coast mountains Forming the southern end of the Haida Gwaii archipelago, the park is on the far western end of Canada and includes 138 islands, inclusive of Ninstints World Heritage Site, Hotspring Island, and the southern tip of Moresby Island.
Ivvavik[b]   Yukon
69°31′N 139°31′W / 69.517°N 139.517°W / 69.517; -139.517 (Ivvavik National Park)
1984 9,750 km2 (3,764 sq mi) 179 Northern Yukon Adjacent to Vuntut National Park and the American Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the park has arctic tundra that was not glaciated during the last ice age and consequently contains the oldest river in Canada, the Firth River. Ivvavik is the first national park created as a result of an aboriginal land claim agreement, the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.[31]
Jasper *   Alberta
52°48′N 117°54′W / 52.800°N 117.900°W / 52.800; -117.900 (Jasper National Park)
September 14, 1907 11,228 km2 (4,335 sq mi) 2,415,463 Rocky Mountains Part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and adjacent to the Banff National Parks, as well as Mount Robson and Hamber Provincial Parks in British Columbia, this park includes the community of Jasper, Columbia Icefield, Athabasca Falls, Sunwapta Falls, Maligne Lake, and canyon, and the Snow Dome, a hydrological apex of North America, at its boundary with the Banff National Park.
Kejimkujik   Nova Scotia
44°24′N 65°13′W / 44.400°N 65.217°W / 44.400; -65.217 (Kejimkujik National Park)
1967 404 km2 (156 sq mi) 75,284 Atlantic coast plain The area around Kejimikujik Lake was acquired by the federal government for park purposes in 1967 and added a 22 km2 seaside component in 1985. The inland portion was designated a National Historic Site in 1995 recognizing its Mi'kmaw cultural landscape and is adjacent to the Tobeatic Wilderness Area. The park is part of the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve and a dark-sky preserve.[32]
Kluane *
(Park and Reserve)[c]
  Yukon
60°37′N 138°20′W / 60.617°N 138.333°W / 60.617; -138.333 (Kluane National Park and Reserve)
May 29, 1993 (Park)
1972 (Reserve)
5,900 km2 (2,278 sq mi) (Park)
16,080 km2 (6,209 sq mi) (Reserve)
47,098 Northern coast mountains Part of a World Heritage Site and adjacent to the U.S. Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and British Columbian Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, Kluane features the highest mountain peaks in Canada, including Mount Logan, and the largest non-polar ice field in the world.[33]
Kootenay *   British Columbia
50°53′N 116°03′W / 50.883°N 116.050°W / 50.883; -116.050 (Kootenay National Park)
April 21, 1920 1,406 km2 (543 sq mi) 574,126 Rocky Mountains Part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and adjacent to the Banff and Yoho National Parks, as well as the Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, the park is representative of the Rocky Mountains natural region and includes the Radium Hot Springs pools, an outcrop of the Burgess Shale fossil deposit, Numa Falls, and Floe Lake.
Kouchibouguac   New Brunswick
46°51′N 64°58′W / 46.850°N 64.967°W / 46.850; -64.967 (Kouchibouguac National Park)
1969 239 km2 (92 sq mi) 243,489 Maritime plain Located on the coast where the Kouchibouguac River enters the Northumberland Strait, across from the north end of Prince Edward Island, the park illustrates coastal dynamics, including tidal rivers, coastal dunes, salt marshes, bogs, and barrier islands.[34]
La Mauricie   Quebec
46°48′N 72°58′W / 46.800°N 72.967°W / 46.800; -72.967 (La Mauricie National Park)
August 22, 1970 536 km2 (207 sq mi) 278,923 Great Lakes—St. Lawrence precambrian region Located north of Shawinigan, and between Saint-Maurice River, Matawin River, and Mastigouche Wildlife Reserve, the park features a canoe camping circuit and habitat for the wood turtle.[35]
Mingan Archipelago
(Reserve)
  Quebec
50°13′N 63°10′W / 50.217°N 63.167°W / 50.217; -63.167 (Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve)
1984 151 km2 (58 sq mi) 44,017 St. Lawrence lowlands Located along the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the park consists of the Mingan Archipelago with its limestone outcrops and Atlantic puffin habitat.
Mount Revelstoke   British Columbia
51°05′N 118°04′W / 51.083°N 118.067°W / 51.083; -118.067 (Mount Revelstoke National Park)
1914 262 km2 (101 sq mi) 775,190[23] Columbia Mountains Accessible by a trail from the City of Revelstoke, the park is representative of the Columbia Mountains natural region.[24]
Nááts'ihch'oh
(Reserve)
  Northwest Territories
62°22′N 127°58′W / 62.367°N 127.967°W / 62.367; -127.967 (Nááts'ihch'oh National Park Reserve)
December 18, 2014 4,850 km2 (1,873 sq mi) 109 Mackenzie Mountains Adjacent to the Nahanni National Park, Nááts'įhch'oh extends the protected area into the Sahtu Settlement Area to include additional land with the South Nahanni River watershed to Mount Nááts'įhch'oh and the Moose Ponds.[36]
Nahanni *
(Reserve)
  Northwest Territories
61°33′N 125°35′W / 61.550°N 125.583°W / 61.550; -125.583 (Nahanni National Park Reserve)
1974 30,000 km2 (11,583 sq mi)[d] 1,104 Mackenzie Mountains Containing the first natural World Heritage Site in Canada, the park includes the South Nahanni River, Virginia Falls, the Cirque of the Unclimbables, and a limestone cave system.[38]
Pacific Rim [e]
(Reserve)
  British Columbia
48°38′N 124°46′W / 48.633°N 124.767°W / 48.633; -124.767 (Pacific Rim National Park Reserve)
1970 510 km2 (197 sq mi) 1,163,362 Pacific coast mountains Representative of the coastal plain portion of the Pacific Coast Mountains natural region, the park is divided into three separated parts: Long Beach, the Broken Group islands, and the West Coast Trail.[39]
Point Pelee   Ontario
41°58′N 82°31′W / 41.967°N 82.517°W / 41.967; -82.517 (Point Pelee National Park)
May 29, 1918 15 km2 (6 sq mi) 492,122 St. Lawrence lowlands The first national park established for conservation, Point Pelee is the southernmost point of the Canadian mainland, and also includes the southernmost point overall on Middle Island. The marshy wetland environment is a known stop for migratory birds and monarch butterflies,[40] and since 1987 is a Ramsar Convention Wetland of International Importance.[41]
Prince Albert   Saskatchewan
53°58′N 106°22′W / 53.967°N 106.367°W / 53.967; -106.367 (Prince Albert National Park)
March 24, 1927 3,875 km2 (1,496 sq mi) 287,372 Southern boreal plains & plateaux Established with a recreation focus, the park includes a small community on the east end of Waskesiu Lake and features fescue grasslands with plains bison, boreal forest, and Ajawaan, Lavallée Lake, and other lakes.[42]
Prince Edward Island   Prince Edward Island
46°25′N 63°05′W / 46.417°N 63.083°W / 46.417; -63.083 (Prince Edward Island National Park)
1937 27 km2 (10 sq mi) - Maritime plain Sensitive sand beaches and dunes on the island's north shore provide nesting habitat for the endangered piping plover and are designated an Important Bird Area. An extension added in 1998 protects parabolic sand dunes and an area with archaeological evidence of Paleo-Indian occupation up to 10,000 years ago.[43] The park also encompasses Green Gables, the inspiration for the popular Anne of Green Gables novels.[12]: 62–63 
Pukaskwa   Ontario
48°15′N 85°53′W / 48.250°N 85.883°W / 48.250; -85.883 (Pukaskwa National Park)
1971 1,878 km2 (725 sq mi) 17,285 Central boreal uplands Located on the Voyageur Hiking Trail and the longest stretch of undeveloped shoreline in the Great Lakes,[44] Pukaskwa protects an area of boreal forest largely untouched by logging and mining industries, owing to the terrain's remarkable ruggedness.[12] A large cluster of the Pukaskwa Pits are located within the park.
