List of Canadian national parks

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The National Parks of Canada preserve both spectacular and representative areas of the country, located in every one of the nation's 13 provinces and territories. They are administered by Parks Canada, which also manages 157 National Historic Sites, not listed here.

This list includes the country's two National Marine Conservation Areas (NMCAs), the lone National Landmark, and seven National Park Reserves. A recent initiative of the national park service, NMCAs join all other sites on this list, along with the national historic sites, to comprise the national park system.

Contents 1 National Parks 2 National Marine Conservation Areas 3 National Park Reserves 4 National Landmark 5 National parks by province and territory 5.1 British Columbia 5.2 Alberta 5.3 Saskatchewan 5.4 Manitoba 5.5 Ontario 5.6 Quebec 5.7 New Brunswick 5.8 Prince Edward Island 5.9 Nova Scotia 5.10 Newfoundland and Labrador 5.11 Yukon 5.12 Northwest Territories 5.13 Nunavut 6 Abolished national parks 6.1 Alberta 6.2 Saskatchewan 6.3 Ontario 7 Adding to the System 7.1 National Parks & National Park Reserves 7.2 NMCA & NMCA Reserves 7.3 National Landmarks 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

[edit] National Parks

This list includes the 36 national parks as of Feb. 2007.

Name	Location	Area (km²)	Year Estab'd	Remarks
Glacier	British Columbia	&&&&&&&&&&&&1349.01,349	1886
Kootenay	British Columbia	&&&&&&&&&&&&1406.01,406	1920	World Heritage Site unit
Mount Revelstoke	British Columbia	&&&&&&&&&&&&&260.0260	1914
Yoho	British Columbia	&&&&&&&&&&&&1313.01,313	1886	World Heritage Site unit
Banff	Alberta	&&&&&&&&&&&&6641.06,641	1885	First National Park in Canada. The Cave and Basin hot springs were set aside as a public park in 1885, greatly enlarged and renamed Rocky Mountains Park in 1887; renamed Banff National Park in 1930. World Heritage Site unit.
Elk Island	Alberta	&&&&&&&&&&&&&194.0194	1913
Jasper	Alberta	&&&&&&&&&&&10878.010,878	1907	World Heritage Site unit
Waterton Lakes	Alberta/Montana	&&&&&&&&&&&&&505.0505	1895	Part of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, a World Heritage Site.
Wood Buffalo	Alberta/Northwest Territories	&&&&&&&&&&&44807.044,807	1922	World Heritage Site
Grasslands	Saskatchewan	&&&&&&&&&&&&&907.0907	1981
Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	&&&&&&&&&&&&3874.03,874	1927
Riding Mountain	Manitoba	&&&&&&&&&&&&2973.02,973	1929
Wapusk	Manitoba	&&&&&&&&&&&11475.011,475	1996
Bruce Peninsula	Ontario	&&&&&&&&&&&&&154.0154	1987
St. Lawrence Islands	Ontario	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&9.09	1914	First national park in the East.
Point Pelee	Ontario	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&15.015	1918
Georgian Bay Islands	Ontario	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&13.013	1929
Pukaskwa	Ontario	&&&&&&&&&&&&1878.01,878	1978
Forillon	Quebec	&&&&&&&&&&&&&244.0244	1970
La Mauricie	Quebec	&&&&&&&&&&&&&536.0536	1970
Fundy	New Brunswick	&&&&&&&&&&&&&206.0206	1948
Kouchibouguac	New Brunswick	&&&&&&&&&&&&&239.0239	1969
Prince Edward Island	Prince Edward Island	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&22.022	1937
Cape Breton Highlands	Nova Scotia	&&&&&&&&&&&&&949.0949	1936
Kejimkujik	Nova Scotia	&&&&&&&&&&&&&404.0404	1968
Gros Morne	Newfoundland and Labrador	&&&&&&&&&&&&1805.01,805	1973	World Heritage Site
Terra Nova	Newfoundland and Labrador	&&&&&&&&&&&&&400.0400	1957
Ivvavik	Yukon	&&&&&&&&&&&10168.010,168	1984	Established as Northern Yukon National Park in 1984, renamed Ivvavik National Park in 1992. First national park established as a result of a land claim agreement with its natives.
Kluane	Yukon	&&&&&&&&&&&22013.022,013	1972	Kluane National Park Reserve was established in 1972. Subsequently, a large eastern portion of the Reserve became Kluane National Park. World Heritage Site unit.
Vuntut	Yukon	&&&&&&&&&&&&4345.04,345	1995
Aulavik	Northwest Territories	&&&&&&&&&&&12200.012,200	1992
Tuktut Nogait	Northwest Territories	&&&&&&&&&&&16340.016,340	1996
Auyuittuq	Nunavut	&&&&&&&&&&&21471.021,471	2001
Quttinirpaaq	Nunavut	&&&&&&&&&&&37775.037,775	2001	Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve was established in 1988, renamed Quttinirpaaq National Park on Feb. 19, 2001, with passage of the new National Parks Act.
Sirmilik	Nunavut	&&&&&&&&&&&22200.022,200	2001
Ukkusiksalik	Nunavut	&&&&&&&&&&&20500.020,500	2003

