Canada National Parks Act | 2000, c. 32 — Canada law | Esheria

Canada National Parks Act

This Act sets out how Canada’s national parks are managed, protected, and enforced, including planning duties, limits on use of park lands, wildlife prohibitions, and offence penalties.

Jurisdiction
Canada
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
2000, c. 32
Version
26 May 2026
Language
en
Official source
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environmental compliance geospatial boundaries geospatial description land administration land boundaries land descriptions land use national park administration parcel boundaries park management park operations permits and authorizations property property boundaries property description regulatory compliance reporting survey parcels surveying transitional permits and leases wildlife protection

Statute overview

About this statute

This Act sets out how Canada’s national parks are managed, protected, and enforced, including planning duties, limits on use of park lands, wildlife prohibitions, and offence penalties. The provision sets several park-related rules, including pollution response duties, permit-based restrictions on aircraft, fishing, and harvesting game in Thaidene Nene, and public-reporting duties for the Minister. This provision sets out detailed land boundary descriptions for several parcels and park areas using survey lines, bearings, distances, plans, and geographic features. This provision describes the boundaries and included parcels of several areas of land. This provision lists and describes many parcels of land and their boundaries, sizes, and survey references, including areas for national parks and related reserves.

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