Qausuittuq   Nunavut
76°00′N 100°00′W / 76.000°N 100.000°W / 76.000; -100.000 (Qausuittuq National Park)
September 1, 2015 11,008 km2 (4,250 sq mi) Western high Arctic Located on Bathurst Island, the park is adjacent to the Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area and protects Peary caribou and muskox habitat.
Quttinirpaaq[f]   Nunavut
82°13′N 72°13′W / 82.217°N 72.217°W / 82.217; -72.217 (Quttinirpaaq National Park)
1988 37,775 km2 (14,585 sq mi) 7 Eastern high Arctic Located on the polar desert of Ellesmere Island at the northern tip of Canada, the park includes Tanquary Fiord, Barbeau Peak, Lake Hazen, and Fort Conger.
Riding Mountain   Manitoba
50°52′N 100°02′W / 50.867°N 100.033°W / 50.867; -100.033 (Riding Mountain National Park)
May 30, 1933 2,968 km2 (1,146 sq mi) 336,560 Southern boreal plains & plateaux Part of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve,[46] the park features both boreal and aspen forests among the larger grassland prairie landscape, interspersed with pothole lakes and marshes. The park has an outdoor recreation focus and includes the community of Wasagaming, the East Gate National Historic Site, and formerly the Whitewater prisoners-of-war camp.[47]
Rouge
(Urban)
  Ontario
43°56′N 79°14′W / 43.933°N 79.233°W / 43.933; -79.233 (Rouge National Urban Park)
May 15, 2015 79.1 km2 (31 sq mi) St. Lawrence lowlands Located in the Greater Toronto Area beginning at the mouth of the Rouge River and through the east end of Toronto and Markham, the park includes riparian corridors and wetlands with habitat for the Blanding's turtle, as well as Bead Hill National Historic Site.
Sable Island
(Reserve)
  Nova Scotia
43°57′N 59°55′W / 43.950°N 59.917°W / 43.950; -59.917 (Sable Island National Park Reserve)
June 20, 2013 30 km2 (12 sq mi) 806 Atlantic coast plain Consisting of Sable Island at the edge of the continental shelf off the coast of Nova Scotia, the island of sand is home to the Sable Island horse and provides habitat for grey seals and beach grass.
Sirmilik   Nunavut
72°59′N 81°8′W / 72.983°N 81.133°W / 72.983; -81.133 (Sirmilik National Park)
2001 22,200 km2 (8,571 sq mi) 6 Eastern Arctic lowlands[48] Located on the eastern end of Nunavut, Sirmilik consists of the Byam Martin Mountains of Bylot Island and Baffin Island's Borden Peninsula and Oliver Sound.
Terra Nova   Newfoundland and Labrador
48°32′N 53°56′W / 48.533°N 53.933°W / 48.533; -53.933 (Terra Nova National Park)
1957 399 km2 (154 sq mi) 45,191 Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic region The easternmost national park, Terra Nova is located on the east coast of Newfoundland along the Trans-Canada Highway. The park is characteristic of the Newfoundland landscape of low relief and rounded hills, and a rocky coastline of arms, sounds, coves, inlets, sea arches, and caves, as well as habitat for the Newfoundland pine marten.[49]
Thaidene Nëné
(Reserve)
  Northwest Territories
62°30′N 111°00′W / 62.500°N 111.000°W / 62.500; -111.000 (Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve)
August 21, 2019 14,305 km2 (5,523 sq mi)[50] Northwestern boreal uplands[51] Thaidene Nëné, which translates in Canadian English as "Land of the Ancestors", is a protected area that spans 6.5 million acres (26,376 km2) at the transition between boreal forest and tundra. It includes the East Arm of Great Slave Lake, the deepest freshwater source in North America, and provides habitat for red fox, black bear, wolf packs, grizzly bear, lynx, wolverine, marten, Arctic fox, moose, beaver, muskoxen, and critical wintry weather for the last herds of barren-ground caribou.
Thousand Islands   Ontario
44°21′N 75°57′W / 44.350°N 75.950°W / 44.350; -75.950 (Thousand Islands National Park)
1904 24 km2 (9 sq mi) 109,284 St. Lawrence lowlands Oldest national park east of the Prairies, it is scattered over all or portions of 26 islands and 80 islets and shoals in the St. Lawrence River, as well as several mainland properties in Leeds and Grenville, east of Kingston, and within the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve.
Torngat Mountains   Newfoundland and Labrador
59°26′N 63°52′W / 59.433°N 63.867°W / 59.433; -63.867 (Torngat Mountains National Park)
July 10, 2008 9,700 km2 (3,745 sq mi) Northern Labrador mountains Located on the northernmost tip of Labrador, adjacent to Quebec's Kuururjuaq Park, and established as part of Inuit Land Claims Agreements, the park includes the Torngat Mountains, Labrador Sea coastline, and Pre-Dorset, Dorset, and Thule archaeological finds.[52]
Tuktut Nogait   Northwest Territories
68°49′N 121°45′W / 68.817°N 121.750°W / 68.817; -121.750 (Tuktut Nogait National Park)
1998 18,181 km2 (7,020 sq mi) 12 Tundra hills Within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, the park was created to protect the Bluenose-West caribou herd and harvesting rights for the Inuvialuit people. It was expanded in 2005 to include a portion of the Sahtu Settlement Area.[53]
Ukkusiksalik   Nunavut
65°21′N 87°18′W / 65.350°N 87.300°W / 65.350; -87.300 (Ukkusiksalik National Park)
August 23, 2003 20,880 km2 (8,062 sq mi) Central tundra[54] Named after the Inuit word for soapstone, the park surrounds Wager Bay which is maternity denning areas for polar bears and includes cultural relics of the Dorset and Thule and Aivilingmiut people.[54]
Vuntut   Yukon
68°22′N 139°51′W / 68.367°N 139.850°W / 68.367; -139.850 (Vuntut National Park)
1993 4,345 km2 (1,678 sq mi) Northern Yukon Adjacent to the Ivvavik National Park and the American Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the park area was not glaciated during the last ice age and now hosts Pleistocene fossil sites. Remote and inaccessible by road, the park was established, and is operated, in collaboration with the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation as part of that nation's Final Agreement with Canada.[55]
Wapusk   Manitoba
57°46′N 93°22′W / 57.767°N 93.367°W / 57.767; -93.367 (Wapusk National Park)
1996 11,475 km2 (4,431 sq mi) 82 Hudson—James lowlands Created from a portion of the provincial Churchill Wildlife Management Area, Wapusk helps protect the land base that act as maternity denning areas for polar bears.[56]
Waterton Lakes[g]   Alberta
49°03′N 113°55′W / 49.050°N 113.917°W / 49.050; -113.917 (Waterton Lakes National Park)
May 30, 1895 505 km2 (195 sq mi) 475,842 Rocky Mountains Coupled with American neighbour Glacier National Park in Montana, the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is both a World Heritage Site and the oldest transboundary protected area in the world. Anchored by Waterton Lake, home of the historic Prince of Wales Hotel, the park is famous for hiking attractions such as the Crypt Lake Trail.
Wood Buffalo *   Alberta / Northwest Territories
59°23′N 112°59′W / 59.383°N 112.983°W / 59.383; -112.983 (Wood Buffalo National Park)
1922 44,972 km2 (17,364 sq mi) 2,399 Northern boreal plains The largest park in Canada, the park protects the habitat of the wood bison and the breeding grounds of the whooping crane and much of the Peace–Athabasca Delta. It is also a World Heritage Site and the world's largest dark-sky preserve.
Yoho *   British Columbia
51°24′N 116°29′W / 51.400°N 116.483°W / 51.400; -116.483 (Yoho National Park)
October 10, 1886 1,313 km2 (507 sq mi) 663,878 Rocky Mountains Part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and adjacent to the Banff and Kootenay National Parks, Yoho includes the community of Field, Burgess Shale fossil deposit, Emerald Lake, Takakkaw Falls, and Kicking Horse River.

