Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site

Next Steps?

Now that Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site is officially established, cooperative management by the Government of Canada (via Parks Canada) and the Council of the Haida Nation will expand.

During the first five years post establishment…

• The cooperative management structure agreed to by the Government of Canada and the Council of the Haida Nation will be put in place.
• As per the Act, a Management Advisory Committee will be formed
• The interim management plan will be put into effect
• Development of the management plan will pick up where the interim plan left off
• Development of the zoning plan will pick up where the interim plan left off