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National Parks
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|  Canada's
National Parks and National Park Reserves have been set aside
by the Government of Canada for a variety of special purposes,
including recreational use and preservation of wilderness.
Each park is an area of outstanding scenic beauty, a
locality of historical importance or a site containing unique
features. These interests are often combined.
The 43 parks range in size from 8.7 square kilometres to
44 807.0 square kilometres and collectively cover an area
of 224 466 square kilometres, which represents 2.2% of the
total area of Canada.
In 1885, the Government established the first park, at Banff,
Alberta. National parks continued to be established steadily
until the late 1930s when, during the 30 years from 1937 to
1967, only two were established. From 1968 to 1972, however,
10 national parks were established in just five years. Parks
have been added regurlarly since the late 1970s.
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National Parks of Canada
| Banff
National Park, Alberta |
1885 |
6 641.0 |
| Yoho
National Park, British Columbia |
1886 |
1 313.1 |
| Glacier
National Park, British Columbia |
1886 |
1 349.3 |
| Waterton
Lakes National Park, Alberta |
1895 |
505.0 |
| Jasper
National Park, Alberta |
1907 |
10 878.0 |
| Elk
Island National Park, Alberta |
1913 |
194.0 |
| Mount
Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia |
1914 |
259.7 |
| St.
Lawrence Islands National Park, Ontario |
1914 |
8.7 |
| Point
Pelee National Park, Ontario |
1918 |
15.5 |
| Kootenay
National Park, British Columbia |
1920 |
1 406.4 |
| Wood
Buffalo National Park, Alberta, Northwest Territories |
1922 |
44 807.0 |
| Prince
Albert National Park, Saskatchewan |
1927 |
3 874.3 |
| Riding
Mountain National Park, Manitoba |
1929 |
2 973.1 |
| Georgian
Bay Islands National Park, Ontario |
1929 |
25.6 |
| Cape
Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia |
1936 |
948.0 |
| Prince
Edward Island National Park, Prince Edward Island |
1937 |
21.5 |
| Fundy
National Park, New Brunswick |
1948 |
205.9 |
| Terra
Nova National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador |
1957 |
399.9 |
| Kejimkujik
National Park, Nova Scotia |
1968 |
403.7 |
| Kouchibouguac
National Park, New Brunswick |
1969 |
239.2 |
| Pacific
Rim National Park Reserve, British Columbia |
1970 |
499.6 |
| Forillon
National Park, Quebec |
1970 |
240.4 |
| La Mauricie
National Park, Quebec |
1970 |
543.9 |
| Kluane
National Park and Reserve, Yukon Territory |
1972 |
22 015.0 |
| Nahanni
National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories |
1972 |
4 765.6 |
| Auyuittuq
National Park Reserve, Nunavut |
1972 |
21 471.1 |
| Gros
Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador |
1973 |
1 942.5 |
| Pukaskwa
National Park, Ontario |
1978 |
1 877.8 |
| Grasslands
National Park, Saskatchewan |
1981 |
906.5 |
| Mingan
Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec |
1984 |
150.7 |
| Ivvavik
National Park, Yukon Territory |
1984 |
10 168.4 |
| Quttinirpaaq
National Park, Nunavut |
1986 |
39 500.0 |
| Bruce
Peninsula National Park, Ontario |
1987 |
154.0 |
| Fathom
Five National Marine Park, Ontario |
1987 |
112.0 |
| Gwaii
Haanas National Park Reserve, British Columbia |
1988 |
1 495.0 |
| Gwaii
Haanas National Marine Park Reserve, British Columbia |
1988 |
3 050.0 |
| Aulavik
National Park, Northwest Territories |
1992 |
12 200.0 |
| Vuntut
National Park, Yukon Territory |
1995 |
4 345.0 |
| Wapusk
National Park, Manitoba |
1996 |
11 475.0 |
| Tuktut
Nogait National Park, Northwest Territories |
1996 |
16 340.0 |
| Saguenay
- St. Lawrence Marine Park, Quebec |
1998 |
1 138.0 |
| Sirmilik
National Park, Nunavut |
1999 |
22 200.0 |
| Gulf
Islands National Park Reserve, British Columbia |
2003 |
33.0 |
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Source: Parks Canada. 2004. |
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