Canada, North America

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Number of Protected areas

7,681

59

with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

100%

Polygons

0%

Points

Number of sources

For International designations 6
For National designations 3
TOTAL 9

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

9.69%

coverage

964,202 km2

Land Area Protected

9,955,033 km2

Total Land Area

32.97%

with management effectiveness evaluation

317,909.4884 km2

Area Assessed

Area marine

0.87%

coverage

49,681 km2

Marine Area Protected

5,698,083 km2

Total Marine Area

15.76%

with management effectiveness evaluation

7,830.501915 km2

Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 502 6.54
Ib 276 3.59
II 1714 22.31
III 594 7.73
IV 3018 39.29
V 141 1.84
VI 1182 15.39
Not Reported 228 2.97
Not Applicable 26 0.34

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 215 2.8
Not Reported 538 7.0
Collaborative governance 42 0.55
Non-profit organisations 360 4.69
Sub-national ministry or agency 6506 84.7
Indigenous peoples 3 0.04
Individual landowners 17 0.22

National designations

90

Categories Count
Protected Area - Far North 3
Game Preserve 22
National Urban Park 1
Habitat Protection Area 9
Special Management Area 4
Wildlife Refuge 30
Water fowl gathering area 644
Wildlife Management Area 80
First Nation Settlement Land 2
Provincial Forest 2
Provincial Recreation Area 7
Wilderness Reserve 2
Private Conservation Lands 1
Heronry 120
Land reserved for protected area 4
Migratory Bird Sanctuary 65
Provincial Wildlife Management Area 17
Wilderness Park 5
Ecological Reserve / Provincial Park 1
National Marine Park 1
A - Park 628
Territorial Park 10
Traditional Use Planning Area 4
Marine park 1
Provincial Pasture 51
Proposed aquatic reserve 9
Protected Through Aboriginal Land Use Plan - Land Use Exclusion Zone 1
Provincial Park 485
B - Park 2
White-tailed deer yard 52
Historic Park 9
Aquatic reserve 1
Natural Environment Park 11
Territorial Park - Historic Park 2
Biological refuge 2413
Quebec's national park reserve 6
Marine Protected Area 12
Recognized nature reserve 191
Recreation Site 111
Habitat of a threatened or vulnerable wildlife species 2
Privately Owned Natural Area 63
Protected Through Aboriginal Land Claim Agreement 1
National Marine Conservation Area 3
Cliff inhabited by a colony of birds 6
Representative Area Ecological Reserve 34
Island or peninsula inhabited by a colony of birds 121
Proposed ecological reserve 3
Wildlife Park 1
Wilderness Area 84
Protected Area 108
Recreation Area 2
Wildland Provincial Park 44
Conservancy 156
Recreation Park 11
Rare forest ecosystem 55
Territorial Park - Community Park 2
Muskrat habitat 123
C - Park 13
Valued Natural Habitat 13
Old-growth forest 130
Ecological Reserve / Traditional Use Planning Area 1
National Historic Site 1
Conservation Reserve 295
Biodiversity reserve 5
Provincially Owned Natural Area 75
Crown Pasture 63
Wildlife Sanctuary 1
National Wildlife Area 72
Ecological reserve 72
Ecological Reserve 214
Protected Natural Area 208
Wildlife Habitat Protection 1
Saskatchewan Watershed Authority 1
Forest refuge 14
National Park 43
Natural Area 131
Quebec's national park 27
Canadian Landmark 1
Protected Through Aboriginal Land Claim Agreement - Heritage Resource 1
Wildlife Reserve 1
Park Reserve 1
Nature Reserve 83
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund Land 1
Proposed biodiversity reserve 80
Habitat of a threatened or vulnerable plant species 31
Salt lick 3
Private Land 184
Wildlife preserve 8
Valued Ecosystem 3
Heritage Rangeland 3

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