A total of 260,468 km² are protected in national parks throughout Canada.

[edit] National Marine Conservation Areas

Name	Location	Area (km²)	Established
Fathom Five National Marine Park	Ontario	&&&&&&&&&&&&&112.0112	1987
Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park	Quebec	&&&&&&&&&&&&1138.01,138	1998

[edit] National Park Reserves

These areas have been set aside with the intention of becoming national parks, pending the settlement of native land claims. Until then, they are managed as national parks under the National Parks Act.

Name	Location	Area (km²)	Designated	Remarks
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve	British Columbia	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&33.033	2003
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site	British Columbia	&&&&&&&&&&&&1495.01,495	1988	South Moresby National Park Reserve was created July 12, 1988, with the signing of the South Moresby Agreement; renamed Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site on February 28, 1996. Includes SGaang Gwaii (Anthony Island) World Heritage Site.
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	British Columbia	&&&&&&&&&&&&&511.0511	1970
Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve	Newfoundland and Labrador	&&&&&&&&&&&&9600.09,600	2005
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve	Quebec	&&&&&&&&&&&&&151.0151	1984
Kluane National Park Reserve	Yukon Territory	&&&&&&&&&&&22013.022,013	1976	Kluane National Park Reserve was established in 1972. Subsequently, a large eastern portion of the Reserve became Kluane National Park. World Heritage Site unit
Nahanni National Park Reserve	Northwest Territories	&&&&&&&&&&&&4766.04,766	1976	World Heritage Site

[edit] National Landmark

Name	Location	Area (km²)	Established
Pingo National Landmark	Northwest Territories	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&16.016	1984

[edit] National parks by province and territory

[edit] British Columbia

• Glacier National Park
• Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
• Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
• Kootenay National Park
• Mount Revelstoke National Park
• Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
• Yoho National Park

[edit] Alberta

• Banff National Park
• Elk Island National Park
• Jasper National Park
• Waterton Lakes National Park
• Wood Buffalo National Park (Alberta & Northwest Territories)

[edit] Saskatchewan

• Grasslands National Park
• Prince Albert National Park

[edit] Manitoba

• Riding Mountain National Park
• Wapusk National Park

[edit] Ontario

• Bruce Peninsula National Park
• Fathom Five National Marine Park (a National Marine Conservation Area)
• Georgian Bay Islands National Park
• Point Pelee National Park
• Pukaskwa National Park
• St. Lawrence Islands National Park

[edit] Quebec

• Forillon National Park
• La Mauricie National Park
• Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
• Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park (a National Marine Conservation Area)

[edit] New Brunswick

• Fundy National Park
• Kouchibouguac National Park

[edit] Prince Edward Island

• Prince Edward Island National Park

[edit] Nova Scotia

• Cape Breton Highlands National Park
• Kejimkujik National Park

[edit] Newfoundland and Labrador

• Gros Morne National Park
• Terra Nova National Park
• Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve

[edit] Yukon

• Ivvavik National Park
• Kluane National Park
• Kluane National Park Reserve
• Vuntut National Park

