December 2004

SECTION I: APPLICATION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION BY CANADA

APPENDIX A Legislation and Protected Areas, with web sites for provincial and territorial protected areas.

AUTHORITY	PROTECTED AREA
Federal: for federal web sites, please see Appendix B
Canada National Parks Act	National Park
Historic Sites and Monuments Act	National Historic Site
National Marine Conservation Areas Act	National Marine Conservation Area
Treasury Board Federal Heritage Buildings Policy	Federal Heritage Building
Heritage Railways Station Protection Act	Heritage Railway Station
Migratory Birds Act	Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Canada Wildlife Act	National Wildlife Area
Oceans Act	Marine Protected Area
Alberta: www.cd.gov.ab.ca
Provincial Parks Act	Wildland Provincial Park Provincial Park
Wilderness Areas, Ecological Reserve Natural Areas and Heritage Rangelands Act	Ecological Reserve Wilderness Area Natural Area Heritage Rangeland
Willmore Wilderness Park Act	Willmore Wilderness Park
Historical Resources Act	Provincial Historic Resource Registered Historic Resource Provincial Historic Area Municipal Historic Area Municipal Historic Resource
British Columbia: www.gov.bc.ca
Heritage Conservation Act	Provincial Heritage Site
	Provincial Heritage Property Protected Heritage Site Scheduled Heritage Site Other Prescribed Heritage Property
Land Titles Act	Conservation Covenant
Local Government Act Vancouver Charter	Community Heritage Register Heritage Designation Heritage Revitalization Agreement Heritage Conservation Area Heritage Tax Exemption Reservation and Dedication of Real Property
Park Act	Provincial Park Recreation Area
Ecological Reserve Act	Ecological Reserve
Environment and Land Use Act	Protected Area order
Wildlife Act	Wildlife Management Area Wildlife Habitat Area
Manitoba: www.gov.mb.ca/conservation and www.gov.mb.ca/chc
Historic Resources Act	Provincial Heritage Site Municipal Heritage Site Heritage Covenant
City of Winnipeg Charter	Buildings Conservation List
Planning Act	Heritage Conservation Zone
Provincial Parks Act	Wilderness Land Use Category Backcountry Land Use Category Heritage Land Use Category Park Reserve
Ecological Reserves Act	Ecological Reserve
Wildlife Act	Wildlife Management Area
Forest Act	Protected Forest
New Brunswick: www.gnb.ca
Historic Sites Protection Act	Historic Sites Protection Act Designation
Municipal Heritage Preservation Act	Municipal Preservation Act
Municipalities Act	Local Register
Community Planning Act	Local Register
Protected Natural Areas Act	Protected Natural Areas
Newfoundland and Labrador: www.gov.nl.ca
Heritage Act	Provincial Historic Site Registered Historic Site
Historic Resources Act	Registered Heritage Structure Registered Heritage District
City of St. John’s Act	Municipal Heritage Designation
Municipalities Act	Heritage Structure
Provincial Parks Act	Provincial Park
Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act	Ecological Reserve Wilderness Reserve
Northwest Territories: www.gov.nt.ca
Historical Resources Act	Territorial Historic Site
Territorial Parks Act	Territorial Heritage Park NWT Cultural Conservation Area
City of Yellowknife Heritage By-law	Municipal Historic Site
Nova Scotia: www.gov.ns.ca
Heritage Property Act	Provincially Registered
	Property Municipally Registered Property Heritage Conservation District
Special Places Protection Act	Special Place
Museum Act	Provincial Historic Site
Sherbrooke Restoration Act	Heritage Site
Peggy’s Cove Commission Act	Heritage Site
Wilderness Area Protection Act	Wilderness Area Heritage River
Special Places Protection Act	Nature Reserve
Nunavut: www.nunavutparks.com and www.gov.nu.ca/cley
Territorial Parks Act	Community Park Destination Park Campground Conservation Park Historic Park Conservation Area
Historic Resources Act	Site of historic/pre-historic significance Historic place
Wildlife Act	Wildlife Sanctuary
Ontario: www.ontarioparks.com and www.culture.gov.on.ca
Ontario Heritage Act	Ontario Heritage Foundation Property Ontario Heritage Foundation Easement Heritage Conservation Easement Municipal Heritage Designation Heritage Conservation District Designated Archaeological Site
Historical Parks Act	Historical Park
Provincial Parks Act	Wilderness Natural Environment Waterway Nature Reserve Historical Recreation
Wilderness Areas Act	Wilderness Areas
Public Lands Act	Conservation Reserve
Prince Edward Island: www.gov.pe.ca
Heritage Places Protection Act	Designated Historic Place Registered Historic Place
Archaeological Sites Protection Act	Designated Archaeological Site
City of Charlottetown Act	Heritage Resource
Museums Act	PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation Property
Recreation Development Act	Provincial Park
Quebec: www.fapaq.gouv.qc.ca , www.sepaq.com , www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca and www.menv.gouv.qc.ca
Loi sur les biens culturels (Cultural Property Act)	Bien culturel classé Bien culturel reconnu Arrondissement historique Aire de protection Monument cité Site du patrimoine
Loi sur les parcs (Parks Act)	Parc de conservation Parc de récréation
Loi sur la protection du patrimoine naturel	Paysages humanises
Saskatchewan: www.gov.sk.ca , www.se.gov.sk.ca and www.cyr.gov.sk.ca
Heritage Property Act	Provincial Heritage Property Municipal Heritage Property Archaeological and palaeontological objects either in situ or recovered Easements and covenants Sites of a Special Nature
Parks Act	Provincial Historic Site Provincial Historic Park Wilderness Park Recreation Park Natural Environment Park Recreation Site Protected Area Provincial Marker
Conservation Easements Act	Conservation Easement
Ecological Reserves Act	Ecological Reserve Representative Area
Yukon: www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca and www.yukonheritage.com
Historic Resources Act	Territorial Historic Resource Yukon First Nations Site Special Management Area
City of Whitehorse By-law	Historic Site
Territorial Parks Act	Territorial Park
Municipal Act	Historic Control Zone
Yukon Parks and Land Certainty Act	Territorial Park 4
Yukon First Nation Final Agreements	Special Management Area
Yukon Wildlife Act	Habitat Protection Area

4 The Act defines four types of park: Ecological Reserves, Natural Environment Parks, Wilderness Preserves and Recreation Parks. A park may encompass a number of areas established for different purposes.