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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023

SENATE OF CANADA

BILL S-14
An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act, the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, the Rouge National Urban Park Act and the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations
FIRST READING, October 19, 2023

THE HONOURABLE SENATOR GOLD, P.‍C
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SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Canada National Parks Act to, among other things,

(a) broaden and clarify offences in relation to the discharge or deposit of substances in a national park or national park reserve;

(b) expand the boundaries of seven national parks and one national park reserve;

(c) establish the Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada and enact provisions for its operation and administration; and

(d) change the name of “Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve of Canada” to “Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site”.

The enactment also amends the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act to establish the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area and the Rouge National Urban Park Act to broaden and clarify offences in relation to the discharge or deposit of substances in that Park and makes consequential amendments to the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations.

Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address:
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act, the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, the Rouge National Urban Park Act and the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations
Short Title
1 

Protecting Canada’s Natural Wonders Act

2 

Canada National Parks Act

18 

Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act

19 

Rouge National Urban Park Act

22 

Consequential Amendments to the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations

Coordinating Amendments
23 

2015, c. 38

Coming into Force
24 

Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada

25 

Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area

SCHEDULE 


1st Session, 44th Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023

SENATE OF CANADA

BILL S-14

An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act, the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, the Rouge National Urban Park Act and the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations

His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Short Title

Short title

1 This Act may be cited as the Protecting Canada’s Natural Wonders Act.

2000, c. 32

Canada National Parks Act

2 Paragraph 16(1)‍(t) of the Canada National Parks Act is replaced by the following:

  • (t) the use, transportation and storage of pesticides and other toxic substances, Insertion start including products treated with or containing any of those substances Insertion end ;

2009, c. 14, s. 33

3 The portion of subsection 24(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Offence

24 (1) Every person who contravenes section 13, subsection 32(1) Insertion start or (2) Insertion end or a provision of the regulations designated by regulations made under paragraph 16(1)‍(y) Insertion start or who fails to take measures that they are ordered to take under subsection 32(3) Insertion end is guilty of an offence and liable

4 Section 32 of the Act and the heading before it are replaced by the following:

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Discharge or Deposit of Substances

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Protection of natural environment
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32 (1) It is prohibited to discharge or deposit a substance in a park if the discharge or deposit degrades the natural environment, injures fauna, flora or cultural resources, endangers human health or public safety or is likely to do any of those things.
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Duty to notify and take measures
(2)  Insertion start If Insertion end the Insertion start discharge or deposit Insertion end of a Insertion start substance in a park degrades Insertion end the natural environment, Insertion start injures Insertion end fauna, flora or cultural resources, Insertion start endangers human health or public safety or is likely to do any of those things Insertion end , any person who has charge, management or control of the substance Insertion start and Insertion end any Insertion start person who caused or contributed to the discharge or deposit Insertion end shall
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    (a) notify the superintendent without delay; and

  • (b) take reasonable measures to prevent, mitigate or remediate harm and to prevent or minimize danger, as the case may be.

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Powers of superintendent and Minister
(3) If the superintendent of Insertion start the Insertion end park is of the opinion that a person is not taking the measures required by subsection Insertion start (2)‍(b) Insertion end , the superintendent may Insertion start order Insertion end the person to take those measures. If the person fails to Insertion start take the measures that they are ordered to take, Insertion end the Minister may Insertion start take the Insertion end measures on behalf of Insertion start His Insertion end Majesty in right of Canada.
Expenses of clean-up
( Insertion start 4 Insertion end ) A person who fails to Insertion start take the measures that they are ordered to take Insertion end is liable for the expenses reasonably incurred by Insertion start His Insertion end Majesty in right of Canada in taking the measures. Those expenses may be recovered from Insertion start the Insertion end person, with costs, in proceedings brought in the name of Insertion start His Insertion end Majesty in any court of competent jurisdiction.

2019, c. 29, s. 329

5 Section 39 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Application of Act

39 Subject to sections 40 to Insertion start 41.‍7 Insertion end , this Act applies to a park reserve as if it were a park.

6 (1) The Act is amended by adding the following after section 41.‍5:

Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada

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41.‍6 (1) For the purposes of subsections 5(1) and 6(2), leases, licences of occupation, easements, permits and other licences and authorizations relating to public lands in Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada are deemed not to encumber or affect title to those lands, but if those lands become a park, those instruments continue in effect according to their terms and conditions.
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Continuation of leases and licences of occupation

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(2) Existing leases and licences of occupation in or on Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada are continued under this Act in accordance with their terms and conditions, which prevail over this Act to the extent of any inconsistency between them.
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Renewals — leases and licences of occupation

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(3) Those leases and licences of occupation may be renewed in accordance with their terms and conditions. If a lease or licence of occupation does not provide for its renewal, then it may be renewed in accordance with this Act.
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Leases or licences — cabins

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(4) The Minister may enter into leases of public lands in Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada for the personal use or occupation of cabins, or may issue licences for the personal use or occupation of cabins on those lands, and may renew or approve the assignment of those leases or licences.
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Leases or licences — tilts

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(5) The Minister may enter into leases of public lands in Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada for the establishment or personal use or occupation of tilts, or may issue licences for the establishment, personal use or occupation of tilts on those lands, and may renew or approve the assignment of those leases or licences.
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Authorizations — cabins or tilts

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(6) The superintendent of Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada may authorize the personal use or occupation of cabins on public lands in the park reserve, or the establishment, personal use or occupation of tilts on those lands, and may renew or approve the assignment of those authorizations.
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Activities — Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve

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41.‍7 (1) A traditional land user who has in their possession a document issued by the superintendent that confirms that status may, subject to the following requirements, conditions and restrictions, carry on a traditional activity on public lands in Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada:

  • (a) the requirements set out in or imposed under the provisions of this Act or the regulations, other than the provisions that do not apply in respect of that activity under subsection (3); and

  • (b) any conditions or restrictions imposed by the superintendent for the purposes of

    • (i) conservation, sustainable use or public health or safety, or

    • (ii) implementing any provision of a land claims agreement that requires, directly or indirectly, that commercial trapping by all, or by a class of, traditional land users be prohibited or restricted.

