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Benthic samples are collected from 6 streams (Oiseau Creek, White Gravel River, North Swallow River, Swallow River, Tagouche Creek and Imogene Creek) in mid to late September using standarized methods for collecting invertebrates developed by the Canadian Biomonitoring Network (CABIN). Five...

Parks Canada attendance 2001-02 to 2018-19

Attendance data for national parks and historic sites - 2022 23

Attendance data for national parks and historic sites - 2020-21

Support performance measurement for Parks Canada - 2022 23

Glacier National Park provides important habitat for a wide range of bird species. As the most diverse land vertebrates, birds are an important indicator of ecosystem health. Yearly data are collected at these sites using audio recorders to determine trends in diurnal avian species abundance by...

This line layer describes hiking trails for which Parks Canada has a responsibility. This includes trails found in national parks, national historic sites, and national marine conservation areas. Data is not necessarily complete - updates will occur weekly.

Line layer that shows the locations of lockstation gates. (See Gates_Barriers_Portails_Barrieres for other gates and fences). Data is not necessarily complete - updates will occur weekly.

Remote sensing techniques are used to monitor forest productivity in the park’s coastal ecodistricts: White River Plains and Coastal Hills. Forest productivity is measured using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Landsat TM imagery (Landsat 5, 7 and 8) choosing dates of peak...

In 2022, scientists from Parks Canada, Audubon, the Canadian Wildlife Service and Birds Canada published an analysis of projected changes in bird assemblages due to climate change within the Canadian National Park System (Gahbauer et al. 2022, Projected changes in birds assemblages due to climate...

Parks Canada recognizes the historic and ongoing responsibilities of Indigenous peoples in the stewardship of cultural heritage of their ancestral territories and homelands. The Agency has been working to advance cooperative management arrangements with Indigenous peoples at the cultural heritage...

Parks Canada recognizes the historic and ongoing responsibilities of Indigenous Peoples in the stewardship of natural and cultural heritage of their traditional territories. To this end, the Agency has been working to advance cooperative management with Indigenous peoples at the heritage places...

Parks Canada’s long-term goal is to establish at least one national marine conservation area in each of Canada’s marine regions. Once completed, the system of national marine conservation areas will represent Canada’s 29 marine regions spanning its three oceans and the Great Lakes. The purpose of...

Parks Canada supports Indigenous peoples and the implementation of S.35 rights for their ongoing use of traditional territories (including lands and waters) for traditional or modern cultural practices, in natural and cultural heritage places.

This document describes Parks Canada’s plan to implement the Directive on Open Government in order to better engage citizens in the protection and presentation of places that represent Canada’s natural and cultural heritage. This plan is based on a Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) template, and...

Contains a complete list of National Parks and National Historic Sites

This master list contains Parks Canada fees for services, facilities, products and rights and privileges as well as travel trade fees effective July 9, 2010. The user fees have been set consistent with the requirements of the User Fees Act and under the authority of the Parks Canada Agency Act....

Parks Canada’s Preapproved Routine Impact Assessments (PRIA) are approved environmental management and mitigation measures for defined classes of routine, repetitive projects or activities with well understood and predictable effects. They are intended to maximize efficiency, consistency and...

Parks Canada Agency led a series of climate change adaptation workshops across Canada from 2017 to 2019, with support from the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Culture and Heritage Table. The workshops aimed to identify the pressing impacts of climate change on cultural resources at select heritage...

Annual visitation statistics for national parks and national historic sites in Canada.