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The National Parks of Canada preserve both spectacular and representative areas of the country, located in every one of the nation's 13 provinces and territories. They are administered by Parks Canada, which also manages 157 National Historic Sites, not listed here.
This list includes the country's two National Marine Conservation Areas (NMCAs), the lone National Landmark, and seven National Park Reserves. A recent initiative of the national park service, NMCAs join all other sites on this list, along with the national historic sites, to comprise the national park system.

National Parks

This list includes the 36 national parks as of Feb. 2007.

Name	Location	Year Estab'd	Remarks
Glacier	British Columbia	1886
Kootenay	British Columbia	1920	World Heritage Site unit
Mount Revelstoke	British Columbia	1914
Yoho	British Columbia	1886	World Heritage Site unit
Banff	Alberta	1885	First National Park in Canada. The Cave and Basin hot springs were set aside as a public park in 1885, greatly enlarged and renamed Rocky Mountains Park in 1887; renamed Banff National Park in 1930. World Heritage Site unit.
Elk Island	Alberta	1913
Jasper	Alberta	1907	World Heritage Site unit
Waterton Lakes	Alberta/Montana, United States of America	1895	Part of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, a World Heritage Site.
Wood Buffalo	Alberta/Northwest Territories	1922	World Heritage Site
Grasslands	Saskatchewan	1981
Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	1927
Riding Mountain	Manitoba	1929	Designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986
Wapusk	Manitoba	1996
Bruce Peninsula	Ontario	1987
St. Lawrence Islands	Ontario	1914	First national park in the East.
Point Pelee	Ontario	1918
Georgian Bay Islands	Ontario	1929
Pukaskwa	Ontario	1978
Forillon	Quebec	1970
La Mauricie	Quebec	1970
Fundy	New Brunswick	1948
Kouchibouguac	New Brunswick	1969
Prince Edward Island	Prince Edward Island	1937
Cape Breton Highlands	Nova Scotia	1936
Kejimkujik	Nova Scotia	1968
Gros Morne	Newfoundland	1973	World Heritage Site
Terra Nova	Newfoundland	1957
Ivvavik	Yukon	1984	Established as Northern Yukon National Park in 1984, renamed Ivvavik National Park in 1992. First national park established as a result of a land claim agreement with its natives.
Kluane	Yukon	1972	Kluane National Park Reserve was established in 1972. Subsequently, a large eastern portion of the Reserve became Kluane National Park. World Heritage Site unit.
Vuntut	Yukon	1995
Aulavik	Northwest Territories	1992
Thaydene Nene National Park	Northwest Territories	2007
Tuktut Nogait	Northwest Territories	1996
Auyuittuq	Nunavut	2001
Quttinirpaaq	Nunavut	2001	Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve was established in 1988, renamed Quttinirpaaq in 1999 and beame a national park in 2000.
Sirmilik	Nunavut	2001
Ukkusiksalik	Nunavut	2003

A total of 260,468 km² are protected in national parks throughout Canada.

National Marine Conservation Areas

Parks Canada categorizes areas titled "National Marine Parks" and "National Marine Conservation Areas" as the latter.

Name	Location	Established
Fathom Five National Marine Park	Ontario	1987
Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park	Quebec	1998
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area	Ontario	2007

National Park Reserves

These areas have been set aside with the intention of becoming national parks, pending the settlement of native land claims. Until then, they're managed as national parks under the National Parks Act.

Name	Location	Designated	Remarks
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve	British Columbia	2003
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site	British Columbia	1988	South Moresby National Park Reserve was created July 12, 1988, with the signing of the South Moresby Agreement; renamed Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site on February 28, 1996. Includes SGaang Gwaii (Anthony Island) World Heritage Site.
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	British Columbia	1970
Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve	Labrador	2005
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve	Quebec	1984
Kluane National Park Reserve	Yukon Territory	1976	Kluane National Park Reserve was established in 1972. Subsequently, a large eastern portion of the Reserve became Kluane National Park. World Heritage Site unit
Nahanni National Park Reserve	Northwest Territories	1976	World Heritage Site

National Landmark

Name	Location	Area (km²)	Established
Pingo National Landmark	Northwest Territories		1984

Abolished national parks

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Menissawok National Park

Vidal's Point / Katepwa National Park

Ontario

Algonquin National Park

Adding to the System

National Parks & National Park Reserves

Land in four areas has been withdrawn for future national parks:

Tuktut Nogait in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (to expand the existing Tuktut Nogait National Park in the Northwest Territories.)

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 future national parks:

Wolf Lake in Yukon

South Okanagan-Lower Similkameen in British Columbia (as a National Park Reserve)

Manitoba Lowlands (north-western Lake Winnipeg)

Mealey Mountains in Labrador

NMCA & NMCA Reserves

In addition, the park service is pursuing creation of Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, in the B.C. waters surrounding the existing National Park Reserve. Local information sessions were held in early 2007, and consultation with stakeholders (commercial fishers, tour companies, the Haida, and local residents) is to begin later in the year. The area would become the only NMCA Reserve, and presumably be managed as if it were a full NMCA, pending local marine/land claims. Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area is the first of five NMCAs across Canada to be announced. The Southern Strait of Georgia, in the B.C. waters surrounding the existing Gulf Islands NPR, is being proposed as an NMCA Reserve, like Gwaii Haanas.

National Landmarks

In addition to national parks, a National Landmarks program was foreseen in the 1970s and 1980s, but hasn't yet been established beyond a single property. Landmarks were intended to protect specific natural features considered "outstanding, exceptional, unique, or rare to this country. These natural features would typically be isolated entities and of scientific interest."
To date, only one landmark has been established—Pingo National Landmark—in the Northwest Territories. Another was proposed at the same time (1984)—Nelson Head National Landmark—on the southern tip of Banks Island, also in the NWT. It was to include some, of coastline, and protect the sea cliffs at Nelson Head and Cape Lambton. Durham Heights were to be included, which reach an elevation of . The legislation providing for the Landmark required a formal request be made by the Minister of the Environment within 10 years (until 1994). None was ever made.

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