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Obligation to issue document

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(2) If, on application, the superintendent is satisfied that an individual is a traditional land user, the superintendent must issue a document confirming that status. The superintendent may subsequently revoke the document if the superintendent determines that the individual is no longer, or never was, a traditional land user.
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Exemptions — traditional activities

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(3) The following provisions do not apply in respect of the following traditional activities that are carried on under subsection (1):

  • (a) paragraph 3(1)‍(a) of the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations in respect of fishing, including ice fishing;

  • (b) paragraph 41(1)‍(a) of the National Parks Highway Traffic Regulations in respect of the use of over-snow vehicles to access cabins or carry on other traditional activities;

  • (c) section 10 of the National Parks General Regulations in respect of berry picking, the gathering of medicinal plants and the cutting of wood for personal use;

  • (d) section 21 of the National Parks General Regulations in respect of motor boating;

  • (e) section 3 of the National Parks of Canada Camping Regulations in respect of camping;

  • (f) subsection 4(1) of the National Parks of Canada Fire Protection Regulations in respect of the use of fires to heat food or beverages;

  • (g) paragraphs 4(1)‍(a) and (c) and section 19 of the National Parks Wildlife Regulations in respect of the hunting of ducks, geese, ptarmigan, grouse and porcupine, trapping, including for commercial purposes, and the snaring of snowshoe hare and ptarmigan;

  • (h) subsections 20(1), (5) and (6) and paragraph 21(b) of the National Parks Wildlife Regulations in respect of the hunting of ducks, geese, ptarmigan, grouse and porcupine, trapping, including for commercial purposes, and the transport and use of firearms for personal safety, hunting and trapping; and

  • (i) subsection 20(5) and paragraph 21(b) of the National Parks Wildlife Regulations in respect of the snaring of snowshoe hare and ptarmigan.

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Inuit harvesting activities

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(4) Despite any other provision of this Act or the regulations, Inuit referred to in section 12.‍13.‍10 of the Agreement may carry on the harvesting activities permitted by that section, in the portion of Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada that overlaps the area set out in the Map Atlas referred to in that section, if those activities are carried on in accordance with the Agreement and the laws of Newfoundland and Labrador, including the orders and regulations referred to in paragraph 1 of schedule 12-F to the Agreement.
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Application of provincial laws

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(5) The laws of Newfoundland and Labrador apply to Inuit referred to in subsection (4), with respect to the harvesting activities referred to in that subsection that are carried on in the portion of Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada referred to in that subsection, if the effect of those laws is to implement schedule 12-F to the Agreement.
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Exception

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(6) Subsection (5) does not apply in respect of Inuit referred to in subsection (4) who are carrying on traditional activities under subsection (1).
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Aircraft access

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(7) Despite any other provision of this Act or the regulations, a person may conduct a take-off or landing of an aircraft, as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act, on public lands in Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada if they conduct it in accordance with an authorization provided by the superintendent.
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Considerations — authorizations

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(8) The superintendent must have regard to considerations of public health and safety and the sustainable use and conservation of Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada when authorizing a take-off or landing.
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Fishing

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(9) In the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations,

  • (a) any reference to Gros Morne National Park of Canada, except in Schedules IV and V to those Regulations, is deemed to include a reference to Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada;

  • (b) the text set out in item 48, column 1, of Schedule II to those Regulations is deemed to include a reference to the waters referred to in Schedule I to the Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations that are wholly or partially located in Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada and the open season for those waters is, despite the text set out in column III, deemed to be June 15 to September 15;

  • (c) the open season for all other waters that are located in Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada is, despite the text set out in item 49, column III, of Schedule II to those Regulations, deemed to be February 1 to September 15; and

  • (d) items 1 and 2, column II, of Schedule V to those Regulations are deemed to include a reference to the waters referred to in Schedule I to the Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations that are wholly or partially located in Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada.

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Definitions

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(10) The following definitions apply in this section.

Agreement means the land claims agreement signed on behalf of Inuit of Labrador, Her Majesty the Queen in right of Newfoundland and Labrador and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada on January 22, 2005, including any amendments made to it.‍ (Accord)

common-law partner, in relation to an individual, means another individual who has been cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship for at least one year.‍ (conjoint de fait)

designated area means the public lands located in Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada, all lands within a 50 km wide perimeter surrounding the park reserve and the community of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.‍ (zone désignée)

superintendent means the superintendent of Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada.‍ (directeur)

traditional activity means any of the following activities:

  • (a) the use of an over-snow vehicle, as defined in section 2 of the National Parks Highway Traffic Regulations, to access cabins or carry on other traditional activities;

  • (b) fishing, including ice fishing;

  • (c) berry picking;

  • (d) motor boating;

  • (e) the gathering of medicinal plants;

  • (f) the use of fires to heat food or beverages;

  • (g) the hunting of ducks, geese, ptarmigan, grouse and porcupine;

  • (h) trapping, including for commercial purposes;

  • (i) the snaring of snowshoe hare and ptarmigan;

  • (j) the transport and use of firearms and ammunition for personal safety, hunting and trapping;

  • (k) the cutting of wood for personal use; and

  • (l) camping.‍ (activité traditionnelle)

traditional land user means

  • (a) a beneficiary, as defined in section 1.‍1.‍1 of the Agreement;

  • (b) an individual who is a member of NunatuKavut Community Council Inc.‍, a corporation without share capital incorporated under the laws of Newfoundland and Labrador;

  • (c) an individual who was born in the designated area;

  • (d) an individual who was born to a biological parent who, at the time of the individual’s birth, was ordinarily resident in the designated area;

  • (e) an individual who was legally adopted by a parent who, at the time the adoption took effect, was ordinarily resident in the designated area;

  • (f) an individual who was or has been ordinarily resident in the designated area for at least 10 consecutive years; or

  • (g) a child, spouse or common-law partner of an individual described in any of paragraphs (a) to (f).‍ (utilisateur traditionnel des terres)

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Application to park

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41.‍8 Sections 41.‍6 and 41.‍7 continue to apply, with any adaptations that may be necessary, to any public lands in Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada that become a park.
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(2) Subsections 41.‍7(7) and (8) of the Act are repealed.

