Section IV: Annexes
Annex 1: Strategic Environmental Assessment (Summary)
The environmental impact of strategies outlined in this Corporate Plan is positive. The plan goes beyond protection of the
status quo to strive for restoration of both ecosystems and cultural resources.
Some of the strategic objectives are particularly key to environmental protection:
- Monitoring and reporting the ecological integrity of each national park will provide a scientific basis for management
decisions.
- Recapitalization of assets will provide an opportunity to adopt new technologies to reduce impacts such as energy
consumption and various types of pollution.
- Regional and Aboriginal partnerships will provide an opportunity to develop shared or complementary objectives, and
influence land management in shared ecosystems.
- Ecological restoration guidelines and specific restoration projects will build the knowledge and experience required to
repair damage done in the past.
- Managing park communities to achieve no net negative impact and provide environmental leadership will allow Parks Canada to
demonstrate innovative approaches while reducing impacts on park ecosystems.
- The Historic Places Initiative, Canadian Heritage Properties Incentive Fund, Standards and Guidelines for Conservation of
Historic Places in Canada, and increased funding for built heritage will combine to provide the means to significantly improve
the protection of cultural resources both within and beyond the properties managed by Parks Canada.
- Outreach efforts such as Web site enhancement, urban discovery centres, educational material for children, and new
relationships with ethno-cultural leaders will seek ways to share our enthusiasm for Canada's natural and cultural heritage
with those whose support we will depend on in the future.
Individual policies, plans, programs and projects will be proposed as the means of implementing the strategies in this plan,
and will undergo environmental assessment at the appropriate level of detail as they come forward.
Annex 2: New Parks and Historic Sites Account
The following criteria identify which potential new protected heritage areas, and unfinished national parks, national marine
conservation areas and national historic sites are eligible for funding from the New Parks and New Historic Sites Account.
- All national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas designated or established after 1988 that
have not reached a level where they provide basic resource protection, visitor service and heritage presentation as specified
in their initial management plan, or have not completed all the development initiatives set out in their respective
establishment agreements, including, over the planning period;
- All national historic sites not administered by Parks Canada, which are approved by the Minister for cost-sharing
contributions.
National Parks |
National Historic Sites |
National Marine Conservation Areas |
Incomplete
Sirmilik
Tuktut Nogait
Wapusk
Ukkusiksalik
Gulf Islands |
HMCS Haida |
Incomplete:
Saguenay – St. Lawrence |
Proposed:
Manitoba Lowlands
Torngat Mountains
Bathurst Island
Mealy Mountains
East Arm of Great Slave Lake
South Okanagan – Lower
Similkameen
Two additional sites to be identified later |
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Proposed:
Lake Superior
Gwaii Haanas
Southern Strait of Georgia
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
One additionnal site to identify |
Expansions to:
Waterton Lakes
Nahanni
Tuktut Nogait |
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In addition to the above, the following guidelines also determine the types of the expenditures that may be made from the
account:
All capital expenditures exceeding $10,000 related to the acquisition of lands and extinguishment of resource and development
rights. All capital development expenditures exceeding $10,000, including planning, design and construction of specific facilities
and infrastructure; cultural and ecological resource stabilization and restoration; development of heritage presentation media;
and initial fleet and equipment acquisitions.
Annex 3: Glossary
Annual Report – At the field unit or management unit level, this is the report on operations for the most
recently completed fiscal year submitted to the Chief Administrative Officer. The focus of the Annual Report is a brief, concise,
factual account of work done and results achieved. The Call Letter for the Annual Report may specify additional items to be
included. At the Agency level, this is the report on operations for the most recently completed fiscal year that a Minister is
required, normally by a department's or agency's enabling statute, to table before Parliament at a designated time. There are
specific Treasury Board guidelines regarding the structure, content and focus of the Departmental Annual Report, and how the work
done and results achieved during the past fiscal are to be presented.
Audit – An audit is the systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining information (sometimes
referred to as audit evidence) and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria are fulfilled.
Biodiversity – There are three general kinds of biodiversity; habitat diversity, genetic diversity and
species diversity. The survival of each is linked to the health of the other two, and together they comprise the wealth of
ecosystems. The biological diversity in an environment is sometimes measured by the numbers of different species of plants and
animals present.
Capital Asset – A capital asset is any improvement that is placed upon the land and for the Parks Canada
Agency these are divided into contemporary assets and cultural assets. These two groups of
assets are managed differently. Land is not a capital asset.
Commemoration – Commemoration is a ministerial recognition of the national significance of specific lands or
waters by acquisition or agreement, or by another means deemed appropriate within the Minister's authority for purposes of
protecting and presenting heritage places and resources, erection of a plaque or monument.
Commemorative Integrity – Commemorative integrity describes the health and wholeness of a national historic
site. A national historic sites possesses commemorative integrity when: the resources directly related to the reasons for
designation as a national historic site are not impaired or under threat; the reasons for designation as a national historic site
are effectively communicated to the public; and, the site's heritage values (including those not related to designation as a
national historic site) are respected in all decisions and actions affecting the site.
Conservation – In reference to a national historic site of Canada, conservation encompasses those activities
that are aimed at safeguarding a cultural resource so as to retain its historic value and extend its physical life.
Contemporary Assets – Contemporary assets include campgrounds, visitor reception centres, roads and
highways, bridges, contemporary canal locks and dams, water and waste water facilities, all of which are used by visitors and
resident public. In addition, Parks Canada has holdings of administration facilities, staff houses, works compounds, as well as a
fleet of vehicles and heavy equipment. Parks Canada applies a comprehensive condition rating program to the management of its
assets based on risk to asset, health and safety, level of service and overall asset condition.
