List of National Wildlife Areas in Canada
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This is a list of National Wildlife Area
s in Canada
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http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/habitat/fsnwa_e.cfm. The symbol * has been placed after a National Wildlife Area's name if that site has been recognized as a Wetland of International Significance under the Ramsar Convention
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Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
National Wildlife Area
A National Wildlife Area is a conservation status for a geographical region in Canada that restricts most human activities on that region. However, land use permits may be issued "for activities that are compatible with conservation". Such areas are established and managed by the Canadian Wildlife...
s in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It uses data from Environment Canada
Environment Canada
Environment Canada , legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment Canada (EC) (French: Environnement Canada), legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment...
http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/habitat/fsnwa_e.cfm. The symbol * has been placed after a National Wildlife Area's name if that site has been recognized as a Wetland of International Significance under the Ramsar Convention
Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e., to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural,...
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AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
- Blue Quills National Wildlife Area (0.97 km²)
- Meanook National Wildlife Area (2.14 km²)
- Spiers Lake National Wildlife Area (0.65 km²)
- Suffield National Wildlife AreaSuffield National Wildlife AreaSuffield National Wildlife Area is a National Wildlife Area located within the boundaries of CFB Suffield in Alberta, Canada.SNWA was formally created on the 19th of June, 2003 when it was officially gazetted under Canada Wildlife Act Regulations. The Department of National Defence was delegated...
(458.07 km²)
British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
- Alaksen National Wildlife AreaAlaksen National Wildlife AreaThe Alaksen National Wildlife Area is located on Westham Island in the Corporation of Delta, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is an important stopover point for many species of birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway.-Geography:...
* (2.99 km²) - Columbia National Wildlife Area (10.01 km²)
- Qualicum National Wildlife Area (0.82 km²)
- Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area (8.12 km²)
- Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area (12.5 km²)
ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
- Pope National Wildlife Area (0.31 km²)
- Rockwood National Wildlife Area (0.30 km²)
New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
- Cape Jourimain National Wildlife Area (6.21 km²)
- Portage Island National Wildlife Area (4.51 km²)
- Portobello Creek National Wildlife Area (19.90 km²)
- Shepody National Wildlife Area* (9.89 km²)
- Tintamarre National Wildlife AreaTantramar MarshesThe Tantramar Marshes is a National Wildlife Area on the southern part of the Isthmus of Chignecto, which joins Nova Scotia to New Brunswick and the Canadian mainland. It is the site of the historic Battle of Fort Beauséjour, the final chapter in the long battle for Acadia by the British and French...
(19.90 km²)
Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
- Boot Island National Wildlife Area* (1.44 km²)
- Chignecto National Wildlife Area* (4.10 km²)
- John Lusby National Wildlife Area* (10.20 km²)
- Sand Pond National Wildlife Area (5.32 km²)
- Sea Wolf Island National Wildlife Area (0.41 km²)
- Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area (5.83 km²)
NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
- Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife AreaNirjutiqavvik National Wildlife AreaNirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area is a National Wildlife Area on Coburg Island within Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Baffin Bay's Lady Ann Strait between Ellesmere Island, to the north, and Devon Island to the south. The NWA includes Coburg Island and its surrounding marine...
(1,650 km²) - Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife AreaPolar Bear Pass National Wildlife AreaPolar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area is a National Wildlife Area on Bathurst Island within Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is on federal Crown land, and is administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service, a division of Environment Canada, with respect to the Canada Wildlife Act's National Wildlife...
* (2,624 km²)
OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- Big Creek National Wildlife Area (8.02 km²)
- Eleanor Island National Wildlife Area (0.01 km²)* (32.50 km²)
- Mississippi Lake National Wildlife Area (2.35 km²)
- Mohawk Island National Wildlife Area (0.04 km²)
- Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area (2.46 km²)
- Scotch Bonnet Island National Wildlife Area (0.01 km²)
- St. Clair National Wildlife AreaSt. Clair National Wildlife AreaThe St. Clair National Wildlife Area is a nature reserve located in the southwestern part of the Canadian province of Ontario, on eastern Lake St. Clair, west of Chatham....
* (2.89 km²) - Wellers Bay National Wildlife Area (0.40 km²)
- Wye Marsh National Wildlife Area (0.47 km²)
QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
- Baie de l'Isle-Verte National Wildlife Area* (7.97 km²)
- Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area* (23.99 km²)
- Îles de Contrecoeur National Wildlife Area (3.12 km²)
- Îles de l'Estuaire National Wildlife Area (4.09 km²)
- Îles de la Paix National Wildlife Area (1.20 km²)
- Lac Saint-François National Wildlife Area* (14.46 km²)
- Pointe-au-Père National Wildlife Area (0.23 km²)
- Pointe de l'Est National Wildlife Area (9.74 km²)
SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
- Bradwell National Wildlife Area (1.23 km²)
- Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area* (168.98 km²)
- Prairie National Wildlife Area (29.38 km²)
- Raven Island National Wildlife Area (0.94 km²)
- St. Denis National Wildlife Area (3.61 km²)
- Stalwart National Wildlife Area (15.25 km²)
- Tway National Wildlife Area (0.96 km²)
- Webb National Wildlife Area (4.27 km²)