National parks of Canada

The 42 national parks of Canada were created by the government of the Canada, in particular with an entertaining aim, and for the safeguarding of the fauna, the Flore and the wild places. Wood-cutting, mining, oil and energy as well as hunting and the trapping are prohibited there.

Each park must, if possible, answer 3 criteria:

particular beauty,
historical place of importance,
single natural site.

The first national park, that of Banff, was created in 1885 and the last in list was the Réserve of the national park of the Mounts-Torngats 2005. The 42 national parks of Canada recover 224.466 km on the whole, which accounts for 2,2% of the total surface area of the country. The network of the national parks is to 60% complete.

The federal national parks are managed by Parcs Canada.

National parks of the Canada

In Alberta

National park Banff, created in 1885, 6.641 km
National park Elk Island, created in 1913, 194 km
National park To marble, created in 1907, 10.878 km
National park of the Lakes-Waterton, created in 1895, 525 km
National park Wood Buffalo, created in 1922, 44.807 km

In Colombia-British

National park of the Glaciers, created in 1886, 1.349 km
Reserve of national park and site of the inheritance haïda Gwaii Haanas (managed jointly with the council of the Haida nation), created in 1993, 1.495 km
Reserve of national park of the Island-GULF, created in 2003, 35,4 km
National park Kootenay, created in 1920, 1.406 km
National park of the Mount-Revelstoke, created in 1914
Reserve of national park Pacific Rim, created in 1970, 515 km
National park Yoho, created in 1885, 1.313 km

On the Island-of-Prince-Edouard

National park of the Island-of-Prince-Edouard, created in 1937, 21,5 km

With the Manitoba

National park of the Mount-Riding, created in 1929, 2.973 km
National park Wapusk, created in 1996, 11.475 km

With the New Brunswick

National park Fundy, created in 1948, 206 km
National park Kouchibouguac, created in 1969, 235 km

In Nova Scotia

National park of High-Ground-of-Cape-Breton the, created in 1936, 950 km
National park Kejimkujik, created in 1967, 382 km

With the Nunavut

National park Auyuittuq, created in 1976, 21.469 km
National park Quttinirpaaq, created in 1999, 38.148 km
National park Sirmilik, 22.107 km
National park Ukkusiksalik

With the Quebec

Voir also National parks of Quebec
Le Parc of Gatineau is managed by the Commission of the Nationale Capital

Reserve of national park of Archipelago-to-Mingan, created in 1984, 150 km
National park Forillon, created in 1970, 244 km
National park of Mauricie, created in 1970, 536 km
marine Park of the Saguenay-Saint-Laurent, (managed jointly with the province of Quebec), created in 1997, 1138 km

In Ontario

National park of the Island-of-the-Bay-Georgienne, created in 1929, 12 km
National park of the Island-of-Saint-Laurent, created in 1904, 8,7 km
National park of the Peninsula-Bruce, created in 1987, 266 km
National park of Point-Peeled the, created in 1918, 20 km
National park Pukaskwa, created in 1983, 1.873 km

In Saskatchewan

National park of the Meadows, created in 1988, 393 km
National park of Prince Albert, created in 1927, 3.874 km

With Newfoundland and Labrador

National park of Large-Dull the, created in 1973, 1.943 km
National park Terranova, created in 1957, 400 km
Reserve of national park of the Mounts-Torngat, created in 2005,9600 km

In the Territories of the North-West

National park Aulavik, created in 1992, 12.033 km
Reserve of national park Nahanni, created in 1976, 4.766 km
National park Tuktut Nogait, created in 1998, 16.973 km
National park Wood Buffalo, created in 1922, 44.807 km

With the Yukon

National park Ivvavik (managed jointly with the council of the Inuvialuit nation), created in 1984, 10.170 km
National park and reserve of national park Kluane, created in 1976, 22.015 km
National park Vuntut, created in 1995, 4.345 km

National historical places of Canada

See the list

Canadian places of safeguarding registered with the World heritage of UNESCO

federal Parks:

1978 National park Nahanni, Territories of the North-West
1979 National park of Kluane, Yukon
1983 National park Wood Buffalo, Alberta and Territoires of the North-West
1984 National park of Yoho, Colombia-British
1984 National park of Banff, Alberta
1987 National park of Large-Dull the, Ground-New-and-Labrador;
1990 National park To marble, Alberta
1995 National park of the Lakes-Waterton, Alberta
1995 National park of the Glaciers, Colombia-British

provincial Parks:

1979 provincial Park Dinosaur, Alberta;
1999 National park of Miguasha, Quebec

historical Places:

1978 national historical Place of the Handle in historical Meadows
1985 District of Quebec, historical Quebec
1995 District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Others (to be classified):

1981 SGaang Gwaii (Island Anthony)
1981 Chasm with bisons Head-Smashed-In

See too

Parks Canada
National parks
provincial Parks of Canada
List of the world heritage

External bonds

Official site of Parks Canada
Charter of Parks Canada

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