(3) Subsection 41.‍7(9) of the Act is repealed.

7 The description of Grasslands National Park of Canada in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

In the Province of Saskatchewan, all those lands more particularly described as:

East Block

The Northwest and Southwest Quarters of Section 6, the Northwest and Southwest Quarters of Section 7, a portion of the Northeast Quarter of Section 7, being Parcel A shown on Plan No. 111566 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records and No. 101933467 in the Saskatchewan Land Surveys Directory, Legal Subdivisions 12 & 13 of Section 17, Sections 18, 19, a portion of the West half of Section 20, being Parcel A shown on Plan No. 83810 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records and No. 00MJ06487 in the Saskatchewan Land Surveys Directory, Legal Subdivisions 4 & 5 of Section 29 and Sections 30 and 31, all in Township 1, Range 4, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 73407 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 1, 2, 11 to 15, the Northeast Quarter of Section 16, the Northeast and Southeast Quarters of Section 21, Sections 22 to 27, the Northeast and Southeast Quarters of Section 28 and Section 36, all in Township 1, Range 5, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 73409 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 1 to 36, all in Township 1, Range 6, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 73410 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25 and 36, all in Township 1, Range 7, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 73411 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

The Southwest Quarter of Section 5, the Southeast and Southwest Quarters of Section 6 and the Northwest and Southwest Quarters of Section 18, all in Township 2, Range 4, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 73408 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

The Southeast and Southwest Quarters of Section 2, the Southeast and Southwest Quarters of Section 3, Sections 4 to 9 and 13 to 15, all in Township 2, Range 5, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 94784 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 1, 2, the Southeast and Southwest Quarters of Section 3, Sections 4 to 9, the Northwest and Northeast Quarters of Section 14, Sections 18, 19, the Northeast, Southeast and Southwest Quarters of Section 23 and Sections 30 to 33, all in Township 2, Range 6, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 94827 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, all in Township 2, Range 7, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 95040 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

The Northeast Quarter of Section 3, Section 5 and Sections 8 to 11, all in Township 3, Range 6, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 94828 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records; and

All interior Statutory Road Allowances, intervening within the above lands:

Excepting the North-South statutory road allowance (surface) immediately adjacent to the West boundary of Section 6, Township 2, Range 5, West of the Third Meridian; and

Excepting the East-West statutory road allowance (surface) immediately adjacent to the South boundary of Section 5, Township 3, Range 6, West of the Third Meridian.

All beds of bodies of water traversing the above lands.

All lands described above include mines and minerals.

West Block

Section 31 in Township 1, Range 9, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 111593 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 1 to 23, the Southwest, Northeast and Northwest Quarters of Section 24 and Sections 25 to 36, all in Township 1, Range 10, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 73412 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 1, 2, 11 to 16, the Northeast and Northwest Quarters of Section 17, Sections 20 to 29 and 32 to 36, all in Township 1, Range 11, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 73414 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 6, 7, 18, 19, 30 and the Southeast and Southwest Quarters of Section 31, all in Township 2, Range 9, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 94515 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 1 to 24 and the Northeast and Southeast Quarters of Section 25, all in Township 2, Range 10, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 73413 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 1 to 24, the Southwest and Northwest Quarters of Section 25, Sections 26 to 35 and the Southwest and Northwest Quarters of Section 36, all in Township 2, Range 11, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 73415 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

The Northeast and Northwest Quarters of Section 1, the Northeast Quarter of Section 2, the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, the Northeast and Northwest Quarters of Section 10, Sections 11 to 15, the Northeast and Southeast Quarters of Section 16, the Northeast and Northwest Quarters of Section 18 and Sections 19 to 36, all in Township 2, Range 12, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 97665 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Section 13, the Northeast and Northwest Quarters of Section 23, Sections 24 to 26, Section 28, the Northeast, Southeast and Northwest Quarters of Section 32 and Sections 33 to 36, all in Township 2, Range 13, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 97414 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records:

Excepting out of the Northwest Quarter of Section 32 and the Southeast and Southwest Quarters of Section 13 the road right-of-way (surface) shown on Plan No. 87805 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records and No. 91SC00331 in the Saskatchewan Land Surveys Directory;

The Southwest Quarter of Section 3, Sections 4 to 9, the Southeast and Southwest Quarters of Section 16, the Southeast and Southwest Quarters of Section 17 and Section 18, all in Township 3, Range 11, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 95890 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 1 to 18, all in Township 3, Range 12, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 97667 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records;

Sections 1 to 5, the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, the Southeast and Southwest Quarters of Section 9 and Sections 11 to 14, all in Township 3, Range 13, West of the Third Meridian as shown on Plan No. 97416 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records

Excepting out of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Parcel A (surface and subsurface) shown on Plan No. 101705981 in the Saskatchewan Land Surveys Directory; and

Excepting out of the Southwest and Northwest Quarters of Section 5 the road right-of-way (surface) shown on Plan No. 87808 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records and No. 71SC08602 in the Saskatchewan Land Surveys Directory; and

All interior Statutory Road Allowances, intervening within the above lands.

All beds of bodies of water traversing the above lands.

All lands described above include mines and minerals.