By province/territory edit

Province/Territory Number Parks
British Columbia 7 Glacier, Gulf Islands, Gwaii Haanas, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Pacific Rim, Yoho
Northwest Territories 6 Aulavik, Nááts'ihch'oh, Nahanni, Thaidene Nëné, Tuktut Nogait, Wood Buffalo[57]
Ontario 6 Bruce Peninsula, Georgian Bay Islands, Point Pelee, Pukaskwa, Rouge, Thousand Islands
Alberta 5 Banff, Elk Island, Jasper, Waterton Lakes, Wood Buffalo[57]
Nunavut 5 Auyuittuq, Qausuittuq, Quttinirpaaq, Sirmilik, Ukkusiksalik
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 Akami-Uapishkᵘ-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains, Gros Morne, Terra Nova, Torngat Mountains
Nova Scotia 3 Cape Breton Highlands, Kejimkujik, Sable Island
Quebec 3 Forillon, La Mauricie, Mingan Archipelago
Yukon 3 Ivvavik, Kluane, Vuntut
Manitoba 2 Riding Mountain, Wapusk
New Brunswick 2 Fundy, Kouchibouguac
Saskatchewan 2 Grasslands, Prince Albert
Prince Edward Island 1 Prince Edward Island

Proposed National Park Reserves edit

The following are areas which Parks Canada is in the process of evaluating as potential parks. While they may be reserved from alienation or have federal-provincial/territorial agreements, they have not been formally established through legislation as parks.

There remain six Natural Regions unrepresented by either current or proposed parks.[64] As Parks Canada has a long-term goal of preserving representative areas of all Natural Regions, future parks will likely be established in these areas.[65] These regions are:

  • the "Boreal Lake Plateau" region of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec
  • the "Laurentian Boreal Highlands" region of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec
  • the "Northern Interior Plateaux and Mountains" region of British Columbia and Yukon
  • the "Southampton Plain" region of Nunavut
  • the "Ungava Tundra Plateau" region of Quebec and Nunavut
  • the "Whale River" region of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, and Quebec

Abolished national parks edit

Name Location Established Abolished
Brereton Lake Dominion Park[66] Manitoba 1922 1930
Buffalo National Park[67] Alberta March 7, 1908 July 17, 1947
Menissawok National Park[1] Saskatchewan May 31, 1922 May 30, 1930
Nemiskam National Park[67] Alberta 1914 July 17, 1947
Vidal Point Dominion Park[68] Saskatchewan October 31, 1921 May 30, 1930
Wawaskesy National Park[69] Alberta May 31, 1922 June 24, 1938
  • Brereton and Vidal were transferred to provincial jurisdiction, both continuing as (renamed) provincial parks.
  • Buffalo, Menissawok, Nemiskam and Wawaskesy were created expressly to protect and regenerate dangerously low populations of bison and pronghorn, and were delisted when those populations improved.

National Marine Conservation Areas edit

National Marine Conservation Areas (NMCAs) is a program established in 2002 with the goal of preserving marine ecosystems representing the 29 marine regions of Canada.[70] They are designed for sustainable use, although they usually also contain areas designed to protect ecological integrity. National Marine Conservation Area Reserves are protected areas proposed to be added to the NMCA system pending settlement of indigenous land and water rights. In the interim, they are administered under park rules.[71]

As of 2020, established NMCAs and NMCA Reserves protect 14,846 km2 (5,732 sq mi) of waters, wetlands, and coastlines, representing five of the 29 identified marine regions with studies underway for protected areas in three additional regions.[70]

Name Photo Location Established[12] Area (2017)[12] Annual visitors (2022–23)[13] Marine region[70] Description
Fathom Five   Ontario
45°19′N 81°38′W / 45.317°N 81.633°W / 45.317; -81.633 (Fathom Five National Marine Park)
July 20, 1987 114 km2 (44 sq mi) 227,828 Georgian Bay The marine counterpart to Bruce National Park, Fathom Five is named for a line in Shakespeare's The Tempest. The first marine unit in the national parks system preserves a unique aquatic environment and several small islands including Flowerpot Island. The unusually clear waters and numerous shipwrecks on the shoals of Georgian Bay make the park a popular destination for scuba divers.[12]: 189 
Gwaii Haanas
(Reserve)
  British Columbia
52°0′N 131°12′W / 52.000°N 131.200°W / 52.000; -131.200 (Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve)
June 11, 2010 1,500 km2 (579 sq mi)[72] 2,651[29] Hecate Strait, Queen Charlotte Shelf Along with the national park reserve of the same name, Gwaii Haanas protects an area extending from the ocean floor of the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Basin to the mountains of the Haida Gwaii. The marine reserve preserves the Haida people's traditional use of the waters while protecting the area from oil exploration and commercial fishing.[12]: 299 
Lake Superior   Ontario
48°26′N 89°13′W / 48.433°N 89.217°W / 48.433; -89.217 (Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area)
September 1, 2015 10,880 km2 (4,201 sq mi) Lake Superior Adjacent to the United States' Isle Royale National Park and several Ontario provincial parks, Lake Superior NMCA forms part of the world's largest freshwater reserve.[73]
Saguenay–St. Lawrence   Quebec
48°4′N 69°40′W / 48.067°N 69.667°W / 48.067; -69.667 (Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park)
June 8, 1998 1,245 km2 (481 sq mi)[74] 1,070,634 St. Lawrence Estuary Located at the confluence of the Saguenay and St. Lawrence rivers and adjacent to Quebec's Saguenay Fjord National Park, Saguenay–St. Lawrence protects a portion of the St. Lawrence estuary, a common feeding ground for marine mammals such as the endangered St. Lawrence beluga whale.

