Explore – Parks Canada

National parks are established to protect natural landscapes and phenomena that occur across Canada, as identified in the National Parks System Plan. National parks are located in every province and territory, and feature a variety of terrain – from mountains and plains, to boreal forests and tundra, to lakes and glaciers, and beyond. National parks protect the habitats, wildlife, and ecosystem diversity representative of these natural regions. They also contain heritage sites that represent Canada’s shared Indigenous and colonial history.