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

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 499 6.5
Ib 276 3.59
II 1715 22.33
III 595 7.75
IV 3017 39.28
V 142 1.85
VI 1183 15.4
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 362 4.71
Sub-national ministry or agency 6501 84.64
Indigenous peoples 3 0.04
Individual landowners 20 0.26

National designations

90

Categories Count
Private Land 184
Game Preserve 22
Territorial Park - Historic Park 2
Wildlife Refuge 30
Water fowl gathering area 644
Wildlife Management Area 80
Salt lick 3
Ecological Reserve / Traditional Use Planning Area 1
Heritage Rangeland 3
Wilderness Reserve 2
Protected Area - Far North 3
Heronry 120
Biodiversity reserve 5
Migratory Bird Sanctuary 65
Provincial Wildlife Management Area 17
Wilderness Park 5
Provincial Forest 2
National Marine Park 1
A - Park 628
Territorial Park 10
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund Land 1
Rare forest ecosystem 55
Valued Ecosystem 3
Marine Protected Area 12
Proposed aquatic reserve 9
Provincial Park 485
B - Park 2
White-tailed deer yard 52
Provincial Pasture 51
Land reserved for protected area 4
Ecological Reserve / Provincial Park 1
Protected Through Aboriginal Land Claim Agreement 1
Marine park 1
Proposed biodiversity reserve 80
Habitat of a threatened or vulnerable wildlife species 2
Representative Area Ecological Reserve 34
Private Conservation Lands 1
Privately Owned Natural Area 68
Protected Through Aboriginal Land Use Plan - Land Use Exclusion Zone 1
Protected Through Aboriginal Land Claim Agreement - Heritage Resource 1
Cliff inhabited by a colony of birds 6
Historic Park 9
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
Aquatic reserve 1
First Nation Settlement Land 2
Territorial Park - Community Park 2
Muskrat habitat 123
C - Park 13
Crown Pasture 63
Old-growth forest 130
Special Management Area 4
National Marine Conservation Area 3
National Historic Site 1
Conservation Reserve 295
Recognized nature reserve 191
Provincially Owned Natural Area 70
Wildlife Sanctuary 1
National Wildlife Area 72
Ecological reserve 72
Ecological Reserve 214
Quebec's national park reserve 6
Protected Natural Area 208
Recreation Site 111
Wildlife Habitat Protection 1
Biological refuge 2413
National Park 43
Natural Area 131
Canadian Landmark 1
Quebec's national park 27
Provincial Recreation Area 7
Wildlife Reserve 1
Park Reserve 1
Nature Reserve 83
Saskatchewan Watershed Authority 1
Habitat of a threatened or vulnerable plant species 31
Forest refuge 14
Habitat Protection Area 9
Traditional Use Planning Area 4
Wildlife preserve 8
Valued Natural Habitat 13
Natural Environment Park 11
National Urban Park 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