Proposed National Marine Conservation Areas edit

National Landmarks edit

The National Landmarks program was established in 1978 to protect specific natural features considered "outstanding, exceptional, unique, or rare to this country. These natural features would typically be isolated entities and of scientific interest."[79] The enabling legislation expired 10 years later, and was not renewed. Pingo National Landmark was the only such unit established in that time.

Name Photo Location Established[12] Area (2017)[12] Description
Pingo   Northwest Territories
69°24′N 133°05′W / 69.400°N 133.083°W / 69.400; -133.083 (Aulavik National Park)
July 25, 1984 16 km2 (6 sq mi) Located on the shore of the Arctic Ocean, Canada's only National Landmark preserves eight ice-cored mounds known as pingos including Canada's largest, Ibyuk Pingo, along with other land and ice formations unique to the permafrost environment.

Provincial parks categorized as national parks edit

Provincial and territorial parks are administered and funded by their respective governments. However, Quebec has named its provincial parks “national parks”, though none are in the national park system.

Some sub-national parks are categorized by the IUCN under the umbrella term national parks (Category II) in its global Protected Area Management Categories. As of 2011, there were more than 1500 Category II-listed areas across the country, including nearly 700 in B.C., and at least 500 in Ontario. Only Quebec uses the term “national park” for such provincial areas, using the IUCN’s category name as justification.

In addition to the national park system, several federal agencies manage natural, scientific, and recreational areas. In the National Capital Region, a number of parklands come under the jurisdiction of the National Capital Commission, including Gatineau Park in Quebec. None of these are part of the national park system.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ South Moresby National Park Reserve was created 12 July 1988, with the signing of the South Moresby Agreement; renamed Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site on 28 February 1996. Includes SGaang Gwaii (Anthony Island) World Heritage Site.[28]
  2. ^ Established as Northern Yukon National Park in 1984, renamed Ivvavik National Park in 1992.[30]
  3. ^ Kluane National Park Reserve was set aside in 1976, following the Kluane Game Reserve of the early 1940s. Subsequently, an eastern portion of the Reserve became Kluane National Park in 1993.
  4. ^ In 2007, the government announced that 29,000 km2 (11,197 sq mi) of land would be added to Nahanni, making it 33,766 km2 (13,037 sq mi). However, these changes have not been fully implemented as of 2017.[37]
  5. ^ Only the northwestern end of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is located within Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve.
  6. ^ Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve was established in 1988, renamed Quttinirpaaq in 1999, and became a national park in 2000.[45]
  7. ^ Waterton Lakes National Park is part of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, a World Heritage Site which includes the adjoining Glacier National Park in Montana, United States.

