Procedure for Preparing the Tentative List
The procedure used for selecting sites for Canada’s first Tentative List was outlined by D. Hardy in 1977 (as cited in Elliot, 1995, p.62-64) (15). The initial first list of candidate nominations was compiled through a review of Parks Canada regional analyses, natural area registers, natural history theme studies, area specific studies, and provincial agency biophysical reports.
Hardy’s procedure, though appropriate at the time, did not prove as useful as hoped. Only four of the initial 12 sites on the 1980 Tentative List were nominated while seven others that were not on the Tentative List were nominated (two sites were inscribed prior to 1980). In addition to the consultation exercise, which would be adjusted to match the current level of interest today, there have been substantial additions to the protected area system and the underlying database. New policy directions discussed in section two of this report have also superseded Hardy’s procedure.
Related to the procedure for preparing a revised Tentative List is the need to ensure that it will be a manageable and credible one. It is noted that the Operational Guidelines allow, with a year’s advance notice, for the addition and subtraction of proposed sites. Wide latitude thus exists for adaptive management of the Tentative List in response to new information and conditions.
Table 1: Process Used to Develop the 1980 Tentative List (D. Hardy, 1977 as given in Elliot, 1995)