What Canada National Parks Act: Ecological Integrity, Land Protection and Wildlife Offences requires
The Canada National Parks Act (S.C. 2000, c. 32) governs the establishment, protection and management of Canada's national parks, administered by the Parks Canada Agency. Section 4(1) dedicates the national parks to the people of Canada for their benefit, education and enjoyment, and requires that they be maintained and made use of so as to leave them unimpaired for future generations; section 8(2) provides that the maintenance or restoration of ecological integrity, through the protection of natural resources and natural processes, shall be the first priority of the Minister in park management. Section 2 defines 'ecological integrity' (a condition characteristic of the natural region, including abiotic components and the composition and abundance of native species and biological communities) and 'park' (a park named in Schedule 1). Section 11 requires a management plan within five years of a park's establishment, tabled in Parliament with ecological integrity objectives and indicators, and reviewed at least every ten years. Section 13 prohibits the disposal of, and unauthorized use or occupation of, public lands in a park, and section 16 confers the regulation-making power over preservation, protection of flora and fauna, fishing, fire prevention and the control of development. Section 25 prohibits trafficking in wild animals or plants taken in or from a park, and section 26 prohibits hunting, trafficking in or possessing wildlife species listed in Schedule 3. Park wardens designated under section 18 are peace officers who may arrest without warrant (section 21) and enter, search and seize (section 22). Offences under section 24 carry, for an individual, a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $300,000 on summary conviction (first offence) and not less than $15,000 and not more than $1,000,000 on indictment, with higher amounts for subsequent offences and specific ranges for trafficking (section 25) and protected-wildlife (section 26) offences.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: Parliament of Canada / Parks Canada Agency · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/N-14.01/FullText.html
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- Canada National Parks Act, S.C. 2000, c. 32, Section 4(1) - dedication of national parks to the people of Canada and the unimpaired-for-future-generations standard.
- Canada National Parks Act, Section 8(2) - maintenance or restoration of ecological integrity as the first priority of the Minister.
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