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This article is about the park system administered by the Government of Canada For a list of provincial parks in Quebec called national parks by that province see National Parks of Quebec List of national parks in Quebec Canada s national parks are protected areas under the Canada National Parks Act owned by the Government of Canada and administered for the benefit education and enjoyment of the people of Canada and its future generations 1 National parks are administered by Parks Canada a Crown agency operating under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change The goal of the national parks system is to set aside lands representing the country s 39 distinct natural regions described in the National Parks System Plan primarily to protect the ecological integrity of the land and secondarily to allow the public to explore learn about and enjoy Canada s natural spaces 2 BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NUParks in Canada s provinces and territories Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Canada s first national park was created in 1885 through an Order in Council 3 to reserve 26 km2 10 sq mi over the Cave and Basin Hot Springs to prevent the land from being sold for private development despite claims being made for it Modelled after the American experience with Yellowstone National Park the Rocky Mountains Park Act adopted in 1887 established the Rocky Mountains Park now Banff National Park 4 The idea of a national park was popular and led to numerous proposals for the Ministry of the Interior to consider including additional sites along the Canadian Pacific Railway e g Yoho and Glacier and an expansion of Banff and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway e g Jasper In 1911 the Rocky Mountains Park Act was replaced by the Dominion Forest Reserves and Parks Act which created the world s first National Park Service the Dominion Parks Branch to administer national parks in Canada 5 These early national parks including those established under the leadership of JB Harkin who was the first commissioner of the Dominion Parks Branch were set aside to reserve lands principally for tourism and conservation but also had an exclusionary policy prohibiting First Nations peoples from using their traditional lands within the new parks 6 In 1922 Wood Buffalo National Park was the first to allow traditional indigenous activities to continue In 1972 Parks Canada defined national park reserves as lands administered by the agency intended to become national parks pending settlement of indigenous land rights and agreements for continued traditional use of the lands 7 8 As of July 2021 update there are 38 national parks 10 national park reserves and one national urban park covering an area of approximately 342 456 km2 132 223 sq mi 9 or about 3 3 of the total land area of Canada and representing 31 of its 39 natural regions There is at least one park located in every one of the nation s 13 provinces and territories Parks Canada reported attendance of 15 449 249 at all national parks and reserves in 2016 17 including over four million visits to the busiest park Banff and only two persons at the least visited park Tuktut Nogait 10 Parks Canada additionally manages three National Marine Conservation Areas NMCAs a single NMCA Reserve and the country s lone National Landmark The Canada National Parks Act also allows for recognition of National Historic Sites that commemorate events landmarks or objects of national importance and which may include similar levels of protection and administration as national parks 1 Feasibility studies are underway to establish further national parks in unrepresented regions 11 Contents 1 National parks and national park reserves 1 1 By province territory 1 2 Proposed National Park Reserves 1 3 Abolished national parks 2 National Marine Conservation Areas 2 1 Proposed National Marine Conservation Areas 3 National Landmarks 4 Provincial parks categorized as national parks 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksNational parks and national park reserves editNational park reserves are indicated by Reserve after the park name The national urban park is indicated by Urban after the park name UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Parks designated in both UNESCO programs Name Photo Location Established 12 Area 2017 12 Annual visitors 2022 23 13 Natural region 14 Description Akami Uapishkᵘ KakKasuak Mealy Mountains Reserve nbsp Newfoundland and Labrador53 24 N 59 22 W 53 400 N 59 367 W 53 400 59 367 Akami Uapishkᵘ KakKasuak Mealy Mountains National Park July 31 2015 10 700 km2 4 131 sq mi East coast boreal The park includes a portion of the glacially rounded Mealy Mountains on Labrador from Lake Melville to Sandwich Bay and includes some sandy beaches along the coast of the Labrador Sea Aulavik nbsp Northwest Territories73 42 N 119 55 W 73 700 N 119 917 W 73 700 119 917 Aulavik National Park 1992 12 200 km2 4 710 sq mi 34 Western arctic lowlands Located on the northern part of Banks Island the completely treeless polar desert of Aulavik is home to the world s largest concentration of muskoxen as well as the endangered Peary caribou 15 Auyuittuq nbsp Nunavut67 53 N 65 01 W 67 883 N 65 017 W 67 883 65 017 Auyuittuq National Park 2001 19 089 km2 7 370 sq mi 256 Northern Davis region One of Canada s largest parks and located almost entirely within the Arctic Circle Auyuittuq on Baffin Island preserves a rugged arctic wilderness featuring some of the highest peaks of the Canadian Shield 16 Banff nbsp Alberta51 30 N 116 0 W 51 500 N 116 000 W 51 500 116 000 Banff National Park November 25 1885 6 641 km2 2 564 sq mi 4 130 081 Rocky Mountains The first park established by the federal government of Canada Banff includes the Valley of the Ten Peaks the Wapta and Waputik Icefields several ski resorts and the communities of Lake Louise and Banff It is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and adjacent to Kootenay Yoho and Jasper National Parks Bruce Peninsula nbsp Ontario45 14 N 81 37 W 45 233 N 81 617 W 45 233 81 617 Bruce Peninsula National Park 1987 125 km2 48 sq mi 460 435 St Lawrence lowlands Formed from lands previously designated Ontario s Cyprus Lake Provincial Park Bruce preserves a unique shoreline formation of the Niagara Escarpment and forms part of the larger UNESCO Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve The Bruce Trail one of Canada s longest hiking trails passes through the park The locally threatened massasauga rattlesnake is found within the park as well as Canada s southernmost population of black bears 12 142 143 Cape Breton Highlands nbsp Nova Scotia46 43 N 60 40 W 46 717 N 60 667 W 46 717 60 667 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 1936 948 km2 366 sq mi 277 203 Maritime Acadian highlands Atlantic Canada s oldest national park features Acadian and boreal forest environments in the Cape Breton Highlands One third of the Cabot Trail passes through the central portion of the park Most of Nova Scotia s population of Canada lynx are found in this park and the endangered North Atlantic right whale is found in waters off the park s coast 12 42 43 17 Western moose were introduced to this park from Alberta s Elk Island National Park between 1947 and 1948 the native eastern moose having been hunted to near extinction 18 19 Parks Canada started a four year project with the Unama ki Institute of Natural Resources and other partners to begin to restore boreal forest regions within this park in 2014 Elk Island nbsp Alberta53 37 N 112 52 W 53 617 N 112 867 W 53 617 112 867 Elk Island National Park 1913 194 km2 75 sq mi 409 891 Southern boreal plains amp plateaux Created as a wildlife sanctuary for elk the park has become a part of bison conservation the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve and the Beaver Hills Biosphere Reserve 20 Eighteen moose nine males and nine females from Elk Island were introduced to Nova Scotia s Cape Breton Highlands National Park between 1947 and 1948 19 Forillon nbsp Quebec48 54 N 64 21 W 48 900 N 64 350 W 48 900 64 350 Forillon National Park June 8 1970 federal provincial agreement 240 km2 93 sq mi 164 130 Notre Dame amp Megantic Mountains The lands of the first park in Quebec were traditional hunting and fishing grounds for the Mi kmaq and Iroquois and were exploited for their rich supplies of lumber 12 98 99 Two hundred twenty five families were controversially expropriated from the park lands prior to creation of the