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Parks Canada is calling on all Canadians to support the national effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 and stay home. All Parks Canada visitor facilities are temporarily closed, all visitor services and all motor vehicle access by visitors is temporarily suspended until further notice.

This means:

• All visitor services, including reception, information, lockage and mooring are suspended until further notice;
• All visitor facilities, including parking lots, washrooms, day use areas and visitor centres are closed until further notice;
• All camping facilities including backcountry camping, oTENTiks, and other roofed accommodations remain closed until further notice;
• All events, group and interpretive activities are cancelled until at least May 31, 2020;
• Parks Canada will not be taking new reservations until at least June 21, 2020. All existing reservations set to take place prior to May 31, 2020, will be automatically cancelled and refunded in full.

Residents of townsites will still be permitted vehicular access, but those with recreational properties within National Parks are strongly encouraged to stay home.

Starting June 1, 2020, visitors will be able to access certain Park Canada locations. These openings will differ across the country so we encourage you to check our website regularly for updates. Until then, our visitor facilities and vehicle parking do remain closed which is why we encourage you to stay home. Anyone considering a visit to a Parks Canada location, including those in urban areas, should cancel their plans until June 1.

Starting June 1, 2020, visitors will be able to access some trails, day use areas, and green spaces in certain Parks Canada places. Until then, all visitor services are suspended and all parking lots, vehicle services, washrooms, day use facilities, visitor centres, and all camping facilities, including oTENTiks, yurts and backcountry camping, are closed.

These measures are necessary to support the national effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 and reduce health and safety risks to all Canadians.Many trails across the Parks Canada network are closed for public safety, for the protection of ecological or cultural resources, because of human-wildlife interaction concerns, or limited search and rescue capacity.

While visitor services are temporarily suspended, Parks Canada will continue to deliver services critical for Canadians, including highway maintenance, fire response, dam operations and water management on historic waterways, avalanche control, among others.

This is an evolving situation. Visit the Public Health Agency of Canada Coronavirus disease page, or follow Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, on Twitter for the latest information.

The health and safety of Canadians, visitors, and Parks Canada team members is of the utmost importance to the Agency. Parks Canada is following the advice of public health experts and implementing measures to support Canada’s efforts to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and reduce risks to employees and visitors.

As a result, Parks Canada has also suspended all public consultations and formal engagement with stakeholders and Indigenous peoples on management plans until further notice.

Management plans are developed through consultation and input from various people and organizations, including Indigenous peoples, local and regional residents, visitors, and the public.

The Agency is currently focusing its efforts on critical operations. There is, therefore, limited capacity to undertake full and meaningful management planning consultations at this time. Parks Canada also recognizes that the focus of the Canadian public, Indigenous partners and our stakeholders is on public health and safety and the economy.

Parks Canada is committed to resuming all management planning activities, including public consultations and formal engagement with stakeholders and Indigenous peoples, once operations return to normal and capacity allows.