Are you looking for a map and list of National Parks in Canada? You’ve come to the right place.
As of 2018, Parks Canada manages and protects 328,198 km2 (126,718 sq mi) in 39 National Parks and 8 National Park Reserves. These protected areas cover roughly 3.3% of Canada. There is at least one park in each of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories and those parks represent 30 out 39 of Canada’s terrestrial regions.
In the long term, Parks Canada hopes to “establish a system of national parks that represents each of Canada’s distinct natural regions.” Currently, the system is only 77% complete – and that means more National Parks will be established in the future! For more details about the long term Canadian National Parks System Plan, visit pc.gc.ca. We plan to update this post as more National parks are established.
Every one of the Canadian national parks is a spectacular destination. Perhaps Parks Canada can explain the Canadian National Park System best…
“National parks protect natural environments representative of Canada’s natural heritage. These special places are gateways to nature, to adventure, to discovery, to solitude. They celebrate the beauty and infinite variety of our country. Protected and preserved for all Canadians and for the world, each is a sanctuary in which nature is allowed to evolve in its own way, as it has done since the dawn of time. Each provides a haven, not only for plants and animals, but also for the human spirit. A place to wander… to wonder… to discover yourself.” – pc.gc.ca
The national parks of Canada are special places that deserve to be explored.
Map of the National Parks in Canada:
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List of National Parks in Canada:
Akami-Uapishkᵁ-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve
- Location: Newfoundland & Labrador
- Year Established: 2015
- Land Area: 10700 km2
- Natural Area: East Coast Boreal
Aulavik National Park
- Location: Northwest Territories
- Year Established: 1992
- Land Area: 12200 km2
- Natural Area: Western Arctic Lowlands
Auyuittuq National Park
- Location: Nunavut
- Year Established: 2001
- Land Area: 19707 km2
- Natural Area: Western Arctic Lowlands
Banff National Park
- Location: Alberta
- Year Established: 1885
- Land Area: 6641 km2
- Natural Area: Rocky Mountains
Bruce Peninsula National Park
- Location: Ontario
- Year Established: 1987
- Land Area: 125 km2
- Natural Area: St Lawrence Lowlands
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
- Location: Nova Scotia
- Year Established: 1936
- Land Area: 948 km2
- Natural Area: Maritime Acadian Highlands
Elk Island National Park
- Location: Alberta
- Year Established: 1913
- Land Area: 194 km2
- Natural Area: Southern Boreal Plains & Plateaux
Forillon National Park
- Location: Quebec
- Year Established: 1970
- Land Area: 240 km2
- Natural Area: Notre Dame & Megantic Mountains
Fundy National Park
- Location: New Brunswick
- Year Established: 1948
- Land Area: 206
- Natural Area: Maritime Acadian Highlands
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
- Location: Ontario
- Year Established: 1930
- Land Area: 14 km2
- Natural Area: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Precambrian Region
Glacier National Park
- Location: British Columbia
- Year Established: 1886
- Land Area: 1349 km2
- Natural Area: Columbia Mountains
Grasslands National Park
- Location: Saskatchewan
- Year Established: 1981
- Land Area: 730 km2
- Natural Area: Praire Grasslands
Gros Morne National Park
- Location: Newfoundland & Labrador
- Year Established: 1973
- Land Area: 1804 km2
- Natural Area: Western Newfoundland Highlans
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
- Location: British Columbia
- Year Established: 2003
- Land Area: 37 km2
- Natural Area: Straight Of Georgia Lowlands
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
- Location: British Columbia
- Year Established: 1988
- Land Area: 1474
- Natural Area: Pacific Coast Mountains
Ivvavik National Park
- Location: Yukon
- Year Established: 1964
- Land Area: 9750 km2
- Natural Area: Northern Yukon
Jasper National Park
- Location: Alberta
- Year Established: 1907
- Land Area: 11228 km2
- Natural Area: Rocky Mountains
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
- Location: Nova Scotia
- Year Established: 1967
- Land Area: 404 km2