8 (1) The portion of the description of Riding Mountain National Park of Canada in Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act that begins with “(b) sections 25, 26, 27” and ends with “subdivisions 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Section 27;” is replaced by the following:

(b) the northwest quarter of Section 22;

(c) The northeast, southeast, southwest quarters, and south half of the northwest quarter Section 28;

(d) sections 25, 26, 27, legal subdivisions 13 and 14 of Section 28, sections 29 to 36 inclusive;

(e) all that portion of the original Dominion Government Road Allowance adjoining the north boundary of Section 19, described as follows: commencing at a point on the north boundary of Section 19, a distance of 34 feet (10.‍36 metres) easterly from the northwest corner of Section 19; thence easterly along said north boundary 400 feet (121.‍92 metres); thence northerly at right angles with said north boundary 66 feet (20.‍12 metres) to the northerly limit of said original Dominion Government Road Allowance; thence westerly along the northerly limit of said road allowance 382 feet (116.‍43 metres); thence southwesterly in a straight line to the point of commencement;

(f) all that portion of the original Dominion Government Road Allowance between sections 29 and 30, lying north of the westerly production of the south boundary of southwest quarter Section 29;

(g) all that portion of the original Dominion Government Road Allowance between sections 31 and 32, lying south of the southerly shoreline of Clear Lake;

the last two mentioned road allowances are as shown on Plan 30750 in said records;

(6) in Township 19, Range 19:

(a) sections 25, 26, 34, 35 and 36, the east half of Section 33, the northeast quarter of Section 24 and legal subdivisions 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Section 27;

(b) the northwest quarter of Section 24;

(c) legal subdivisions 1 and 8, and the east half of legal subdivision 2 in Section 23;

(d) legal subdivision 9, east half of legal subdivision 10, south half of legal subdivisions 15 and 16, and the north half of the east half of legal subdivision 16 in Section 23;

(e) the southeast and southwest quarters, the south half of the northeast quarter, and legal subdivisions 11 and 12 in Section 27;

(f) the northwest quarter and the west half of the northeast quarter of Section 14;

(g) legal subdivision 4 and the west half of legal subdivision 5 in Section 23;

(h) Parcels A and B, as shown on Plan 30230 in the west half of Section 33, filed in the Land Titles Office at Neepawa, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as 75834, excepting out of Parcel A all that portion taken for a public road as shown on Plan 40477, registered in said Land Titles Office, and as Plan 111596 in said records;

(i) the northwest and southwest quarters of Section 28, excepting out of said quarters firstly: all that portion taken for a public road as shown on Plan 5110, registered in the Land Titles Office at Neepawa, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as 111598, and secondly: the easterly 9.‍912 metres of the westerly 14.‍941 metres;

SOR/2003–345, s. 1(2)

(2) The last paragraph of the description of Riding Mountain National Park of Canada in Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

Said lands containing together about 2 980 square kilometres.

SOR/2022–244, s. 1(1)

9 (1) The first, second and third paragraphs of the description of Thousand Islands National Park of Canada in Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the Act are replaced by the following:

In the Province of Ontario, Municipalities of the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, and the Township of Front of Yonge, and the City of Brockville, County of Leeds and Grenville, more particularly described as follows:

All those parcels of land being more particularly described under Firstly to Twenty-ninthly as follows:

(2) The portion of the description of Thousand Islands National Park of Canada in Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the French version of the Act that begins with “Neuvièmement” and ends with “ladite partie refermant environ 0,40 hectare” is amended by replacing “concession de Broken Front” with “interrompue en front”.

SOR/2022–244, s. 1(2)

(3) The last paragraph of the description of Thousand Islands National Park of Canada in Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

Twenty-thirdly

Parcel 1, Plan 108349 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa, being part of the road allowance between Lots 12 and 13, Broken Front Concession and part of the road allowance between Lots 12 and 13 Concession 1, Geographic Township of Yonge, containing about 1.‍04 hectares.

Twenty-fourthly

Parcel 1, Plan 108347 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records, being part of the road allowance between Lots 18 and 19, Broken Front Concession Geographic Township of Yonge, containing about 0.‍717 hectares.

Twenty-fifthly

Parcel 1, Plan 108350 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records, being part of the road allowance between Lots 6 and 7, Concession 1, Geographic Township of Yonge, containing about 1.‍16 hectares.

Twenty-sixthly

Parcel 1, Plan 108348 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records, being part of Lot 15, Broken Front Concession, Geographic Township of Yonge, containing about 0.‍470 hectares.

Twenty-seventhly

Parcel 1, Plan 108346 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records, being part of Lot 25, Broken Front Concession Geographic Township of Yonge, containing about 0.‍493 hectares.

Twenty-eighthly

Parcel 2, Plan 109998 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records, being part of Lot 8, Concession 1 Geographic Township of Lansdowne, containing about 28.‍6 hectares.

Twenty-ninthly

Victoria Island, Plan 2220 in the Canada Lands Surveys Records, lying and being in the St. Lawrence River, opposite Lot 15 in the first Concession Geographic Township of Elizabethtown, containing about 0.‍202 hectares.

The whole from Firstly to Twenty-ninthly containing about 1 888.‍831 hectares (18.‍888 square kilometres).

10 The description of Point Pelee National Park of Canada in Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

In the Province of Ontario, County of Essex, Geographic Township of Mersea and the Municipality of the Township of Pelee;

All those parcels of land being more particularly described under Firstly and Secondly as follows:

Firstly

All that parcel of land known as Point Pelee, and being comprised of the Naval Reserve at said Point Pelee as shown on a plan of said Naval Reserve, signed by Alexander Baird, Provincial Land Surveyor, at Leamington on February 17, 1883, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as Plan 52325;

Said parcel containing about 1 500 hectares.

Secondly

All that parcel of land being Middle Island in Lake Erie;

Said parcel containing about 20 hectares.

Said parcels described under Firstly and Secondly containing together about 1 520 hectares.

11 (1) The first paragraph of the description of Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada in Part 9 of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

All those parcels along the northerly coast of Prince Edward Island, described as follows:

(2) The last paragraph of the description of Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada in Part 9 of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

All that lot, piece, or parcel of land, and lands covered by water, situate, lying and being at Greenwich, partly in the Township 40, in the County of Kings, in the Province of Prince Edward Island and more particularly described as follows:

Parcel 11 as shown on “Compiled Plan of Parcels 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19, Lands of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Greenwich, County of Kings, Province of Prince Edward Island” prepared by David R.‍J. Morris, C.‍L.‍S.‍, signed June 14, 2017. The said plan was recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records (CLSR) at Ottawa, Ontario on June 26, 2017, under number 106359 CLSR, said Parcel 11 containing 328.‍1 hectares, more or less.

