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This is a list of National Parks of Canada. Canadian National Parks preserve both spectacular and representative areas of the country, located in every one of the nation's 13 provinces and territories. The goal of the national park service is to create a system of protected areas which represent all the distinct natural regions of the country. As of 2005, feasability studies have been undertaken for establishing further national parks in four areas: Wolf Lake in Yukon, South Okanagan-Lower Similkameen in British Columbia, Manitoba Lowlands (north-western Lake Winnipeg) and Mealy Mountains in Labrador.
As of 2008, there are 36 National Parks and six National Park Reserves. Not included among those totals is Kluane National Park and Reserve, which is considered both a National Park and a Reserve. This list also includes the country's two National Marine Conservation Areas (NMCAs), the lone National Landmark, and three future parks.

National Parks and National Park Reserves

Name	Location	Area	Established
Aulavik National Park	Northwest Territories	}}	1992
Auyuittuq National Park	Nunavut	}}	2001
Banff National Park	Alberta	}}	1885
Bruce Peninsula National Park	Ontario	}}	1987
Cape Breton Highlands National Park	Nova Scotia	}}	1936
Elk Island National Park	Alberta	}}	1913
Forillon National Park	Quebec	}}	1970
Fundy National Park	New Brunswick	}}	1948
Georgian Bay Islands National Park	Ontario	}}	1929
Glacier National Park	British Columbia	}}	1886
Grasslands National Park	Saskatchewan	}}	1981
Gros Morne National Park	Newfoundland	}}	1973
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve	British Columbia	}}	2003
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site	British Columbia	}}	1988
Ivvavik National Park	Yukon	}}	1984
Jasper National Park	Alberta	}}	1907
Kejimkujik National Park	Nova Scotia	}}	1968
Kluane National Park and Reserve	Yukon	}}	1972
Kootenay National Park	British Columbia	}}	1920
Kouchibouguac National Park	New Brunswick	}}	1969
La Mauricie National Park	Quebec	}}	1970
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve	Quebec	}}	1984
Mount Revelstoke National Park	British Columbia	}}	1914
Nahanni National Park Reserve	Northwest Territories	}}	1976
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	British Columbia	}}	1970
Point Pelee National Park	Ontario	}}	1918
Prince Albert National Park	Saskatchewan	}}	1927
Prince Edward Island National Park	Prince Edward Island	}}	1937
Pukaskwa National Park	Ontario	}}	1978
Quttinirpaaq National Park	Nunavut	}}	2001
Riding Mountain National Park	Manitoba	}}	1929
Sirmilik National Park	Nunavut	}}	2001
St. Lawrence Islands National Park	Ontario	}}	1914
Terra Nova National Park	Newfoundland	}}	1957
Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve	Labrador	}}	2005
Tuktut Nogait National Park	Northwest Territories	}}	1996
Ukkusiksalik National Park	Nunavut	}}	2003
Vuntut National Park	Yukon	}}	1995
Wapusk National Park	Manitoba	}}	1996
Waterton Lakes National Park	Alberta	}}	1895
Wood Buffalo National Park	Alberta/Northwest Territories	}}	1922
Yoho National Park	British Columbia	}}	1886

Future National Parks and National Park Reserves

Name	Location	Area
Naats'ihch'oh National Park Reserve	Northwest Territories
Thaydene Nene National Park	Northwest Territories	}}

Abolished National Parks

Name	Location	Established	Abolished
Buffalo National Park	Saskatchewan	1922	1930
Nemiskam National Park	Alberta	1914	1947
Wawaskesy National Park	Alberta	1922	1938

National Marine Conservation Areas

National Marine Conservation Areas (NMCAs) are a relatively new addition to the park system. These areas have a different mandate than their terrestrial counterparts. They are designed for sustainable use, although they usually also contain areas designed to protect ecological integrity.

Name	Location	Area	Established
Fathom Five National Marine Park	Ontario	}}	1987
Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park	Quebec	}}	1998

Future National Marine Conservation Areas

The government has announced plans to add five more Marine parks to the system as part of the Marine Conservation Areas Act. The first to be officially announced was Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area, although a date of opening hasn't yet been revealed. Other areas under negotiation are the southern Strait of Georgia and Gwaii Haanas in British Columbia and there are discussions to study the feasibility of an area on the southern coast of Newfoundland.

Name	Location	Area
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area	Ontario

National Landmark

In addition to national parks, a National Landmarks program was established in 1978 but hasn't yet been expanded beyond a single property. Landmarks were intended to protect specific natural features considered "outstanding, exceptional, unique, or rare to this country. These natural features would typically be isolated entities and of scientific interest."

Name	Location	Area	Established
Pingo National Landmark	Northwest Territories		1984

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