State of Protected Heritage Areas Report, April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009

Annex 3: State of National Parks Administered by Parks Canada

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		Conservation											Visitor Experience
		Ecological Integrity1 (EI) Indicators, Condition Ratings and Trends											Visitor Information Program (VIP) Survey Results5
															% of Visitors
Province or Territory	National Park	Year of Input or Year Scheduled	Forest/ Terrestrial	Lakes	Streams/ Rivers	Wetlands/ Riparian	Tundra/ Barrens	Coastal	Glaciers	Grasslands	Marine/ Subtidal	Other	Number of visitors in 2008–2009	Year Last Surveyed or Year Scheduled	… consider that the place is meaningful for them	… are satisfied with their visit	… are very satisfied with their visit	… learned about the heritage/ significance of the place	… enjoyed their visit
Alta.	Banff NP3	2007	,	,								, N.B.,	3,114,535	Scheduled to be completed by 2013–14
	Elk Island NP2	2008	,	,									198,231	Scheduled to be completed by 2010–11
	Jasper NP3	2007	,	,								, N.B.,	1,867,058	Scheduled to be completed by 2013–14
	Waterton Lakes NP3	2008	,	,								, N.B.,	373,257	Scheduled to be completed by 2013–14
B.C.	Gulf Islands NP Reserve6, 7	2010										, In/Is/N.F.	No obligation to report
	Gwaii Haanas NP Reserve and Haida Heritage Site2	2007	,					,			,	, N.F.	1,940	Scheduled to be completed by 2013–14
	Kootenay NP3	2008	,	,								, N.B.,	421,096	Scheduled to be completed by 2013–14
	Mount Revelstoke NP and Glacier NP3, 8	2007	,	,								, N.B.,	603,699	Scheduled to be completed by 2013–14
	Pacific Rim NP Reserve	2008	,		,			,			,	, In,	747,091	2001–02	N/A	94%	57%	57%	N/A
	Yoho NP3	2008	,	,								, N.B.,	543,424	Scheduled to be completed by 2013–14
Man.	Riding Mountain NP	2009	,	,	,	,				,			249,493	2001–02	N/A	89%	53%	37%	N/A
	Wapusk NP3	2008											1,184	Scheduled to be completed by 2013–14
N.B.	Fundy NP3	2009	,	,		,		,					255,456	2006–07	N/A	94%	59%	39%	N/A
	Kouchibouguac NP3	2010											146,736	2005–06	N/A	88%	56%	49%	N/A
N.L.	Gros Morne NP3	2005	,	,		,	,	,					134,292	2002–03	N/A	97%	66%	84%	N/A
	Terra Nova NP3	2009	,	,		,	,	,					259,079	2008–09	75%	80%	40%	66%	85%
	Torngat Mountains NP2, 3, 6, 7	2008											No obligation to report
N.W.T.	Aulavik NP3, 7	2008											26	No obligation to report
	Nahanni NP Reserve3, 7	2008	,	,			,		,				810	No obligation to report
	Tuktut Nogait NP3, 4, 7	2009											6	No obligation to report
	Wood Buffalo NP2	2008										, Delta	975	2008–09	98%	92%	65%	87%	92%
N.S.	Cape Breton Highlands NP3	2013											184,922	2005–06	N/A	95%	65%	60%	N/A
	Kejimkujik NP2, 3	2009											40,668	2006–07	N/A	97%	64%	52%	N/A
NU	Auyuittuq NP3, 4, 7	2008											510	No obligation to report
	Quttinirpaaq NP3, 7	2008											215	No obligation to report
	Sirmilik NP3, 7	2009											123	No obligation to report
	Ukkusiksalik NP3, 6, 7	2009											No obligation to report
Ont.	Bruce Peninsula NP2	2009	,									, N.F.	198,377	2007–08	N/A	95%	67%	80%	N/A
	Georgian Bay Islands NP3	2009	,	,				,					46,757	2008–09	91%	85%	46%	58%	94%
	Pointe Pelee NP	2006	,			,		,				, N.F.,	202,424	2005–06	N/A	91%	59%	71%	N/A
	Pukaskwa NP2	2009											6,994	2006–07	N/A	96%	64%	65%	N/A
	St. Lawrence Islands NP2	2010											46,348	2007–08	N/A	56%	93%	38%	N/A
P.E.I.	Prince Edward Island NP3	2011											405,103	2005–06	N/A	94%	55%	42%	N/A
Que.	Forillon NP3	2006	,	,				,			,		127,269	2001–02	N/A	94%	78%	32%	N/A
	La Mauricie NP3	2009	,	,		,							138,591	2004–05	N/A	96%	62%	50%	N/A
	Mingan Archipelago NP Reserve	2009	,									, Islets	24,500	2005–06	N/A	96%	64%	Not avail	N/A
Sask.	Grasslands NP3	2007		,						,		, Ba/Sh	5,981	2008–09	93%	91%	60%	77%	93%
	Prince Albert NP2	2005											227,510	2007–08	N/A	94%	60%	28%	N/A
Y.T.	Ivvavik NP3, 4, 7	2009											126	No obligation to report
	Kluane NP and Reserve2, 3	2008	,				,						37,144	Scheduled to be completed by 2013–14
	Vuntut NP3, 6, 7	2009		,		,							No obligation to report

Legend

EI Condition Ratings²

• = Good
• = Fair
• = Poor
• = Not Rated

Trend²

• = Improving
• = Stable
• = Declining

Other

• N.F. = Non-Forest
• N.B. = Native Biodiversity
• Ba = Badlands
• Sh = Shrublands
• In = Intertidal
• Is = Islets
  
  
• N/A = Not applicable to year of survey

Note 1: Ecosystems have integrity when their native components (plants, animals and other organisms) and processes (such as growth and reproduction) are intact.

Note 2: Cells that show a rated EI condition but no trend indicate that an evaluation has taken place to determine the condition but there are not enough years of data to provide a trend.

Note 3: Parks that combine ‘Lakes’ and ‘Streams and Rivers’ into one indicator (Freshwater/Aquatic) are represented in the table by one integrated condition and trend assessment.

Note 4: EI indicators for Tuktut Nogait, Auyuittuq and Ivvavik National Parks were identified after March 31, 2009.

Note 5: Parks Canada conducts the Visitor Information Program (VIP) survey every year between June and September at selected national parks. Questions related to the percentage of visitors who are satisfied and very satisfied have been asked consistently in the VIP since 2000. Prior to 2008, learning of the heritage of the place was assessed by the percentage of visitors who answered correctly heritage presentation statements. In 2008, learning was assessed by the percentage of visitors who felt that they had learned of the significance of the place. 2008 also marked the first time that visitors were asked if they considered the place visited as being meaningful for them and if they enjoyed their visit.

Note 6: Some national parks are not obligated to report visitation figures as the park may be newly designated, there may be limited or no staff or visitor services available at the park, or it may be technically difficult to accurately measure visitation.

Note 7: Some national parks are not obligated to report VIP results as there may be insufficient visitors to warrant conducting the survey, there may be limited or no staff or visitor services available, or the park may not be accessible to the public.

Note 8: In 2009, attendance figures at Glacier NP and Mount Revelstoke NP were gathered as one exercise. The EI indicators, trends and ratings are the same for both parks.

For further information, please consult the Parks Canada Website at: www.parkscanada.gc.ca, and the Parks Canada Agency Performance Reports for the periods ending March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009 on the Treasury Board of Canada Website at: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/estimE.asp.

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