- Natural Area: Atlantic Coast Plain
Kluane National Park And Reserve
- Location: Yukon
- Year Established: 1972 (Reserve)/1993 (Park)
- Land Area: 22013 km2
- Natural Area: Northern Coast Mountains
Kootenay National Park
- Location: British Columbia
- Year Established: 1920
- Land Area: 1406 km2
- Natural Area: Rocky Mountains
Kouchibouguac National Park
- Location: New Brunswick
- Year Established: 1969
- Land Area: 239 km2
- Natural Area: Maritime Plain
La Mauricie National Park
- Location: Quebec
- Year Established: 1970
- Land Area: 536 km2
- Natural Area: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Precambrian Region
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
- Location: Quebec
- Year Established: 1984
- Land Area: 151 km2
- Natural Area: St. Lawrence Lowlands
Mount Revelstoke National Park
- Location: British Columbia
- Year Established: 1914
- Land Area: 263 km2
- Natural Area: Columbia Mountains
Nááts’įhch’oh National Park Reserve
- Location: Northwest Territories
- Year Established: 2014
- Land Area: 4850 km2
- Natural Area: Mackenzie Mountains
Nahanni National Park Reserve
- Location: Northwest Territories
- Year Established: 1972
- Land Area: 30050 km2
- Natural Area: Mackenzie Mountains
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
- Location: British Columbia
- Year Established: 1970
- Land Area: 510 km2
- Natural Area: Pacific Coast Mountains
Point Pelee National Park
- Location: Ontario
- Year Established: 1918
- Land Area: 15
- Natural Area: St. Lawrence Lowlands
Prince Albert National Park
- Location: Saskatchewan
- Year Established: 1927
- Land Area: 3875 km2
- Natural Area: Southern Boreal Plains & Plateaux
Prince Edward Island National Park
- Location: Prince Edward Island
- Year Established: 1937
- Land Area: 27 km2
- Natural Area: Maritime Plain
Pukaskwa National Park
- Location: Ontario
- Year Established: 1971
- Land Area: 1878 km2
- Natural Area: Central Boreal Uplands
Qausuittuq National Park
- Location: Nunavut
- Year Established: 2015
- Land Area: 11008 km2
- Natural Area: Western High Arctic
Quttinirpaaq National Park
- Location: Nunavut
- Year Established: 2015
- Land Area: 37775 km2
- Natural Area: Eastern High Arctic
Riding Mountain National Park
- Location: Manitoba
- Year Established: 1929
- Land Area: 2968 km2
- Natural Area: Southern Boreal Plains & Plateaux
Rouge National Urban Park
- Location: Ontario
- Year Established: 2015
- Land Area: 79 km2
- Natural Area: St. Lawrence Lowlands
Sable Island National Park Reserve
- Location: Nova Scotia
- Year Established: 2013
- Land Area: 30 km2
- Natural Area: Atlantic Coast Plain
Sirmilik National Park
- Location: Nunavut
- Year Established: 2001
- Land Area: 22200 km2
- Natural Area: Eastern Arctic Lowlands
Terra Nova National Park
- Location: Newfoundland & Labrador
- Year Established: 1957
- Land Area: 399 km2
- Natural Area: Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic Region
Thousand Islands National Park
- Location: Ontario
- Year Established: 1904
- Land Area: 24 km2
- Natural Area: St. Lawrence Lowlands
Torngat Mountains National Park
- Location: Newfoundland & Labrador
- Year Established: 2005
- Land Area: 9700 km2
- Natural Area: Northern Labrador Mountains
Tuktut Nogait National Park
- Location: Northwest Territories
- Year Established: 1998
- Land Area: 18181 km2
- Natural Area: Tundra Hills
Ukkusiksalik National Park
- Location: Nunavut
- Year Established: 2003
- Land Area: 20880 km2
- Natural Area: Central Tundra
Vuntut National Park
- Location: Yukon
- Year Established: 1993
- Land Area: 4345 km2
- Natural Area: Northern Yukon
Wapusk National Park
- Location: Manitoba
- Year Established: 1996
- Land Area: 11475 km2
- Natural Area: Hudson-James Lowlands
Waterton Lakes National Park
- Location: British Columbia
- Year Established: 1895
- Land Area: 505 km2
- Natural Area: Rocky Mountains
Wood Buffalo National Park
- Location: Alberta/Northwest Territories
- Year Established: 1922
- Land Area: 44972 km2
- Natural Area: Northern Boreal Plains
Yoho National Park
- Location: British Columbia
- Year Established: 1886
- Land Area: 1313
- Natural Area: Rocky Mountains
Here is a sortable list of National Parks in Canada:
| Name | Province | Year Established | Size | Natural Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akami-Uapishkᵁ-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains | Newfoundland & Labrador | 2015 | 10,700 | East Coast Boreal |