All those lots, pieces, or parcels of land, and lands covered by water, situate, lying and being at Greenwich, entirely in the Township 40, in the County of Kings, in the Province of Prince Edward Island and more particularly described as follows:

The following parcels are all as shown on “Compiled Plan of Parcels 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19, Lands of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Greenwich, County of Kings, Province of Prince Edward Island” prepared by David R.‍J. Morris, C.‍L.‍S.‍, signed June 14, 2017. The said plan was recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records (CLSR) at Ottawa, Ontario on June 26, 2017, under number 106359 CLSR.

Parcel 12 containing 24.‍4 hectares, more or less.

Parcel 13 containing 196.‍7 hectares, more or less. Said Parcel 13 being subject to a 12.‍19 metre (40 foot) wide right-of-way granted to St. Peter’s Estates Ltd. by deed made August 15, 1995, between the Government of Prince Edward Island (Grantor) and St. Peter’s Estates Ltd. (Grantee) and registered on August 15, 1995, in the Office of the Registrar of Deeds for Kings County at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in Book 312 at Page 50. Said right-of-way containing 8 383 square metres, more or less and shown on said Plan 106359 CLSR.

Parcel 15 containing 34.‍5 hectares, more or less.

Parcel 16 containing 3.‍4 hectares, more or less.

Parcel 17 containing 1.‍3 hectares, more or less.

Parcel 18 containing 0.‍35 hectares, more or less.

Parcel 19 containing 0.‍25 hectares, more or less.

Said parcels containing together about 2 738.‍8 hectares (27.‍39 square kilometres).

12 The description of Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada in Part 12 of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

In the Northwest Territories;

In the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and Sahtu Settlement Area;

All geographic coordinates are North American Datum of 1927:

1) Commencing at a point of intersection of the southerly boundary of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region with the easterly boundary of the Sahtu Settlement Area, as that boundary is defined in Appendix A, Volume 1 of the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, said point being at latitude 68°00′00″ north and longitude 120°40′51″ west;

2) Thence southeasterly along the boundary of the said Sahtu Settlement Area to its intersection with latitude 67°45′00″ north at approximate longitude 119°42′39″ west;

3) Thence west along the parallel of said latitude to a point at latitude 67°45′00″ north and longitude 121°27′00″ west;

4) Thence northwesterly along a geodesic line to a point at latitude 68°00′00″ north and longitude 122°05′00″ west, said point being on the southerly boundary of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region;

5) Thence northwesterly in a straight line to a point having a latitude of 68°30′00″ north and longitude 123°20′00″ west;

6) Thence north along longitude 123°20′00″ west to its intersection with the surveyed boundary of the Paulatuk 7(1)‍(b) lands at approximate latitude 69°00′00″ north;

7) Thence easterly along the surveyed boundary of said Paulatuk lands to the surveyed corner at approximate latitude 69°00′00″ north and approximate longitude 123°10′00″ west;

8) Thence northerly along the surveyed boundary of the Paulatuk 7(1)‍(b) and 7(1)‍(a) lands to the surveyed corner of the Paulatuk 7(1)‍(b) lands at approximate latitude 69°19′00″ north and approximate longitude 123°10′00″ west;

9) Thence easterly, northerly, northeasterly, easterly and southeasterly along the surveyed boundary of the Paulatuk 7(1)‍(b) lands to its intersection with the middle thread of the Outwash River at approximate latitude 69°27′46″ north and approximate longitude 120°51′51″ west;

10) Thence northerly and easterly along the middle thread of the Outwash River to its intersection with the shoreline of Amundsen Gulf and the mouth of the Outwash River at an approximate longitude 120°40′51″ west, being a corner of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region as described in Annex A-1 of the Agreement referred to in the Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act (S.‍C. 1984, c. 24);

11) Thence generally southerly, following the limit of the said Inuvialuit Settlement Region to the point of commencement.

Said parcel containing an area of approximately 18 180 square kilometres.

2017, c. 26, s. 38(F)

13 The description of Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada in Part 13 of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

The geographic coordinates below refer to the North American Datum of 1927;

In Nunavut;

On Ellesmere Island;

All topographic features being according to the Gazetteer of Canada (Northwest Territories) First Edition, Ottawa 1980 and to National Topographic Series Maps, (120 C&D Lady Franklin Bay), (120 E Robeson Channel), (120 F&G Clements Markham Inlet), (340 E&H M’Clintock Inlet) and (340 D Tanquary Fiord) produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources at Ottawa;

All that part of said Ellesmere Island, including a part of the Arctic Ocean, the bays, the fiords, Discovery Harbour, the inlets, the rivers, the lakes, the islands and all the streams that lie within the boundaries which may be more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the summit of Mount Thompson located at approximate latitude 81°15′ north and approximate longitude 76°57′ west;

Thence southeasterly to the summit of Mount Koch at approximate latitude 81°11′ north and approximate longitude 75°20′ west;

Thence easterly to the summit of Mount Neville at approximate latitude 81°10′ north and approximate longitude 70°33′ west;

Thence easterly to a point on the ordinary low water mark of Beatrix Bay at the mouth of an unnamed stream that flows into Beatrix Bay at approximate latitude 81°11′ north and approximate longitude 70°12′ west;

Thence generally northeasterly following the ordinary low water mark along the north side of Beatrix Bay and Archer Fiord to the most easterly point of the promontory on the southwest side of Simmons Bay at approximate latitude 81°14′ north and approximate longitude 69°18′ west;

Thence northeasterly across Simmons Bay to the most southerly point on the ordinary low water mark on the north side of Archer Fiord at approximate latitude 81°15′ north and approximate longitude 69°09′ west;

