to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canada's natural and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations

Maintain a balance between BC Parks goals for protecting natural environments and outdoor recreation

The conservation of nature, the conservation of objects, places or features, fostering public appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of nature and cultural heritage and their conservation, providing for the management of land reserved under this Act in accordance with the management principles applicable for each type of reservation.

Environment and Land Use Acts

Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act

Historic Sites and Monuments Act (allowance to create sites and maintain, not necessarily to protect)

There is no rigid process for establishing new national parks. Each project has five steps:

Assessing the feasibility of a national park, including consultations

Establishing a national park under the Canada National Parks Act

14 million hectares (14.4% of total land in the British Columbia)

33.6 million hectares (9.3% of total land in Canada)

The BC Parks Futures Strategy will increase the number of park rangers across the province.

The Australian Government has today announced a record $233 million investment into Parks Australia to deliver infrastructure upgrades across our national parks and at the Australian National Botanic Gardens.

All initiatives are long term strategies to improve the park that require are large amount of funding

Federal government project to add 25% (25 % land and 25% water) to Canada’s protected and conserved areas across the country

existing scientific information underlying IMCRA v.4.0 (e.g. bathymetry, geomorphic features, distribution of endemic biota)

additional regional information on habitats, species distribution and ecology gathered during the marine bioregional planning process

data on the location and distribution of human activities in a marine region

views of ocean users and stakeholders in each marine region

consideration of the contribution that existing spatial management measures can make to the NRMSPA

consideration of potential management effectiveness (e.g. feasibility of compliance).

3. Assessing the feasibility of a national park, including consultations

5. Establishing a national park under the Canada National Parks Act

By order in council under the Ecological Reserve Act

By inclusion in schedules to the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act

by order in council under the Park Act or by inclusion in a schedule to the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act

The Province of British Columbia uses biogeoclimatic zones (BEC zones) to represent the landscape

Canada has separated the landscape into 39 different natural regions

The lengthy process requiring scientific data and the approval of the proper legislation

All protect areas of cultural and ecological significance, seperating areas based on their key function

All cover a very large area of land, ranging from about 10% to 14%

Seperate areas of land based on vegetation, soils and climates