[edit] Northwest Territories

• Aulavik National Park
• Nahanni National Park Reserve
• Tuktut Nogait National Park
• Wood Buffalo National Park (Alberta & Northwest Territories)
• Pingo National Landmark

[edit] Nunavut

• Auyuittuq National Park
• Quttinirpaaq National Park
• Sirmilik National Park
• Ukkusiksalik National Park

[edit] Abolished national parks

[edit] Alberta

• Buffalo National Park
• Wawaskesy National Park
• Nemiskam National Park

[edit] Saskatchewan

• Menissawok National Park
• Vidal's Point / Katepwa National Park

[edit] Ontario

• Algonquin National Park^[1]

[edit] Adding to the System

[edit] National Parks & National Park Reserves

Land in four areas has been withdrawn for future national parks:

• Tuktut Nogait in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (to expand the existing Tuktut Nogait National Park in the Northwest Territories.)
• The east arm of Great Slave Lake in Northwest Territories
• Torngat Mountains (included in the Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve)
• Northern Bathurst Island

Parks Canada is considering another four areas for future national parks^[2]:

• Wolf Lake in Yukon
• South Okanagan-Lower Similkameen in British Columbia (as a National Park Reserve)^[3]
• Manitoba Lowlands (north-western Lake Winnipeg)
• Mealey Mountains in Labrador

[edit] NMCA & NMCA Reserves

In addition, the park service is pursuing creation of Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, in the B.C. waters surrounding the existing National Park Reserve.^[4] Local information sessions were held in early 2007, and consultation with stakeholders (commercial fishers, tour companies, the Haida, and local residents) is to begin later in the year.^[5] The area would become the only NMCA Reserve, and presumably be managed as if it were a full NMCA, pending local marine/land claims.

One proposed NMCA includes a western section of Lake Superior, in Ontario.^[6] The Southern Strait of Georgia, in the B.C. waters surrounding the existing Gulf Islands NPR, is being proposed as an NMCA Reserve, like Gwaii Haanas.^[7]

[edit] National Landmarks

In addition to national parks, a National Landmarks program was foreseen in the 1970s and 1980s, but has not yet been established beyond a single property. Landmarks were intended 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."^[8]

To date, only one landmark has been established—Pingo National Landmark—in the Northwest Territories. Another was proposed at the same time (1984)—Nelson Head National Landmark—on the southern tip of Banks Island, also in the NWT. It was to include some 70 square miles, 25 miles of coastline, and protect the sea cliffs at Nelson Head and Cape Lambton. Durham Heights were to be included, which reach an elevation of 2,450 feet. The legislation providing for the Landmark required a formal request be made by the Minister of the Environment within 10 years (until 1994).^[9] None was ever made.

[edit] See also

Provincial parks are administered and funded by the provincial governments, however some provincial parks are categorized as national parks (Category II) under the IUCN's Protected Area Management Categories.

• List of Canadian provincial parks
  • List of Alberta provincial parks
  • List of British Columbia provincial parks
  • List of Ontario Parks (national and provincial)
  • List of Quebec national parks (provincial parks in Quebec are called "national" parks by the provincial government)
• National landmarks

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Parks Canada
• National Parks (Parks Canada site)
• National Marine Conservation Areas (Parks Canada site)
• World Heritage Sites in Canada

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National parks	Aulavik • Auyuittuq • Banff • Bruce Peninsula • Cape Breton Highlands • Elk Island • Forillon • Fundy • Georgian Bay Islands • Glacier • Grasslands • Gros Morne • Ivvavik • Jasper • Kejimkujik • Kluane • Kootenay • Kouchibouguac • La Mauricie • Mount Revelstoke • Point Pelee • Prince Edward Island • Pukaswa • Prince Albert • Quttinirpaaq • Riding Mountain • Sirmilik • St. Lawrence Islands • Terra Nova • Tuktut Nogait • Ukkusiksalik • Vuntut • Wapusk • Waterton Lakes • Wood Buffalo • Yoho
National Park Reserves	Gulf Islands • Gwaii Haanas • Pacific Rim • Torngat Mountains • Mingan Archipelago • Kluane • Nahanni • Tuktut Nogait
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