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