park in 1970 In 2011 the Government of Canada issued a formal apology to these families for their mistreatment 21 Fundy nbsp New Brunswick45 36 N 64 57 W 45 600 N 64 950 W 45 600 64 950 Fundy National Park 1948 206 km2 80 sq mi 303 575 Maritime Acadian highlands Featuring the highest tides in the world the Bay of Fundy exposes ocean floor at low tide which is covered by up to 16 m 52 ft of salt water at high tide 22 The park forms the core portion of the UNESCO Fundy Biosphere Reserve Georgian Bay Islands nbsp Ontario44 53 N 79 52 W 44 883 N 79 867 W 44 883 79 867 Georgian Bay Islands National Park 1930 14 km2 5 sq mi 27 482 Great Lakes St Lawrence precambrian region Beausoleil Island is the largest of the small islands which make up the park which originally included Flowerpot Island The islands form part of the UNESCO Georgian Bay Littoral Biosphere Reserve Glacier nbsp British Columbia51 18 N 117 31 W 51 300 N 117 517 W 51 300 117 517 Glacier National Park October 10 1886 1 349 km2 521 sq mi 775 190 23 Columbia Mountains Representative of the Columbia Mountains natural region this park includes Illecillewaet Glacier Rogers Pass Nakimu Caves Mount Sir Donald and Mount Dawson 24 Grasslands nbsp Saskatchewan49 12 N 107 43 W 49 200 N 107 717 W 49 200 107 717 Grasslands National Park 1981 730 km2 282 sq mi 905 km2 349 sq mi proposed 19 656 Prairie grasslands Located along the borders with the American state of Montana the park features an undisturbed mixed grass prairie ecosystem and badlands where fossils from both the Frenchman and Bearpaw Formations were discovered including those of a Triceratops and a Tyrannosaurus 25 Gros Morne nbsp Newfoundland and Labrador49 41 N 57 44 W 49 683 N 57 733 W 49 683 57 733 Gros Morne National Park October 1 2005 national park August 1973 national park reserve 1 805 km2 697 sq mi Western Newfoundland highlands A World Heritage Site due to its exposed mantle and crust as an example of plate tectonics the park also includes Western Brook Pond Lobster Cove and Gros Morne mountain in the Long Range Mountains chain 26 Gulf Islands Reserve nbsp British Columbia48 51 N 123 27 W 48 850 N 123 450 W 48 850 123 450 Gulf Islands National Park Reserve May 9 2003 37 km2 14 sq mi 28 434 Strait of Georgia lowlands Representative of the Strait of Georgia Lowlands the park includes 6 km2 of marine environment and land on 15 islands 27 Gwaii Haanas a Reserve nbsp British Columbia52 23 N 131 28 W 52 383 N 131 467 W 52 383 131 467 Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve 1988 1 474 km2 569 sq mi 2 651 29 Pacific coast mountains Forming the southern end of the Haida Gwaii archipelago the park is on the far western end of Canada and includes 138 islands inclusive of Ninstints World Heritage Site Hotspring Island and the southern tip of Moresby Island Ivvavik b nbsp Yukon69 31 N 139 31 W 69 517 N 139 517 W 69 517 139 517 Ivvavik National Park 1984 9 750 km2 3 764 sq mi 179 Northern Yukon Adjacent to Vuntut National Park and the American Arctic National Wildlife Refuge the park has arctic tundra that was not glaciated during the last ice age and consequently contains the oldest river in Canada the Firth River Ivvavik is the first national park created as a result of an aboriginal land claim agreement the Inuvialuit Final Agreement 31 Jasper nbsp Alberta52 48 N 117 54 W 52 800 N 117 900 W 52 800 117 900 Jasper National Park September 14 1907 11 228 km2 4 335 sq mi 2 415 463 Rocky Mountains Part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and adjacent to the Banff National Parks as well as Mount Robson and Hamber Provincial Parks in British Columbia this park includes the community of Jasper Columbia Icefield Athabasca Falls Sunwapta Falls Maligne Lake and canyon and the Snow Dome a hydrological apex of North America at its boundary with the Banff National Park Kejimkujik nbsp Nova Scotia44 24 N 65 13 W 44 400 N 65 217 W 44 400 65 217 Kejimkujik National Park 1967 404 km2 156 sq mi 75 284 Atlantic coast plain The area around Kejimikujik Lake was acquired by the federal government for park purposes in 1967 and added a 22 km2 seaside component in 1985 The inland portion was designated a National Historic Site in 1995 recognizing its Mi kmaw cultural landscape and is adjacent to the Tobeatic Wilderness Area The park is part of the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve and a dark sky preserve 32 Kluane Park and Reserve c nbsp Yukon60 37 N 138 20 W 60 617 N 138 333 W 60 617 138 333 Kluane National Park and Reserve May 29 1993 Park 1972 Reserve 5 900 km2 2 278 sq mi Park 16 080 km2 6 209 sq mi Reserve 47 098 Northern coast mountains Part of a World Heritage Site and adjacent to the U S Wrangell St Elias National Park and British Columbian Tatshenshini Alsek Provincial Park Kluane features the highest mountain peaks in Canada including Mount Logan and the largest non polar ice field in the world 33 Kootenay nbsp British Columbia50 53 N 116 03 W 50 883 N 116 050 W 50 883 116 050 Kootenay National Park April 21 1920 1 406 km2 543 sq mi 574 126 Rocky Mountains Part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and adjacent to the Banff and Yoho National Parks as well as the Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park the park is representative of the Rocky Mountains natural region and includes the Radium Hot Springs pools an outcrop of the Burgess Shale fossil deposit Numa Falls and Floe Lake Kouchibouguac nbsp New Brunswick46 51 N 64 58 W 46 850 N 64 967 W 46 850 64 967 Kouchibouguac National Park 1969 239 km2 92 sq mi 243 489 Maritime plain Located on the coast where the Kouchibouguac River enters the Northumberland Strait across from the north end of Prince Edward Island the park illustrates coastal dynamics including tidal rivers coastal dunes salt marshes bogs and barrier islands 34 La Mauricie nbsp Quebec46 48 N 72 58 W 46 800 N 72 967 W 46 800 72 967 La Mauricie National Park August 22 1970 536 km2 207 sq mi 278 923 Great Lakes St Lawrence precambrian region Located north of Shawinigan and between Saint Maurice River Matawin River and Mastigouche Wildlife Reserve the park features a canoe camping circuit and habitat for the wood turtle 35 Mingan Archipelago Reserve nbsp Quebec50 13 N 63 10 W 50 217 N 63 167 W 50 217 63 167 Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve 1984 151 km2 58 sq mi 44 017 St Lawrence lowlands Located along the Gulf of St Lawrence the park consists of the Mingan Archipelago with its limestone outcrops and Atlantic puffin habitat Mount Revelstoke nbsp British Columbia51 05 N 118 04 W 51 083 N 118 067 W 51 083 118 067 Mount Revelstoke National Park 1914 262 km2 101 sq mi 775 190 23 Columbia Mountains Accessible by a trail from the City of Revelstoke the park is representative of the Columbia Mountains natural region 24 Naats ihch oh Reserve nbsp Northwest Territories62 22 N 127 58 W 62 367 N 127 967 W 62 367 127 967 Naats ihch oh National Park Reserve December 18 2014 4 850 km2 1 873 sq mi 109 Mackenzie Mountains Adjacent to the Nahanni National Park Naats įhch oh extends the protected area into the Sahtu Settlement Area to include additional land with the South Nahanni River watershed to Mount Naats įhch oh and the Moose Ponds 36 Nahanni Reserve nbsp Northwest Territories61 33 N 125 35 W 61 550 N 125 583 W 61 550 125 583 Nahanni National Park Reserve 1974 30 000 km2 11 583 sq mi d 1 104 Mackenzie Mountains Containing the first natural World Heritage Site in Canada the park includes the South Nahanni River Virginia Falls the Cirque of the Unclimbables and a limestone cave system 38 Pacific Rim e Reserve nbsp British Columbia48 38 N 124 46 W 48 633 N 124 767 W 48 633 124 767 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 1970 510 km2 197 sq mi 1 163 362 Pacific coast mountains Representative of the coastal plain portion of the Pacific Coast Mountains natural region the park is divided into three separated parts Long Beach the Broken Group islands and the West Coast Trail 39 Point Pelee nbsp Ontario41 58 N 82 31 W 41 967 N 82 517 W 41 967 82 517 Point Pelee National Park May 29 1918 15 km2 6 sq mi 492 122 St Lawrence lowlands The first national park established for conservation Point Pelee is the southernmost point of the Canadian mainland and also includes the southernmost point overall on Middle Island The marshy wetland environment is a known stop for migratory birds and monarch butterflies 40 and since 1987 is a Ramsar Convention Wetland of International Importance 41 Prince Albert nbsp Saskatchewan53 58 N 106 22 W 53 967 N 106 367 W 53 