Corporate Plan – The Corporate Plan is the yearly plan developed to achieve Agency objectives. It is a
single document that outlines the Agency's overall corporate direction for the fiscal year. It is Agency-wide and assigns
responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities at the corporate level.
Cultural Assets – Cultural assets are the core to Parks Canada's mandate and the Agency is responsible for
their preservation and protection for future generations. Cultural assets are defined as Level I and Level II and are located in
Parks Canada installations. Cultural assets include built assets (buildings, bridges, fortifications, marine works, grounds,
monuments and plaques), collections and in-situ archaeological resources.
Ecological Integrity –“Ecological Integrity means, with respect to a park, a condition that is determined
to be characteristic of its natural region and likely to persist, including abiotic components and the composition and abundance
of native species and biological communities, rates of change and supporting processes.”
Ecosystem – An ecosystem is a community of plants and animals and the processes, like the flow of energy
through food chains that link them to each other and to the physical environment. Ecosystems continually change over time and can
adjust to natural disturbances and continue to function.
Heritage Presentation Assets – Heritage presentation assets are the physical products, tools or venues that
assist in delivering education information about the significance of Parks Canada and the natural and cultural heritage of the
country. These include exhibits, interpretive signage, audio-visual productions and equipment.
Management Plan – Management Plans are referred to under section 11 of the Canada National Parks Act as
follows:
11.(1) The Minister shall, within five years after a park is established, prepare a management plan for the park containing a
long-term ecological vision for the park, a set of ecological integrity objectives and indicators and provisions for resource
protection and restoration, zoning, visitor use, public awareness and performance evaluation, which shall be tabled in each House
of Parliament.
(2) The Minister shall review the management plan for each park every five years, and any amendments to a plan shall be tabled
with the plan in each House of Parliament.
Minister's Round Table – The Minister's Round Table is referred to under section 8.1 of the Parks Canada
Agency Act as follows:
8.1(1) The Minister shall, at least once every two years, convene a round table of persons interested in matters for which the
Agency is responsible to advise the Minister on the performance by the Agency of its responsibilities under section 6.
(2) The Minister shall respond within 180 days to any written recommendations submitted during a round table convened under
subsection (1).
National Historic Site (of Canada) – A national historic site has both a formal and an applied meaning. The
formal meaning refers to “historic place”as defined in the Historic Sites and Monuments Act or a place set aside as a
national historic site under Section 42 of the Canada National Parks Act. The name is commonly used to refer to the area
administered by Parks Canada, or another owner, as a national historic site.
Park Proclamation – Since the royal assent of the Canada National Parks Act February 19, 2001, the
Agency proclaims a new park through an Order in Council process. This is accomplished through publication in the Canada Gazette
Part II where, by Order, the Agency can amend Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 of the Canada National Parks Act to add to or
amend the land description of national parks or national park reserves.
Payments In Lieu of Taxes – These payments are made by the federal Crown to municipalities in lieu of the
payment of municipal land based taxes. These cover both lands and improvements (buildings and other structures placed on the
land.)
Report on Plans and Priorities – The Report on Plans and Priorities, a part of the Main Estimates, is the
report that provides information on Agency plans and expected performance over a three-year period. This report is tabled in
Parliament each spring, after resource allocation deliberations. It generally includes information such as mission and mandate,
objectives and strategies, as well as specific results commitments and performance targets.
Sustainable – As it is used in the general sense within the Corporate Plan, sustainable refers to a method
of using a resource, such as a heritage, ecological, cultural or financial resource, so that the resource is not depleted or
permanently damaged.
Annex 4: Legislation
The following are Acts that pertain to the Parks Canada Agency |
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National Battlefields of Quebec Act |
1908, c. 57 |
Laurier House Act |
1952, c. 163 |
Canada Wildlife Act |
1985, c. W-9 |
Department of the Environment Act |
R.S 1985, c. E-10 |
Department of Transport Act (Historic canals) |
R.S 1985, c. T-18 |
Dominion Water Power Act |
R.S 1985, c. W-4 |
Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act |
R.S 1985, c. 52 (4th Supp.) |
Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
R.S 1985, c. H-4 |
Migratory Birds Convention Act |
1994, c. 22 |
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act |
1997, c. 37 |
Parks Canada Agency Act |
1998, c. 31 |
Canada National Parks Act |
2000, c. 32 |
Canada National Marine Conservation |
2002, c. 18 |
Species at Risk Act |
2002, c. 29 |
User Fee Act |
2004, c. 6 |
The following are regulations that pertain to the Parks Canada Agency: |
National Parks Wilderness Area Declaration Regulations |
National Parks Aircraft Access Regulations |
National Parks Building Regulations |
National Parks Businesses Regulations |
National Parks Camping Regulations |
National Parks Cemetery Regulations |
National Parks Cottages Regulations |
National Parks Domestic Animals Regulations |
National Parks Fire Protection Regulations |
National Parks Fishing Regulations |
National Parks Garbage Regulations |
National Parks General Regulations |
National Parks Highway Traffic Regulations |
National Parks Lease and Licence of Occupation Regulations |
National Parks Signs Regulations |
National Parks Town, Visitor Centre and Resort Subdivision Designation Regulations |
National Parks Water and Sewer Regulations |
National Parks Wildlife Regulations |
Town of Jasper Zoning Regulations |
Wood Buffalo National Park Game Regulations |
National Historic Parks General Regulations |
National Historic Parks Order |
National Historic Parks Wildlife and Domestic Animals Regulations |
Historic Canals Regulations, under the Department of Transport Act |
Heritage Railway Stations Regulations, under the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act Dominion Water Power
Regulations, under the Dominion Water Power Act |
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