National parks are among Canada's - and the world's -
natural jewels. They represent the power of Canada's natural environment
-- a compelling force -- which has shaped not only the geography of this
country, but also the course of its history and the experiences of the
people who live and travel here.
National parks are established to protect and present
outstanding representative examples of natural landscapes and natural
phenomena that occur in Canada's 39 natural regions, as identified in
the National
Parks System Plan. These wild places, located in every province and
territory, range from mountains and plains, to boreal forests and
tundra, to lakes and glaciers, and much more. National parks protect the
habitats, wildlife and ecosystem diversity representative of - and
sometime unique to - the natural regions.
