Canada, North America

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Number of Protected areas

8,161

59

with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

100%

Polygons

0%

Points

Number of sources

For International designations 6
For National designations 2
TOTAL 8

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

10.0%

coverage

958,104 km2

Land Area Protected

9,955,033 km2

Total Land Area

35.0%

with management effectiveness evaluation

339,370.0 km2

Area Assessed

Area marine

3.0%

coverage

164,285 km2

Marine Area Protected

5,698,083 km2

Total Marine Area

5.0%

with management effectiveness evaluation

7,843.0 km2

Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 517 6.34
Ib 276 3.38
II 1809 22.17
III 549 6.73
IV 4070 49.87
V 143 1.75
VI 514 6.3
Not Reported 98 1.2
Not Applicable 25 0.31
Not Assigned 160 1.96

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 258 3.16
Not Reported 293 3.59
Collaborative governance 41 0.5
Non-profit organisations 237 2.9
Sub-national ministry or agency 7311 89.58
Indigenous peoples 3 0.04
Individual landowners 18 0.22

National designations

91

Categories Count
Traditional Use Planning Area 4
Territorial Park - Historic Park 2
Wildlife Refuge 30
Water fowl gathering area 694
Wildlife Management Area 80
Conservation Reserve 295
Forest refuge 18
Ecological Reserve / Traditional Use Planning Area 1
Heritage Rangeland 3
Wilderness Reserve 2
First Nation Settlement Land 2
Private Land 184
Biodiversity reserve 5
Migratory Bird Sanctuary 92
Provincially Owned Natural Area 73
Wilderness Park 5
Provincial Forest 2
National Marine Park 1
A - Park 628
Territorial Park 10
Saskatchewan Watershed Authority 1
Aquatic reserve 1
Valued Natural Habitat 17
Marine Protected Area 12
Island or peninsula inhabited by a colony of birds 106
Provincial Park 484
B - Park 2
White-tailed deer yard 52
Valued Ecosystem 3
Wildland Provincial Park 44
Ecological Reserve / Provincial Park 1
Protected Through Aboriginal Land Claim Agreement 1
Rare forest ecosystem 62
Proposed biodiversity reserve 85
Habitat of a threatened or vulnerable wildlife species 30
Historic Park 9
Protected Area - Far North 4
Proposed ecological reserve 3
Territorial Park - Community Park 2
Protected Through Aboriginal Land Claim Agreement - Heritage Resource 1
Cliff inhabited by a colony of birds 6
Provincial Pasture 51
Provincial Wildlife Management Area 17
Wildlife Park 1
Wilderness Area 84
Protected Area 108
Game Preserve 22
Recreation Area 2
Park Reserve 1
Salt lick 5
Conservancy 156
Recreation Park 11
Land reserved for protected area 4
Canadian Landmark 1
C - Park 13
Heronry 75
Wildlife preserve 8
Special Management Area 4
National Marine Conservation Area 3
Old-growth forest 144
National Historic Site 1
Recognized nature reserve 226
Privately Owned Natural Area 65
National Urban Park 1
Conservation Park 1
Wildlife Sanctuary 1
National Wildlife Area 80
Ecological reserve 72
Ecological Reserve 214
Quebec's national park reserve 6
Protected Natural Area 208
Representative Area Ecological Reserve 34
Recreation Site 111
Marine park 1
National Park 46
Natural Area 131
Quebec's national park 27
Muskrat habitat 129
Provincial Recreation Area 7
Wildlife Reserve 1
Nature Reserve 84
Wildlife Habitat Protection 1
Habitat of a threatened or vulnerable plant species 31
Private Conservation Lands 1
Biological refuge 2757
Habitat Protection Area 9
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund Land 1
Proposed aquatic reserve 10
Crown Pasture 63
Natural Environment Park 11
Protected Through Aboriginal Land Use Plan - Land Use Exclusion Zone 1

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

3

Categories Count
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 10
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 16
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 37