Share Lancaster Sound Nunavut Ocean One of the most biologically productive marine areas in the Arctic. The largest Arctic polynya provides...Read More 34
Share Flathead Valley British Columbia Terrestrial The Flathead River Valley in the southeast corner of B.C. is one of the most biologically...Read More 19
Share South Okanagan-Similkameen National Park British Columbia Terrestrial Nestled in the heart of British Columbia’s southern interior lies a golden treasure waiting to be...Read More 22
Share Baie de l’Isle-Verte and Cacouna Marsh National Wildlife Area Expansion Important Bird Area Quebec At 789 ha, the existing Baie de I’Isle-Verte National Wildlife Area and contiguous L’Isle-Verte Migratory Bird...Read More 23
Share St. Raphael Provincial Signature Site Ontario Terrestrial The 153,000 ha St. Raphael Signature Site is an incredibly beautiful area of intact boreal forest...Read More 21
Share One-Four Cooperative Wildlife Management Area Alberta Important Bird Area Terrestrial The One-Four Research Farm comprises 17,000 ha of dry mixed-grass prairie, of which 70 per cent...Read More 19
Share Dinaga Wek’ehodi National Wildlife Area Freshwater Important Bird Area Northwest Territories Terrestrial Approximately 790 square-kilometers of the globally significant North Arm Great Slave Lake Important Bird Area have...Read More 17
Share Suffield National Wildlife Area Expansion Alberta Important Bird Area Terrestrial The Suffield complex of three community pastures on 41,000 ha are adjacent to the current Suffield...Read More 20
Share Creston Valley National Wildlife Area British Columbia Freshwater Important Bird Area Terrestrial Creston Valley Important Bird Area is located in south-central British Columbia on the floodplain of the...Read More 18
Share Thelon Game Sanctuary Expansion Important Bird Area Northwest Territories Nunavut Terrestrial The Thelon Game Sanctuary (52,000 sq km) straddles the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The Thelon is...Read More 27
Share North French River First Nations Protected Area Freshwater Ontario Terrestrial The North French River watershed encompasses hundreds of square kilometres within the Moose Cree First Nation...Read More 37
Share Southwest Manitoba Mixed Grass Prairie Migratory Bird Sanctuary Important Bird Area Manitoba Terrestrial This Important Bird Area (IBA) includes important habitat for grassland specialist birds such as Sprague’s Pipit,...Read More 59
Share James Bay Southern Coast WHSRN Site Important Bird Area Ontario Quebec Terrestrial The extensive beaches, salt marshes, gravel ridges and offshore habitat along the James Bay southern coast...Read More 46
Share Manawagonish Island National Wildlife Area Important Bird Area New Brunswick Ocean Terrestrial The land portion of the Manawagonish Island Important Bird Area is a protected Nature Preserve, protecting...Read More 28
Share Brier Island and Offshore National Marine Conservation Area Nova Scotia Ocean Terrestrial Known as a premiere destination for whale watching and ecotourism at the mouth of the Bay...Read More 22
Share Churchill River Freshwater Saskatchewan The Churchill River is a waterway linking countless lakes scattered across the northern Saskatchewan and provides...Read More 24
Share Wentworth Valley Wilderness Nova Scotia Terrestrial The Wentworth Valley Wilderness Area contains a large tract of intact forest in the Cobequid Hills....Read More 22
Share Medway Lakes Wilderness Area expansion Nova Scotia Terrestrial The Nova Scotia government recently established the Medway Lakes protected wilderness area; an area of extensive...Read More 18
Share Govenlock, Nashlyn and Battle Creek Community Pastures Saskatchewan Terrestrial Canada’s prairies are one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems, facing more threat than the Amazon...Read More 18
Share St. Lawrence Estuary Ocean Quebec This MPA project was initiated by DFO in 1998 as a way to completely protect the...Read More 28
Share Les Isles de la Madeleine Ocean Quebec Les Îles de la Madeleine (the Magdalen Islands) are located in southern Gulf of St. Lawrence...Read More 19
Share Tawich Nunavut Ocean Quebec The proposed area in south-east James Bay is noted for a remarkable biodiversity including the most...Read More 28
Share Anguniaqvia Niqiqyuam (Darnley Bay) Northwest Territories Ocean Anguniaqvia Niqiqyuam in Darnley Bay is a site of great cultural importance to the Inuvialut people...Read More 13
Share St. Ann’s Bank Nova Scotia Ocean St. Anns Bank is located on the Eastern Scotian Shelf not too far from the Cape...Read More 19