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CARTS Reports

This report summarises the number and amount of federal, provincial, and territorial government protected areas in Canada at this time.

View Data Publication and Limitation Notes

July 30, 2010
NATIONAL
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Canada (all Provinces & Territories)
 97,452,078
 4,393,509
 N/A
% of Biome protected
 9.64% 0.78%  
Total Area Protected 101,845,586.72
% of Canada Protected 6.48%

FEDERAL
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Parks Canada Agency
 30,343,351 938,106 46
Environment Canada
 10,382,134 1,960,525 127
Department of Fisheries & Oceans
 0 863,726 7
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
 5,384,675 0 1
Total Area Protected 49,872,518  

ALBERTA
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Provincially Administered
 2,756,726 0 261
Parks Canada Agency
 5,405,000 0 5
Environment Canada
 60,023 0 6
Total Biome Area Protected 8,221,748   272
% of Biome Protected
 12.42% N/A  
Total Area Protected 8,221,748.46

BRITISH COLUMBIA
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Provincially Administered
 12,977,146 268,104 996
Parks Canada Agency
 618,980 16,100 7
Environment Canada
 2,765 484 7
Total Biome Area Protected 13,598,891 284,687 1,010
% of Biome Protected
 14.39% N/A  
Total Area Protected 13,883,578.65

MANITOBA
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Provincially Administered
 4,409,823 7,969 115
Parks Canada Agency
 1,363,945 80,325 2
Environment Canada
 61 0 2
Nature Conservancy Canada 6,403 0 118
Ducks Unlimited Canada
 3,442 0 58
Manitoba Naturalists Society 355 0 8
Total Biome Area Protected 5,784,028 88,294 303
% of Biome Protected 8.90% N/A  
Total Area Protected 5,784,028.34

NEW BRUNSWICK
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Provincially Administered
 266,119 104 64
Parks Canada Agency
 40,460 4,050 2
Environment Canada
 5,859 794 6
Private 785 21 1
Total Biome Area Protected 313,223 4,968 73
% of Biome Protected 4.35% N/A  
Total Area Protected 318,191.87

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Provincially Administered
 662,996 15,200 57
Parks Canada Agency
 1,190,490 0 3
Environment Canada
 13 1,023 3
Total Biome Area Protected 1,853,499 16,223 63
% of Biome Protected 4.57% N/A  
Total Area Protected 1,869,722.41

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Territorially Administered
 108,625 0 3
Parks Canada Agency
 6,924,400 9,700 4
Environment Canada
 2,040,886 139,429 5
Indian Affairs & Northern Development 2,127,000 0 1
Gwich'in Land Use Planning Board 538,313 0 17
Tlicho 137,500 0 1
Tulita DLC 27,260 0 1
Total Biome Area Protected 11,903,983 149,129 32
% of Biome Protected 8.86% N/A  
Total Area Protected 12,053,111.88

NOVA SCOTIA
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Provincially Administered
 319,740 0 58
Parks Canada Agency
 134,552 270 3
Environment Canada
 4,486 1,995 12
Total Biome Area Protected 458,779 2,265 73
% of Biome Protected 8.34% N/A  
Total Area Protected 461,043.31

NUNAVUT
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Territorially Administered
 153,286 0 8
Parks Canada Agency
 9,267,300 694,900 4
Environment Canada
 8,124,268 1,781,452 16
Indian Affairs & Northern Development 3,257,675 0 1
Total Biome Area Protected 20,802,529 2,476,352 29
% of Biome Protected 9.94% N/A  
Total Area Protected 23,278,881.28

ONTARIO
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Provincially Administered
 9,395,213 0 641
Parks Canada Agency
 1,219,744 0 7
Environment Canada
 31,574 0 18
Total Biome Area Protected 10,646,531 0 666
% of Biome Protected 9.89% N/A  
Total Area Protected 10,646,531.16

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Provincially Administered
 10,294 408 76
Parks Canada Agency
 2,700 0 1
Island Nature Trust 942 3 25
Co-managed 1,635 304 5
Private 286 12 14
(to be provided) 5 0 1
Total Biome Area Protected 15,862 726 122
% of Biome Protected 2.80% N/A  
Total Area Protected 16,588.06

QUEBEC
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Provincially Administered
 12,906,094 339,029 N/A
Parks Canada Agency and Quebec
 0 124,461 1
Parks Canada Agency 89,880 500 3
Environment Canada 22,937 35,349 36
National Capital Commission (Canada) 36,131 0 1
Private 22,108 0 N/A
Total Biome Area Protected 13,077,150 499,339 N/A
% of Biome Protected 8.64% 3.25%  
Total Area Protected 13,576,489.15

SASKATCHEWAN
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Provincially Administered
 4,484,446 0 301
Parks Canada Agency
 478,100 0 2
Environment Canada
 83,774 0 20
Total Biome Area Protected 5,046,320 0 323
% of Biome Protected 7.74% N/A  
Total Area Protected 5,046,320.01

YUKON
  Area Protected (hectares) Total # of
Protected Areas
Terrestrial (ha) Marine (ha)
Provincially Administered
 2,116,244 0 22
Parks Canada Agency
 3,607,800 7,800 3
Environment Canada
 5,488 0 1
Total Biome Area Protected 5,729,532 7,800 26
% of Biome Protected 11.85% N/A  
Total Area Protected 5,737,331.72
 

NOTES

Data Publication and Limitation Notes

While every attempt has been made to provide current data from each jurisdiction, changes on the ground are ongoing and the accuracy of the summations cannot be guaranteed. Each jurisdiction should be contacted individually if there are any questions or concerns.

The methodology used here is unique in that jurisdictions provide their digital geospatial databases of protected areas, as far as privacy concerns allow, and queries are applied to the final compilation. For this and other reasons, the results here are not directly comparable to values reported in various products from previous years. We hope this more transparent procedure will ensure a more consistent level of accuracy among jurisdictions and an improved overall national result.

Contact the CARTS Technical Team via the CCEA Secretariat if you have questions, concerns, or any other comments.

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