Thence generally northeasterly following the ordinary low water mark along the northern side of Archer Fiord to its most northeasterly point at Keppel Head at approximate latitude 81°31′ north and approximate longitude 66°37′ west;

Thence northeasterly across Lady Franklin Bay to the most southerly point on the ordinary low water mark at Distant Cape at approximate latitude 81°43′ north and approximate longitude 64°27′ west;

Thence generally northeasterly following the ordinary low water mark along Watercourse Bay on the northern side of Robeson Channel to its most easterly point at Cape Murchison at approximate latitude 81°46′ north and approximate longitude 64°06′ west;

Thence northeasterly across St. Patrick Bay to the most southerly point on the ordinary low water mark near Cartmel Point at approximate latitude 81°47′ north and approximate longitude 64°02′ west;

Thence generally northeasterly following the ordinary low water mark along the northern side of Robeson Channel to a point at the entrance of Wrangel Bay at approximate latitude 81°58′30″ north and approximate longitude 62°32′ west;

Thence northwesterly to a point at latitude 82°03′00″ north and longitude 63°01′00″ west being approximately 990.‍5 metres on an approximate azimuth of 231°14′31″ from an unnamed peak having an elevation of about 655 metres at approximate latitude 82°03′ north and approximate longitude 62°58′ west;

Thence northwesterly to an unnamed peak having an elevation of about 732 metres at approximate latitude 82°09′ north and approximate longitude 63°35′ west;

Thence northwesterly to the summit of Mount Eugene at approximate latitude 82°25′ north and approximate longitude 66°47′ west;

Thence northwesterly to a point on the ordinary low water mark on the south side of Clements Markham Inlet at longitude 68°00′00″ west and approximate latitude 82°39′ north;

Thence due north along said longitude 68°00′00″ west and across Clements Markham Inlet to a point on the ordinary low water mark on the north side of Clements Markham Inlet at approximate latitude 82°42′ north;

Thence generally northeasterly following the ordinary low water mark along the northern side of Clements Markham Inlet to its most northerly point at Cape Colan at approximate latitude 82°55′ north and approximate longitude 66°20′ west;

Thence northwesterly in the Arctic Ocean to the intersection of latitude 83°09′00″ north and longitude 70°00′00″ west;

Thence westerly in the Arctic Ocean to the intersection of latitude 83°09′00″ north and longitude 74°20′00″ west;

Thence southwesterly in the Arctic Ocean to the intersection of latitude 83°05′00″ north and longitude 77°10′00″ west;

Thence southwesterly to the most northerly point on the ordinary low water mark at the entrance of M’Clintock Inlet near Borup Point at approximate latitude 82°56′ north and approximate longitude 77°47′ west;

Thence southerly to the summit of Mount Ayles at approximate latitude 82°43′ north and approximate longitude 77°18′ west;

Thence southerly to an unnamed peak having an elevation of about 1829 metres at approximate latitude 82°31′ north and approximate longitude 77°04′ west;

Thence due south to an unnamed peak having an elevation of about 1676 metres at approximate latitude 81°49′ north and approximate longitude 77°04′ west;

Thence southwesterly to an unnamed peak having an elevation of about 1524 metres at approximate latitude 81°34′ north and approximate longitude 79°03′ west;

Thence southeasterly to triangulation station number 629232 (established by the Geodetic Survey Division of the Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada at Ottawa, the geographic coordinates of said station being at latitude 81°18′38.‍8738″ north and longitude 78°07′09.‍4867″ west according to the 1975 Arctic Islands Adjustment, North American Datum of 1927);

Thence southeasterly along the production of the last aforesaid mentioned line to its intersection with the ordinary low water mark on the northwest side of Tanquary Fiord at approximate latitude 81°18′ north and approximate longitude 78°07′ west;

Thence easterly across Tanquary Fiord to a point on the ordinary low water mark on the most southwesterly limit of Fishhook Point at approximate longitude 77°37′00″ west and approximate latitude 81°19′ north;

Thence southeasterly to the point of commencement;

The above described lands containing about 37 800 square kilometres.

2017, c. 26, s. 39(1)‍(F) and (2)

14 The description of Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada in Schedule 2 to the Act is replaced by the following:

In the Province of Quebec:

All those lands being the whole and entire Fief and Seigneurie of the Isles and Islets of Mingan, situate and being on the coast of the North shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the Province of Quebec, the said Fief and Seigneurie consisting of the Isles and Islets which being on the said North shore of the St. Lawrence River from Perroquets Island, longitude 64°12′40″ following continuation to the mouth of the River Aguanish, longitude 62°05′00″ in such manner as the said Fief and Seigneurie with its rights is more amply conceded and designated by the title of concession granted to Jacques de Lalande and Louis Joliet.

Some of the Isles and Islets forming part of the Fief and Seigneurie of the Isles and Islets of Mingan are now known and designated as being lots 5 338 113 to 5 338 121, 6 504 068 and 6 504 185 to 6 504 187 of the cadastre of Quebec. The other Isles and Islets, forming part of the Fief and Seigneurie of the Isles and Islets of Mingan, are without cadastral designation.

Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, the following Isles and Islets forming part of the Fief and Seigneurie of the Isles and Islets of Mingan are not included in the present description, namely: Maison Island, Wreck Island (without cadastral designation), Havre de Mingan Island designated as being lot 6 504 191 of the cadastre of Quebec and part of Firmin Island designated as being lot 5 338 112 of the cadastre of Quebec.

Those lands included in the present description containing about 97.‍7 square kilometres exclude the lands situated below the ordinary high-water mark of the said Isles and Islets.

The longitudes mentioned above were scaled from the 1:250,000 map sheets 12L and 22I of the national topographic series.

