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List of Canadian national parks

The Canadian National Parks system is run by Parks Canada, which also runs Canada's National Historic Sites.

This list also includes Canada's two National Marine Conservation Areas.

National Parks by Province

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

Alberta

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

Saskatchewan

* Grasslands National Park
* Prince Albert National Park

Manitoba

* Riding Mountain National Park
* Wapusk National Park

Ontario

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

Quebec

* Forillon National Park
* La Mauricie National Park
* Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
* Saguenay - St. Lawrence Marine Park (National Marine Conservation Area)

New Brunswick

* Fundy National Park
* Kouchibouguac National Park

Prince Edward Island

* Prince Edward Island National Park

Nova Scotia

* Cape Breton Highlands National Park
* Kejimkujik National Park

Newfoundland and Labrador

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

Yukon Territory

* Ivvavik National Park
* Kluane National Park and Reserve
* Vuntut National Park

Northwest Territories

* Aulavik National Park
* Nahanni National Park Reserve
* Tuktut Nogait National Park
* Wood Buffalo National Park (Alberta & Northwest Territories)

Nunavut Territory

* Auyuittuq National Park
* Quttinirpaaq National Park
* Sirmilik National Park
* Ukkusiksalik National Park

Future national parks and reserves

Land in four areas has been withdrawn for future national parks:
*Tutuk-Nogait in Northwest Territories (to expand the Tuktut Nogait National Park)
*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 further national parks:
*Wolf Lake in Yukon
*South Okanagan-Lower Similkameen in British Columbia
*Manitoba Lowlands (north-western Lake Winnipeg)
*Mealey Mountains in Labrador

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
** List of Quebec national parks

External links

*Parks Canada
*Canada's National Parks (Parks Canada)
*Canada's National Marine Conservation Areas (Parks Canada)
*Canadian World Heritage Sites



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