| Aulavik National Park | Northwest Territories | 1992 | 12200 | Western Arctic Lowlands |
| Auyuittuq National Park | Nunavut | 2001 | 19707 | Northern Davis Region |
| Banff National Park | Alberta | 1885 | 6641 | Rocky Mountains |
| Bruce Peninsula National Park | Ontario | 1987 | 125 | St. Lawrence Lowlands |
| Cape Breton Highlands National Park | Nova Scotia | 1936 | 948 | Maritime Acadian Highlands |
| Elk Island National Park | Alberta | 1913 | 194 | Southern Boreal Plains & Plateaux |
| Forillon National Park | Quebec | 1970 | 240 | Notre Dame & Megantic Mountains |
| Fundy National Park | New Brunswick | 1948 | 206 | Maritime Acadian Highlands |
| Georgian Bay Islands National Park | Ontario | 1930 | 14 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Precambrian Region |
| Glacier National Park | British Columbia | 1886 | 1349 | Columbia Mountains |
| Grasslands National Park | Saskatchewan | 1981 | 730 | Prairie Grasslands |
| Gros Morne National Park | Newfoundland & Labrador | 1973 | 1805 | Western Newfoundland Highlands |
| Gulf Islands National Park Reserve | British Columbia | 2003 | 37 | Straight Of Georgia Lowlands |
| Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve | British Columbia | 1988 | 1474 | Pacific Coast Mountains |
| Ivvavik National Park | Yukon | 1964 | 9750 | Northern Yukon |
| Jasper National Park | Alberta | 1907 | 11228 | Rocky Mountains |
| Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site | Nova Scotia | 1967 | 404 | Atlantic Coast Plain |
| Kluane National Park And Reserve | Yukon | 1972 (Reserve)/1993 (Park) | 22013 | Northern Coast Mountains |
| Kootenay National Park | British Columbia | 1920 | 1406 | Rocky Mountains |
| Kouchibouguac National Park | New Brunswick | 1969 | 239 | Maritime Plain |
| La Mauricie National Park | Quebec | 1970 | 536 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Precambrian Region |
| Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve | Quebec | 1984 | 151 | St. Lawrence Lowlands |
| Mount Revelstoke National Park | British Columbia | 1914 | 263 | Columbia Mountains |
| Nááts'įhch'oh National Park Reserve | Northwest Territories | 2014 | 4850 | Mackenzie Mountains |
| Nahanni National Park Reserve | Northwest Territories | 1972 | 30050 | Mackenzie Mountains |
| Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | British Columbia | 1970 | 510 | Pacific Coast Mountains |
| Point Pelee National Park | Ontario | 1918 | 15 | St. Lawrence LowLands |
| Prince Albert National Park | Saskatchewan | 1927 | 3875 | Southern Boreal Plains & Plateaux |
| Prince Edward Island National Park | Prince Edward Island | 1937 | 27 | Maritime Plain |
| Pukaskwa National Park | Ontario | 1971 | 1878 | Central Boreal Uplands |
| Qausuittuq National Park | Nunavut | 2015 | 11008 | Western High Arctic |
| Quttinirpaaq National Park | Nunavut | 2015 | 37775 | Eastern High Arctic |
| Riding Mountain National Park | Manitoba | 1929 | 2968 | Southern Boreal Plains & Plateaux |
| Rouge National Urban Park | Ontario | 2015 | 79 | St. Lawrence Lowlands |
| Sable Island National Park Reserve | Nova Scotia | 2013 | 30 | Atlantic Coast Plain |
| Sirmilik National Park | Nunavut | 2001 | 22200 | Eastern Arctic Lowlands |
| Terra Nova National Park | Newfoundland & Labrador | 1957 | 399 | Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic Region |
| Thousand Islands National Park | Ontario | 1904 | 24 | St. Lawrence Lowlands |
| Torngat Mountains National Park | Newfoundland & Labrador | 2005 | 9700 | Northern Labrador Mountains |
| Tuktut Nogait National Park | Northwest Territories | 1998 | 18181 | Tundra Hills |
| Ukkusiksalik National Park | Nunavut | 2003 | 20880 | Central Tundra |
| Vuntut National Park | Yukon | 1993 | 4345 | Northern Yukon |
| Wapusk National Park | Manitoba | 1996 | 11475 | Hudson-James Lowlands |
| Waterton Lakes National Park | Alberta | 1895 | 505 | Rocky Mountains |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | Alberta/Northwest Territories | 1922 | 44972 | Northern Boreal Plains |
| Yoho National Park | British Columbia | 1886 | 1313 | Rocky Mountains |
Learn more about the national parks in Canada at Parks Canada and at Wikipedia.org. We do not guarantee accuracy of the information in this post.
See Also:Map & List Of US National Parks By State
