List of protected areas of British Columbia

The following list of protected areas of British Columbia includes all federally and provincially protected areas within the Canadian province of British Columbia. As of 2015, approximately 15.46% of the province's land area and 3.17% of the province's waters are protected.[1]

Protected Lands & Waters in British Columbia


Distribution and location of protected areas in British Columbia (2015)

Statistics (2015)[1]
Type Area
Land Water
National Protected Areas 0.7% 2.2%
BC Parks 14.4% 0.9%
BC Conservation Lands 0.26% 0.07%
NGO Conservation Lands 0.1% –
For a list of protected areas managed by BC Parks, see List of British Columbia Provincial Parks.

International recognition
SG̱ang Gwaay in Haida Gwaii

Three UNESCO World Heritage Sites are entirely or partially located in British Columbia:

In addition, two UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves are located in British Columbia:

Federally protected areas

Parks Canada
Glacier National Park near Revelstoke

Seven National Parks of Canada are located in British Columbia, more than any other province or territory:

One National Marine Conservation Area of Canada is located in British Columbia:

There are numerous National Historic Sites of Canada in British Columbia, but only 13 are operated by Parks Canada:

Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site near Kitwanga

Canadian Wildlife Service
Alaksen National Wildlife Area in Delta

Six National Wildlife Areas of Canada are located in British Columbia:

Seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada are located in British Columbia:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Three Marine Protected Areas of Canada are located in British Columbia:

Two Marine Refuges of Canada are located in British Columbia:

  • Offshore Pacific Seamounts and Vents
  • Strait of Georgia and Howe Sound Glass Sponge Reef

Provincially protected areas

BC Parks

A complete list of provincial parks and protected areas can be found in the list of British Columbia Provincial Parks.

Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Cranberry Marsh/Starratt WMA, located just south of Valemount

The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) manages a system of 31 Wildlife Management Areas throughout the province:

  • Bert Brink
  • Boundary Bay
  • Chilanko Marsh
  • Cluxewe
  • Columbia Wetlands
  • Coquitlam River
  • Cranberry Marsh/Starratt
  • Dewdrop-Rosseau Creek
  • East Side Columbia Lake
  • Green Mountain
  • Hamling Lakes
  • Lhá:lt/Harrison-Chehalis
  • Lazo Marsh-North East Comox
  • McTaggart-Cowan/Nsək'łniw't
  • Midge Creek
  • Parksville-Qualicum Beach
  • Pemberton Wetlands
  • Pitt-Addington Marsh
  • Quatse Estuary
  • Roberts Bank
  • S'amunu
  • Serpentine
  • Skwelwil'em Squamish Estuary
  • South Arm Marshes
  • South Okanagan
  • Stellako River
  • Sturgeon Bank
  • Swan Lake
  • Todagin
  • Tofino Mudflats
  • Tranquille

See also

References
  1. "Protected Lands & Waters - Environmental Reporting BC". www.env.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  • BC Parks - A complete list of BC Parks managed land.
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