National Parks and National Park Reserves
A National Park Reserve is an area that has been set aside with the intention of becoming a national park, pending the settlement of native land claims. Until then, they are managed as national parks under the National Parks Act.
World Heritage Site or part of a World Heritage Site| Name | Photo | Location | Area | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulavik | Northwest Territories | 700412200000000000012,200 !12,200 km2 (4,710 sq mi) | 1992 | |
| Auyuittuq | Nunavut | 700421471000000000021,471 !21,471 km2 (8,290 sq mi) | 2001 | |
| Banff | Alberta | 70036641000000000006,641 !6,641 km2 (2,564 sq mi) | 1885 | |
| Bruce Peninsula | Ontario | 7002154000000000000154 !154 km2 (59 sq mi) | 1987 | |
| Cape Breton Highlands | Nova Scotia | 7002949000000000000949 !949 km2 (366 sq mi) | 1936 | |
| Elk Island | Alberta | 7002194000000000000194 !194 km2 (75 sq mi) | 1913 | |
| Forillon | Quebec | 7002244000000000000244 !244 km2 (94 sq mi) | 1970 | |
| Fundy | New Brunswick | 7002206000000000000206 !206 km2 (80 sq mi) | 1948 | |
| Georgian Bay Islands | Ontario | 700113000000000000013 !13 km2 (5 sq mi) | 1929 | |
| Glacier | British Columbia | 70031349000000000001,349 !1,349 km2 (521 sq mi) | 1886 | |
| Grasslands | Saskatchewan | 7002907000000000000907 !907 km2 (350 sq mi) | 1981 | |
| Gros Morne | Newfoundland | 70031805000000000001,805 !1,805 km2 (697 sq mi) | 1973 | |
| Gulf Islands (Reserve) |
British Columbia | 700133000000000000033 !33 km2 (13 sq mi) | 2003 | |
| Gwaii Haanas (Reserve) |
British Columbia | 70031495000000000001,495 !1,495 km2 (577 sq mi) | 1988 | |
| Ivvavik | Yukon | 700410168000000000010,168 !10,168 km2 (3,926 sq mi) | 1984 | |
| Jasper | Alberta | 700410878000000000010,878 !10,878 km2 (4,200 sq mi) | 1907 | |
| Kejimkujik | Nova Scotia | 7002404000000000000404 !404 km2 (156 sq mi) | 1968 | |
| Kluane | Yukon | 700422013000000000022,013 !22,013 km2 (8,499 sq mi) | 1972 | |
| Kootenay | British Columbia | 70031406000000000001,406 !1,406 km2 (543 sq mi) | 1920 | |
| Kouchibouguac | New Brunswick | 7002239000000000000239 !239 km2 (92 sq mi) | 1969 | |
| La Mauricie | Quebec | 7002536000000000000536 !536 km2 (207 sq mi) | 1970 | |
| Mingan Archipelago (Reserve) |
Quebec | 7002151000000000000151 !151 km2 (58 sq mi) | 1984 | |
| Mount Revelstoke | British Columbia | 7002260000000000000260 !260 km2 (100 sq mi) | 1914 | |
| Naats'ihch'oh (Reserve) |
Northwest Territories | 70034850000000000004,850 !4,850 km2 (1,873 sq mi) | 2012 | |
| Nahanni (Reserve) |
Northwest Territories | 700430000000000000030,000 !30,000 km2 (11,583 sq mi) | 1976 | |
| Pacific Rim (Reserve) |
British Columbia | 7002511000000000000511 !511 km2 (197 sq mi) | 1970 | |
| Point Pelee | Ontario | 700115000000000000015 !15 km2 (6 sq mi) | 1918 | |
| Prince Albert | Saskatchewan | 70033874000000000003,874 !3,874 km2 (1,496 sq mi) | 1927 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Prince Edward Island | 700122000000000000022 !22 km2 (8 sq mi) | 1937 | |
| Pukaskwa | Ontario | 70031878000000000001,878 !1,878 km2 (725 sq mi) | 1978 | |
| Quttinirpaaq | Nunavut | 700437775000000000037,775 !37,775 km2 (14,585 sq mi) | 2001 | |
| Riding Mountain | Manitoba | 70032973000000000002,973 !2,973 km2 (1,148 sq mi) | 1933 | |
| Sable Island | Nova Scotia | 700134000000000000034 !34 km2 (13 sq mi) | 2011 | |
| Sirmilik | Nunavut | 700422200000000000022,200 !22,200 km2 (8,571 sq mi) | 2001 | |
| St. Lawrence Islands | Ontario | 70009000000000000009 !9 km2 (3 sq mi) | 1904 | |
| Terra Nova | Newfoundland | 7002400000000000000400 !400 km2 (154 sq mi) | 1957 | |
| Torngat Mountains | Labrador | 70039600000000000009,600 !9,600 km2 (3,707 sq mi) | 2005 | |
| Tuktut Nogait | Northwest Territories | 700416340000000000016,340 !16,340 km2 (6,309 sq mi) | 1996 | |
| Ukkusiksalik | Nunavut | 700420500000000000020,500 !20,500 km2 (7,915 sq mi) | 2003 | |
| Vuntut | Yukon | 70034345000000000004,345 !4,345 km2 (1,678 sq mi) | 1995 | |
| Wapusk | Manitoba | 700411475000000000011,475 !11,475 km2 (4,431 sq mi) | 1996 | |
| Waterton Lakes | Alberta | 7002505000000000000505 !505 km2 (195 sq mi) | 1895 | |
| Wood Buffalo | Alberta Northwest Territories |
700444807000000000044,807 !44,807 km2 (17,300 sq mi) | 1922 | |
| Yoho | British Columbia | 70031313000000000001,313 !1,313 km2 (507 sq mi) | 1886 |
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