Parks Canada Agency: Appearance before the Standing Committee – March 19, 2024

Clear Lake – aquatic invasive species

Q1. Will Parks Canada close access to Clear Lake in 2024?

Q2. What is Parks Canada doing to prevent aquatic invasive species and protect the ecology of Riding Mountain National Park?

Q3. What public and stakeholder engagement has been done on potential management actions for Clear Lake?

Bill S-14: Protecting Canada’s Natural Wonders Act

Q1. What is the purpose of this legislation?

Q2. If Parks Canada already administers the land, why is this legislation necessary?

Q3. What is the status of Bill S-14?

Q4. Does Bill S-14 recognize the NunatuKavut Community Council as a group with section 35 rights?

Q5. Will NunatuKavut members be able to carry on their traditional activities with the amendments adopted in the Senate?

Investing in Parks canada’s highways and roads

Q1. What highway, roadway, and related infrastructure assets does Parks Canada manage?

Q2. What investments has Parks Canada made to ensure the availability and safety of highways and roads in the places it administers?

Q3. What has been the impact of Parks Canada’s investments in highways and roadways?

Q4. Does Parks Canada plan to continue to invest in maintaining and improving its highway and roadway infrastructure?

Parks Canada visitation in 2022-23 (and 2023-2024 YTD)

Q1. How many people visited in 2022-23?

Q2. What does visitation in 2023-24 look like so far?

Visitation – 2022-23 (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023)

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Visits by site – 2022-23 (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023)
Site Visits Versus same period
in 2021-2022
Versus same period
in 2019-2020 (pre pandemic)
National parks (includes marine areas) 15.2 million +4% -6%
Historic sites (includes waterways) 7.3 million +4% -17%
System 22.5 million +4% -10%
Visits by province or territory – 2022-23 (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023)
Province/territory Visits Versus same period
in 2021-2022
Versus same period
in 2019-2020 (pre pandemic)
Yukon 112,245 +123% -6%
Northwest Territories 3,568 -17% -25%
Nunavut 269 +529% -60%
British Columbia 3,916,830 +8% -1%
Alberta 7,667,959 +11% -1%
Saskatchewan 335,872 -4% -2%
Manitoba 363,747 -2% -23%
Ontario* 2,276,220 -38% -37%
Quebec 5,392,857 +17% +2%
New Brunswick 588,053 +9% 0%
Nova Scotia 1,393,692 +96% +16%
Prince Edward Island* 150,887 -74% -85%
Newfoundland and Labrador* 145,855 +156% -66%

*Some places are not reporting in 2022-23

Season Visits Versus same period
in 2021-2022
Versus same period
in 2019-2020 (pre pandemic)
Summer (July/August, 2022) 9.5 million -1% -14%

2023-24 – Trending
Visitation expected to be about: 23.3 million

Sidney Island Ecological Restoration Project (SIERP)

Q1. Why is Parks Canada eradicating fallow deer on Sidney Island?

Q2. How was the decision to eradicate fallow deer made?

Q3. What is the estimated total cost of deer eradication on Sidney Island?

Q4. What is the population of fallow deer on Sidney Island?

Q5. How many deer were removed in Phase 1?

Q6. What is the purpose and approach of Phase 2?

Q7. Why were recreational hunters not given the opportunity to hunt the deer?

Q8. How was the contractor selected for the operation?

Q9. What type of firearms were used for this operation?

Q10. How has animal welfare been considered?

Investments in Parks Canada’s real property assets

Q1. What kinds of real property infrastructure assets does Parks Canada manage?

Q2. How is the Government of Canada investing in Parks Canada’s real property assets?

Q3. What has been the impact of Parks Canada’s investments in its real property asset portfolio?

Q4. With current temporary funding set to sunset in March 2025, how will Parks Canada maintain its asset portfolio for Canadians with a decrease in capital funding?

Q5. Does Parks Canada plan to continue to invest in maintaining and improving its highway and roadway infrastructure?

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