Federal Protected Areas in Canada Including National Parks and Wildlife Areas

Federal protected areas include National Parks, National Marine Conservation Areas, heritage canals, National Wildlife Areas, and other federally protected lands. The dataset is provided by the federal government and was last updated in March 2026. It originates from the Government of Ontario.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of National Wildlife Areas versus National Parks using geospatial boundaries.
• Assess the total area covered by National Marine Conservation Areas for marine conservation planning.
• Map the locations of heritage canals and other federal protected lands for tourism or infrastructure development studies.
• Identify gaps in federal protected area coverage by overlaying this data with species habitat maps.

Strengths

• Data is updated to March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
• Covers multiple types of federal protected areas (National Parks, Wildlife Areas, etc.).

Limitations

• The provider notes it may not include all federal protected lands, indicating incomplete coverage.
• Unknown row count and sample size limit quantitative assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario, representing federal government data.

Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

Canada