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There are 37 national parks and 11 national park reserves in Canada that represent 31 of Canada's 39 terrestrial natural regions and protect approximately 343,377 square kilometers of lands in Canada.
- Wood Buffalo National Park, 44,741 Km2
- Quttinirpaaq National Park, 37,775 Km2
- Sirmilik National Park, 22,252 Km2
- Ukkusiksalik National Park, 20,885 Km2
- Auyuittuq National Park, 19,089 Km2
- Tuktut Nogait National Park, 18,890 Km2
- Aulavik National Park, 12,200 Km2
- Wapusk National Park, 11,475 Km2
- Qausuittuq National Park, 11,000 Km2
- Jasper National Park, 10,878 Km2
Straddling the border between Alberta and the Northwest Territories, Wood Buffalo National Park is larger than Denmark. It was established in 1922 to protect the last herd of wood bison, and today is also home to the world’s only natural nesting site for whooping cranes. The park was declared a world heritage sitein 1983.
First known as Ellesmere Island National Park, Quttinirpaaq (pronounced koo-tin-ir-pa-ak) is Canada’s most northerly national park and some of the most northerly land in North America. Its Inuktitut name, taken in 1999, means “land at the top of the world.” Access is by air from Resolute, Nunavut.
Sirmilik National Park comprises three separate land components in Nunavut: the land on either side of Oliver Sound, Bylot Island, and part of the Borden Peninsula.The park was first established as a bird sanctuary because of its impressive seabird colonies, including thick-billed murres and black-legged kittiwakes. Sirmilik (pronounced Seer-mee-le...
Ukkusiksalik National Park surrounds a spectacular inland sea called Wager Bay, in Nunavut. The name Ukkusiksalik (pronounced Ooooo-koo-sik-sa-lik)in Inuktitutmeans “the place where soapstone to make pots and oil lamps is found.”
Located on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Auyuittuq National Park is a harsh land of barren tundra, jagged mountain peaks, deep fjords and ice. Auyuittuq (pronounced Ow-you-eet-took) means “land that never melts” in Inuktitut.
Tuktut Nogait National Park, located in the Northwest Territories, is a rolling tundra landscape deeply incised by the Hornaday, Brock and Roscoe rivers. It is an important calving ground for a population of barren-ground caribou. The name Tuktut Nogait (pronounced Took-toot Noo-guy-t) means “caribou calves” in Inuvialuktun.
Aulavik National Park is centred on the wide Thomsen River valley on Banks Island, Northwest Territories. The Thomsen River valley is the most productive area in the world for muskoxen. Aulavik (pronounced Ow-lah-veek) means “where people travel” in Inuvialuktun.
Wapusk National Park national park extends to the east and south of Churchill, Manitoba. It protects a representative sample of the features and wildlife of the Hudson and James Bay lowlands. Wapusk is Cree for “white bear,” referring to polar bears.
Qausuittuq National Park is located on northern Bathurst Island and smaller surrounding islands in Nunavut. It also includes the waters of May Inlet and Young Inlet. Qausuittuq (pronounced Kow-soo-ee-took) translates to “the place where the sun doesn’t rise” in Inuktitut. It is bordered to the south by Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area, and to...
Jasper National Park is located about 370 km west of Edmonton, Alberta. It is one of seven parks in the Rocky Mountains that make up the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage site (the others are Yoho, Banff and Kootenay national parks, and Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks). Among the reasons for the UNESCO ...
Jan 17, 2012 · In total, the parks cover more than 340,000 km 2, which is over 3 per cent of Canada’s landmass. They protect important land and marine habitats, geographical features and sites of cultural significance. National parks also benefit local economies and the tourism industry in Canada.
Nov 23, 2015 · Canada is BIG. So big, in fact, that at 9,984,670 km 2 , it’s the second-largest country in the world. We live in a land rich in natural beauty, from great northern landscapes and huge swaths of boreal forest , to temperate rainforests and prairie grasslands.
Canada's national parks allowed the public an avenue into nature, while also integrating ideas of preserving Canada's scenic landscape and wildlife populations in an era of development and major resource extraction.
- Banff National Park, 1885
- Wood Buffalo National Park, 44,807 km 2
- Parks Canada
- Georgian Bay Islands National Park, 13.5 km 2
Canada's first national park was created in 1885 through an Order-in-Council [3] to reserve 26 km 2 (10 sq mi) over the Cave and Basin Hot Springs to prevent the land from being sold for private development despite claims being made for it.
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May 28, 2019 · The Wood Buffalo National Park (1922) is the largest national park in Canada at 17,300 square miles, located in Alberta, Northwest Territories. It was created in 1922 as a sanctuary for the last bison population in the nation and aboriginal residents.