967 106 367 Prince Albert National Park March 24 1927 3 875 km2 1 496 sq mi 287 372 Southern boreal plains amp plateaux Established with a recreation focus the park includes a small community on the east end of Waskesiu Lake and features fescue grasslands with plains bison boreal forest and Ajawaan Lavallee Lake and other lakes 42 Prince Edward Island nbsp Prince Edward Island46 25 N 63 05 W 46 417 N 63 083 W 46 417 63 083 Prince Edward Island National Park 1937 27 km2 10 sq mi Maritime plain Sensitive sand beaches and dunes on the island s north shore provide nesting habitat for the endangered piping plover and are designated an Important Bird Area An extension added in 1998 protects parabolic sand dunes and an area with archaeological evidence of Paleo Indian occupation up to 10 000 years ago 43 The park also encompasses Green Gables the inspiration for the popular Anne of Green Gables novels 12 62 63 Pukaskwa nbsp Ontario48 15 N 85 53 W 48 250 N 85 883 W 48 250 85 883 Pukaskwa National Park 1971 1 878 km2 725 sq mi 17 285 Central boreal uplands Located on the Voyageur Hiking Trail and the longest stretch of undeveloped shoreline in the Great Lakes 44 Pukaskwa protects an area of boreal forest largely untouched by logging and mining industries owing to the terrain s remarkable ruggedness 12 A large cluster of the Pukaskwa Pits are located within the park Qausuittuq nbsp Nunavut76 00 N 100 00 W 76 000 N 100 000 W 76 000 100 000 Qausuittuq National Park September 1 2015 11 008 km2 4 250 sq mi Western high Arctic Located on Bathurst Island the park is adjacent to the Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area and protects Peary caribou and muskox habitat Quttinirpaaq f nbsp Nunavut82 13 N 72 13 W 82 217 N 72 217 W 82 217 72 217 Quttinirpaaq National Park 1988 37 775 km2 14 585 sq mi 7 Eastern high Arctic Located on the polar desert of Ellesmere Island at the northern tip of Canada the park includes Tanquary Fiord Barbeau Peak Lake Hazen and Fort Conger Riding Mountain nbsp Manitoba50 52 N 100 02 W 50 867 N 100 033 W 50 867 100 033 Riding Mountain National Park May 30 1933 2 968 km2 1 146 sq mi 336 560 Southern boreal plains amp plateaux Part of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve 46 the park features both boreal and aspen forests among the larger grassland prairie landscape interspersed with pothole lakes and marshes The park has an outdoor recreation focus and includes the community of Wasagaming the East Gate National Historic Site and formerly the Whitewater prisoners of war camp 47 Rouge Urban nbsp Ontario43 56 N 79 14 W 43 933 N 79 233 W 43 933 79 233 Rouge National Urban Park May 15 2015 79 1 km2 31 sq mi St Lawrence lowlands Located in the Greater Toronto Area beginning at the mouth of the Rouge River and through the east end of Toronto and Markham the park includes riparian corridors and wetlands with habitat for the Blanding s turtle as well as Bead Hill National Historic Site Sable Island Reserve nbsp Nova Scotia43 57 N 59 55 W 43 950 N 59 917 W 43 950 59 917 Sable Island National Park Reserve June 20 2013 30 km2 12 sq mi 806 Atlantic coast plain Consisting of Sable Island at the edge of the continental shelf off the coast of Nova Scotia the island of sand is home to the Sable Island horse and provides habitat for grey seals and beach grass Sirmilik nbsp Nunavut72 59 N 81 8 W 72 983 N 81 133 W 72 983 81 133 Sirmilik National Park 2001 22 200 km2 8 571 sq mi 6 Eastern Arctic lowlands 48 Located on the eastern end of Nunavut Sirmilik consists of the Byam Martin Mountains of Bylot Island and Baffin Island s Borden Peninsula and Oliver Sound Terra Nova nbsp Newfoundland and Labrador48 32 N 53 56 W 48 533 N 53 933 W 48 533 53 933 Terra Nova National Park 1957 399 km2 154 sq mi 45 191 Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic region The easternmost national park Terra Nova is located on the east coast of Newfoundland along the Trans Canada Highway The park is characteristic of the Newfoundland landscape of low relief and rounded hills and a rocky coastline of arms sounds coves inlets sea arches and caves as well as habitat for the Newfoundland pine marten 49 Thaidene Nene Reserve nbsp Northwest Territories62 30 N 111 00 W 62 500 N 111 000 W 62 500 111 000 Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve August 21 2019 14 305 km2 5 523 sq mi 50 Northwestern boreal uplands 51 Thaidene Nene which translates in Canadian English as Land of the Ancestors is a protected area that spans 6 5 million acres 26 376 km2 at the transition between boreal forest and tundra It includes the East Arm of Great Slave Lake the deepest freshwater source in North America and provides habitat for red fox black bear wolf packs grizzly bear lynx wolverine marten Arctic fox moose beaver muskoxen and critical wintry weather for the last herds of barren ground caribou Thousand Islands nbsp Ontario44 21 N 75 57 W 44 350 N 75 950 W 44 350 75 950 Thousand Islands National Park 1904 24 km2 9 sq mi 109 284 St Lawrence lowlands Oldest national park east of the Prairies it is scattered over all or portions of 26 islands and 80 islets and shoals in the St Lawrence River as well as several mainland properties in Leeds and Grenville east of Kingston and within the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve Torngat Mountains nbsp Newfoundland and Labrador59 26 N 63 52 W 59 433 N 63 867 W 59 433 63 867 Torngat Mountains National Park July 10 2008 9 700 km2 3 745 sq mi Northern Labrador mountains Located on the northernmost tip of Labrador adjacent to Quebec s Kuururjuaq Park and established as part of Inuit Land Claims Agreements the park includes the Torngat Mountains Labrador Sea coastline and Pre Dorset Dorset and Thule archaeological finds 52 Tuktut Nogait nbsp Northwest Territories68 49 N 121 45 W 68 817 N 121 750 W 68 817 121 750 Tuktut Nogait National Park 1998 18 181 km2 7 020 sq mi 12 Tundra hills Within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region the park was created to protect the Bluenose West caribou herd and harvesting rights for the Inuvialuit people It was expanded in 2005 to include a portion of the Sahtu Settlement Area 53 Ukkusiksalik nbsp Nunavut65 21 N 87 18 W 65 350 N 87 300 W 65 350 87 300 Ukkusiksalik National Park August 23 2003 20 880 km2 8 062 sq mi Central tundra 54 Named after the Inuit word for soapstone the park surrounds Wager Bay which is maternity denning areas for polar bears and includes cultural relics of the Dorset and Thule and Aivilingmiut people 54 Vuntut nbsp Yukon68 22 N 139 51 W 68 367 N 139 850 W 68 367 139 850 Vuntut National Park 1993 4 345 km2 1 678 sq mi Northern Yukon Adjacent to the Ivvavik National Park and the American Arctic National Wildlife Refuge the park area was not glaciated during the last ice age and now hosts Pleistocene fossil sites Remote and inaccessible by road the park was established and is operated in collaboration with the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation as part of that nation s Final Agreement with Canada 55 Wapusk nbsp Manitoba57 46 N 93 22 W 57 767 N 93 367 W 57 767 93 367 Wapusk National Park 1996 11 475 km2 4 431 sq mi 82 Hudson James lowlands Created from a portion of the provincial Churchill Wildlife Management Area Wapusk helps protect the land base that act as maternity denning areas for polar bears 56 Waterton Lakes g nbsp Alberta49 03 N 113 55 W 49 050 N 113 917 W 49 050 113 917 Waterton Lakes National Park May 30 1895 505 km2 195 sq mi 475 842 Rocky Mountains Coupled with American neighbour Glacier National Park in Montana the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park is both a World Heritage Site and the oldest transboundary protected area in the world Anchored by Waterton Lake home of the historic Prince of Wales Hotel the park is famous for hiking attractions such as the Crypt Lake Trail Wood Buffalo nbsp Alberta Northwest Territories59 23 N 112 59 W 59 383 N 112 983 W 59 383 112 983 Wood Buffalo National Park 1922 44 972 km2 17 364 sq mi 2 399 Northern boreal plains The largest park in Canada the park protects the habitat of the wood bison and the breeding grounds of the whooping crane and much of the Peace Athabasca Delta It is also a World Heritage Site and the world s largest dark sky preserve Yoho nbsp British Columbia51 24 N 116 29 W 51 400 N 116 483 W 51 400 116 483 Yoho National Park October 10 1886 1 313 km2 507 sq mi 663 878 Rocky Mountains Part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and adjacent to the Banff and Kootenay National Parks Yoho includes the