15 Schedule 2 to the Act is amended by adding the following after the description of Sable Island National Park Reserve of Canada:

Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada

All that lot, piece or parcel of land situated in the electoral districts of Cartwright-L’Anse au Clair, Torngat Mountains and Lake Melville, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, described in Chapter 1 of the Land Description Report for the Proposed National Park Reserve in the Mealy Mountains Region of Labrador recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records as FB40974 CLSR on January 7, 2016, and shown on the plan prepared by the Atlantic Regional Office of the Surveyor General Branch, Natural Resources Canada, dated between December 22 and 24, 2015, entitled “Descriptive Map Plan showing the Boundary of the Proposed National Park Reserve in the Mealy Mountains Region of Labrador”. A copy of the said plan was recorded in the Registry of Crown Titles in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, as Special Plan SP 478R. A copy of the said plan was also recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records in Ottawa, Ontario, under number 104838 CLSR on January 7, 2016.

The said National Park Reserve contains an area of approximately 10 700 square kilometres.

16 Schedule 5 to the Act is amended by deleting the description of the Mount Agassiz Ski Area and the heading before it.

17 The Act is amended by replacing “Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve of Canada” with “Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site” in the following provisions:

  • (a) section 41; and

  • (b) the heading “Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve of Canada” in Schedule 2.

2002, c. 18

Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act

18 Schedule 1 to the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act is amended by adding, after the heading of that Schedule, the text set out in the schedule to this Act.

2015, c. 10

Rouge National Urban Park Act

19 Section 17 of the Rouge National Urban Park Act and the heading before it are replaced by the following:

Start of inserted block

Discharge or Deposit of Substances

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Protection of natural environment
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17 (1) It is prohibited to discharge or deposit a substance in the Park if the discharge or deposit degrades the natural environment, injures natural or cultural resources, endangers human health or public safety or is likely to do any of those things.
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Duty to notify and take reasonable measures
(2)  Insertion start If the discharge Insertion end or Insertion start deposit Insertion end of Insertion start a substance in Insertion end the Insertion start Park degrades the Insertion end natural environment, Insertion start injures Insertion end natural Insertion start or Insertion end cultural resources, Insertion start endangers human health or public safety or is likely Insertion end to Insertion start do Insertion end any Insertion start of those things Insertion end , any person who has charge, management or control of the substance and any person who caused or contributed to the Insertion start discharge Insertion end or Insertion start deposit must Insertion end
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    (a) notify the superintendent without delay; and

  • (b) take reasonable measures to prevent, mitigate or remediate harm and to prevent or minimize danger, as the case may be.

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Powers of superintendent and Minister
(3) If the superintendent is of the opinion that a person is not taking the required measures, the superintendent may order the person to take those measures. If the person fails to Insertion start take the measures that they are ordered to take, Insertion end the Minister may take Insertion start the Insertion end measures on behalf of Insertion start His Insertion end Majesty in right of Canada.
Expenses of clean-up
( Insertion start 4 Insertion end ) A person who fails to Insertion start take Insertion end the Insertion start measures Insertion end that Insertion start they are ordered to take Insertion end is liable for the expenses reasonably incurred by Insertion start His Insertion end Majesty in right of Canada in taking the measures. Those expenses may be recovered from Insertion start the Insertion end person, with costs, in proceedings brought in the name of Insertion start His Insertion end Majesty in any court of competent jurisdiction.

20 Section 19 of the Act is replaced by the following:

For greater certainty

19 For greater certainty, subsections 17(1) Insertion start and (2) Insertion end and 18(2) do not prevent the carrying out of agricultural activities by a lessee of public lands in the Park in accordance with their lease.

21 The portion of subsection 33(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Offence

33 (1) Every person who contravenes subsection 17(1) Insertion start or (2) or who fails to take measures that they are ordered to take under subsection 17(3) Insertion end is guilty of an offence and liable

C.‍R.‍C.‍, c. 1120; SOR/2003–54, s. 1

Consequential Amendments to the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations

22 The National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations are amended by replacing “Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve of Canada” with “Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site” in the following provisions:

  • (a) section 2.‍6; and

  • (b) item 15 of Schedule IV.

Coordinating Amendments

2015, c. 38

23 (1) In this section, other Act means the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Act.

(2) If section 4 of the other Act comes into force before section 18 of this Act, that section 18 is replaced by the following:

18 Schedule 1 to the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act is amended by adding, after the description of Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area of Canada, the text set out in the schedule to this Act.

(3) If section 18 of this Act comes into force before section 4 of the other Act, the portion of that section 4 preceding the title “Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area of Canada” is replaced by the following:

4 Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following after the heading of that Schedule:

(4) If section 4 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 18 of this Act, then that section 4 is deemed to have come into force before that section 18 and subsection (2) applies as a consequence.

Coming into Force

Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada

24 (1) Subsection 6(2) comes into force on the day on which regulations made under the Canada National Parks Act respecting access by air to Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada, or to any future national park that replaces all or part of that park reserve, come into force.

Regulations respecting recreational fishing

(2) Subsection 6(3) comes into force on the day on which regulations made under the Canada National Parks Act respecting recreational fishing in Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada, or in any future national park that replaces all or part of that park reserve, come into force.

Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area

25 Section 18 comes into force on the day on which a notice is published in the Canada Gazette confirming that an interim management plan for the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area has been approved by the Aulattiqatigiit Board, as defined in section 2.‍2 of the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement signed on behalf of Inuit of the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada on August 1, 2019.



SCHEDULE 

(Section 18)
Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area

All topographic features hereinafter referred to being derived from the CANVEC dataset edition 9.

The boundary is graphically illustrated on a sketch recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records as 111760 CLSR.

Select points have a unique number in brackets that can be cross-referenced with the above-noted sketch.

