Parcs Canada

Parks Canada: federal network of national parks and historic sites of Canada

Parks Canada is the Canadian federal entity responsible for managing the country's national parks, national park reserves, national marine conservation areas, and national historic sites. Its official portal, hosted on the gc.ca domain, serves as the access point for information and for searching locations across the entire network.

Search for destinations by province and territory

The site allows users to locate places administered by the institution by filtering by Canadian provinces and territories: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon. The map search tool provides information for each point, including name and geographic coordinates.

National parks and park reserves

The list of national parks and reserves includes, among others, Akami-Uapishkᵁ-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains, Aulavik, Auyuittuq, Banff, Bruce Peninsula, Cape Breton Highlands, Elk Island, Forillon, Fundy, Georgian Bay Islands, Glacier, Grasslands, Gros Morne, Gulf Islands, Gwaii Haanas, Ivvavik, Jasper, Kejimkujik, Kluane, Kootenay, Kouchibouguac, La Mauricie, Mingan Archipelago, Mount Revelstoke, Nahanni, Nááts'įhch'oh, Pacific Rim, Point Pelee, Prince Albert, Prince Edward Island, Pukaskwa, Qausuittuq, Quttinirpaaq, Riding Mountain, Rouge, Sable Island, Sirmilik, Terra Nova, Thaidene Nëné, Thousand Islands, Torngat Mountains, Tuktut Nogait, Ukkusiksalik, Vuntut, Wapusk, Waterton Lakes, Wood Buffalo, and Yoho.

National historic sites

The network also includes numerous national historic sites, such as 57-63 St. Louis Street, Alexander Graham Bell, Ardgowan, Athabasca Pass, Banff Park Museum, Bar U Ranch, Batoche, Battle Hill, Battle of Cook's Mills, Battle of Restigouche, Battle of Tourond's Coulee / Fish Creek, Battle of the Châteauguay, Battle of the Windmill, Beaubassin and Fort Lawrence, Beausoleil Island, Bellevue House, Bethune Memorial House, Bloody Creek, Boishébert and Beaubears Island Shipbuilding, Canso Islands, Cape Spear Lighthouse, Carillon Barracks, Carillon Canal, Carleton Martello Tower, Carrying Place of the Bay of Quinte, Cartier-Brébeuf, Castle Hill, Cave and Basin, Chambly Canal, Charles Fort, Chilkoot Trail, Coteau-du-Lac, Dalvay-by-the-Sea, D'Anville's Encampment, First Oil Well in Western Canada, and Fisgard Lighthouse, among others.

Languages and institutional structure

The portal is available in English and French, Canada's two official languages, and is part of the Government of Canada website Canada.ca. Information is organized into sections such as visit planning and locating destinations, with access to data for each place through an interactive map.