community of Field Burgess Shale fossil deposit Emerald Lake Takakkaw Falls and Kicking Horse River By province territory edit Province Territory Number Parks British Columbia 7 Glacier Gulf Islands Gwaii Haanas Kootenay Mount Revelstoke Pacific Rim Yoho Northwest Territories 6 Aulavik Naats ihch oh Nahanni Thaidene Nene Tuktut Nogait Wood Buffalo 57 Ontario 6 Bruce Peninsula Georgian Bay Islands Point Pelee Pukaskwa Rouge Thousand Islands Alberta 5 Banff Elk Island Jasper Waterton Lakes Wood Buffalo 57 Nunavut 5 Auyuittuq Qausuittuq Quttinirpaaq Sirmilik Ukkusiksalik Newfoundland and Labrador 4 Akami Uapishkᵘ KakKasuak Mealy Mountains Gros Morne Terra Nova Torngat Mountains Nova Scotia 3 Cape Breton Highlands Kejimkujik Sable Island Quebec 3 Forillon La Mauricie Mingan Archipelago Yukon 3 Ivvavik Kluane Vuntut Manitoba 2 Riding Mountain Wapusk New Brunswick 2 Fundy Kouchibouguac Saskatchewan 2 Grasslands Prince Albert Prince Edward Island 1 Prince Edward Island Proposed National Park Reserves edit The following are areas which Parks Canada is in the process of evaluating as potential parks While they may be reserved from alienation or have federal provincial territorial agreements they have not been formally established through legislation as parks Name Location Area Natural region Manitoba Lowlands 58 Manitoba53 46 N 99 4 W 53 767 N 99 067 W 53 767 99 067 Limestone Bay Approx 5 000 km2 1 931 sq mi 59 Manitoba lowlands Pitaweikek 60 61 Prince Edward Island46 36 50 N 63 47 42 W 46 61389 N 63 79500 W 46 61389 63 79500 Hog Island TBD Maritime plain South Okanagan Similkameen 62 British Columbia49 4 N 119 41 W 49 067 N 119 683 W 49 067 119 683 South Okanagan Similkameen National Park Reserve Approx 284 km2 110 sq mi 63 Interior dry plateau 63 There remain six Natural Regions unrepresented by either current or proposed parks 64 As Parks Canada has a long term goal of preserving representative areas of all Natural Regions future parks will likely be established in these areas 65 These regions are the Boreal Lake Plateau region of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec the Laurentian Boreal Highlands region of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec the Northern Interior Plateaux and Mountains region of British Columbia and Yukon the Southampton Plain region of Nunavut the Ungava Tundra Plateau region of Quebec and Nunavut the Whale River region of Newfoundland and Labrador Nunavut and Quebec Abolished national parks edit Name Location Established Abolished Brereton Lake Dominion Park 66 Manitoba 1922 1930 Buffalo National Park 67 Alberta March 7 1908 July 17 1947 Menissawok National Park 1 Saskatchewan May 31 1922 May 30 1930 Nemiskam National Park 67 Alberta 1914 July 17 1947 Vidal Point Dominion Park 68 Saskatchewan October 31 1921 May 30 1930 Wawaskesy National Park 69 Alberta May 31 1922 June 24 1938 Brereton and Vidal were transferred to provincial jurisdiction both continuing as renamed provincial parks Buffalo Menissawok Nemiskam and Wawaskesy were created expressly to protect and regenerate dangerously low populations of bison and pronghorn and were delisted when those populations improved National Marine Conservation Areas editNational Marine Conservation Areas NMCAs is a program established in 2002 with the goal of preserving marine ecosystems representing the 29 marine regions of Canada 70 They are designed for sustainable use although they usually also contain areas designed to protect ecological integrity National Marine Conservation Area Reserves are protected areas proposed to be added to the NMCA system pending settlement of indigenous land and water rights In the interim they are administered under park rules 71 As of 2020 update established NMCAs and NMCA Reserves protect 14 846 km2 5 732 sq mi of waters wetlands and coastlines representing five of the 29 identified marine regions with studies underway for protected areas in three additional regions 70 UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Name Photo Location Established 12 Area 2017 12 Annual visitors 2022 23 13 Marine region 70 Description Fathom Five nbsp Ontario45 19 N 81 38 W 45 317 N 81 633 W 45 317 81 633 Fathom Five National Marine Park July 20 1987 114 km2 44 sq mi 227 828 Georgian Bay The marine counterpart to Bruce National Park Fathom Five is named for a line in Shakespeare s The Tempest The first marine unit in the national parks system preserves a unique aquatic environment and several small islands including Flowerpot Island The unusually clear waters and numerous shipwrecks on the shoals of Georgian Bay make the park a popular destination for scuba divers 12 189 Gwaii Haanas Reserve nbsp British Columbia52 0 N 131 12 W 52 000 N 131 200 W 52 000 131 200 Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve June 11 2010 1 500 km2 579 sq mi 72 2 651 29 Hecate Strait Queen Charlotte Shelf Along with the national park reserve of the same name Gwaii Haanas protects an area extending from the ocean floor of the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Basin to the mountains of the Haida Gwaii The marine reserve preserves the Haida people s traditional use of the waters while protecting the area from oil exploration and commercial fishing 12 299 Lake Superior nbsp Ontario48 26 N 89 13 W 48 433 N 89 217 W 48 433 89 217 Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area September 1 2015 10 880 km2 4 201 sq mi Lake Superior Adjacent to the United States Isle Royale National Park and several Ontario provincial parks Lake Superior NMCA forms part of the world s largest freshwater reserve 73 Saguenay St Lawrence nbsp Quebec48 4 N 69 40 W 48 067 N 69 667 W 48 067 69 667 Saguenay St Lawrence Marine Park June 8 1998 1 245 km2 481 sq mi 74 1 070 634 St Lawrence Estuary Located at the confluence of the Saguenay and St Lawrence rivers and adjacent to Quebec s Saguenay Fjord National Park Saguenay St Lawrence protects a portion of the St Lawrence estuary a common feeding ground for marine mammals such as the endangered St Lawrence beluga whale Proposed National Marine Conservation Areas edit Study area Location Area Marine region 70 Magdalen Islands 75 76 Quebec47 35 N 61 32 W 47 583 N 61 533 W 47 583 61 533 Magdalen Islands 16 500 km2 6 371 sq mi Magdalen shallows Southern Strait of Georgia 77 Reserve British Columbia49 18 N 123 48 W 49 300 N 123 800 W 49 300 123 800 Strait of Georgia 1 400 km2 541 sq mi Strait of Georgia Tallurutiup Imanga 78 Nunavut74 13 N 84 0 W 74 217 N 84 000 W 74 217 84 000 Tallurutiup Imanga 109 000 km2 42 085 sq mi Lancaster SoundNational Landmarks editThe National Landmarks program was established in 1978 to protect specific natural features considered outstanding exceptional unique or rare to this country These natural features would typically be isolated entities and of scientific interest 79 The enabling legislation expired 10 years later and was not renewed Pingo National Landmark was the only such unit established in that time Name Photo Location Established 12 Area 2017 12 Description Pingo nbsp Northwest Territories69 24 N 133 05 W 69 400 N 133 083 W 69 400 133 083 Aulavik National Park July 25 1984 16 km2 6 sq mi Located on the shore of the Arctic Ocean Canada s only National Landmark preserves eight ice cored mounds known as pingos including Canada s largest Ibyuk Pingo along with other land and ice formations unique to the permafrost environment Provincial parks categorized as national parks editProvincial and territorial parks are administered and funded by their respective governments However Quebec has named its provincial parks national parks though none are in the national park system Some sub national parks are categorized by the IUCN under the umbrella term national parks Category II in its global Protected Area Management Categories As of 2011 there were more than 1500 Category II listed areas across the country including nearly 700 in B C and at least 500 in Ontario Only Quebec uses the term national park for such provincial areas using the IUCN s category name as justification In addition to the national park system several federal agencies manage natural scientific and recreational areas In the National Capital Region a number of parklands come under the jurisdiction of the National Capital Commission including Gatineau Park in Quebec None of these are part of the national park system See also editList of Canadian protected areas List of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Canada List of national historic 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