Commencing at a point where longitude 72°33′00″ West meets the ordinary high water mark at approximate latitude 71°39′36″ North on Cape Hunter, on Baffin Island; [1]

Thence beginning southerly and generally westerly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island to a point where latitude 71°48′52″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 74°30′09″ West on the east side of Feachem Bay; [2]

Thence easterly in a straight line and inland to a point at latitude 71°48′23″ North and longitude 74°25′27″ West; [3]

Thence easterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 71°50′00″ North and longitude 74°15′00″ West; [4]

Thence northerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 71°52′10″ North and longitude 74°11′00″ West; [5]

Thence easterly in a straight line to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island where latitude 71°52′06″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 74°10′17″ West; [6]

Thence generally northwesterly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island to a point where the eastern boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1984‐972 meets the same at approximate latitude 72°42′59″ North and approximate longitude 77°46′23″ West; [7]

Thence westerly in a straight line, perpendicular to the general direction of the shore, for a distance of 100 metres to a point within Eclipse Sound at approximate latitude 72°43′01″ North and approximate longitude 77°46′32″ West; [8]

Thence generally southwesterly, along a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island, to a point where longitude 77°56′13″ West meets the same at approximate latitude 72°42′12″ North; [9]

Thence northwesterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 72°43′03″ North and longitude 77°58′07″ West; [10]

Thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 72°42′37″ North and longitude 78°01′37″ West; [11]

Thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 72°41′42″ North and longitude 78°03′46″ West; [12]

Thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point on a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island where latitude 72°40′43″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 78°01′39″ West; [13]

Thence southwesterly along a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island, to the point of intersection with a straight line drawn northwesterly from and perpendicular to the general direction of the ordinary high water mark where the western boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1984‐972 meets the same at approximate latitude 72°39′26″ North and approximate longitude 78°10′04″ West; [14]

Thence southeasterly in a straight line to the point on the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island where the said western boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1984‐972 meets the same at approximate latitude 72°39′23″ North and approximate longitude 78°09′59″ West; [15]

Thence generally southwesterly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island to a point where the western boundary of Sirmilik National Park of Canada meets the same near point 177PI, as shown on Administrative Plan of Sirmilik National Park of Canada in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as 104419 and filed in the Land Titles Office for Nunavut as 4575, at approximate latitude 72°24′08″ North and approximate longitude 78°27′18″ West; [16]

Thence southwesterly along the northwestern boundary of said Sirmilik National Park of Canada to the ordinary high water mark of the northerly extremity of the promontory known as Oorbignaluk Headland at approximate latitude 72°22′02″ North and approximate longitude 78°36′12″ West; [17]

Thence generally southwesterly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island to a point on the eastern side of Milne Inlet where latitude 72°00′00″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 80°38′59″ West; [18]

Thence westerly following the line of latitude 72°00′00″ North across said Milne Inlet to the western side thereof where latitude 72°00′00″ North meets the ordinary high water mark at approximate longitude 80°48′17″ West; [19]

Thence generally northwesterly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island to a point where longitude 84°29′10″ West meets the same at approximate latitude 73°03′58″ North near Nanisivik; [20]

Thence northerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 73°05′04″ North and longitude 84°28′32″ West within Strathcona Sound; [21]

Thence westerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 73°05′29″ North and longitude 84°35′53″ West within Strathcona Sound; [22]

Thence southerly in a straight line to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island where longitude 84°36′32″ West meets the same at approximate latitude 73°04′22″ North; [23]

Thence westerly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island to a point where the eastern boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1993‐785 meets the same at approximate latitude 73°06′20″ North and approximate longitude 84°55′59″ West; [24]

Thence northerly along the projection of the said eastern boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1993‐785 to the point of intersection with a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island at approximate latitude 73°06′24″ North and approximate longitude 84°54′59″ West; [25]

Thence generally southwesterly along a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island, to a point where latitude 73°04′29″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 85°09′24″ West in Victor Bay; [26]

Thence westerly in a straight line to a point on a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island where latitude 73°04′08″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 85°14′56″ West; [27]

Thence northwesterly along a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island, to a point on the projection of the western boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1993‐785 at approximate latitude 73°08′36″ North and approximate longitude 85°24′29″ West; [28]

Thence southerly along the said projection of the western boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1993‐785 to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island at approximate latitude 73°08′32″ North and approximate longitude 85°24′29″ West; [29]

Thence southerly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island to a point where the western boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1993‐785 meets the same at approximate latitude 73°01′37″ North and approximate longitude 85°24′59″ West; [30]

Thence southerly along the projection of the said western boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1993‐785 to the point of intersection with a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island at approximate latitude 73°01′33″ North and approximate longitude 85°24′59″ West; [31]

Thence generally easterly along a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island, to a point where latitude 73°00′33″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 85°08′54″ West in Arctic Bay; [32]

Thence easterly in a straight line to a point on a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island where latitude 73°00′33″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 85°04′12″ West; [33]

Thence generally southeasterly along a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island, to the point of intersection with the projection of the eastern boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1993‐785 at approximate latitude 72°58′30″ North and approximate longitude 84°54′59″ West; [34]

Thence northerly along the said projection of the eastern boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1993‐785 to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island at approximate latitude 72°58′35″ North and approximate longitude 84°54′59″ West; [35]

Thence beginning southeasterly and generally northwesterly and following the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Baffin Island to a point on Brodeur Peninsula where latitude 73°49′59″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 86°48′05″ West; [36]

Thence westerly in a straight line to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Somerset Island, near Cape Clarence, where latitude 73°53′49″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 90°09′53″ West; [37]

Thence generally westerly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Somerset Island to a point where latitude 73°56′56″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 95°19′13″ West; [38]

Thence westerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 73°55′52″ North and longitude 95°58′10″ West within Peel Sound; [39]

Thence northerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 74°53′57″ North and longitude 96°06′56″ West within Resolute Passage; [40]

Thence easterly in a straight line to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Cornwallis Island where latitude 74°53′56″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 96°01′29″ West; [41]

Thence generally southeasterly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Cornwallis Island to a point where the western boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1983‐1086 meets the same at approximate latitude 74°45′19″ North and approximate longitude 95°05′10″ West; [42]

Thence southerly along the projection of the said western boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1983‐1086 to a point measured 100 metres perpendicular to the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Cornwallis Island within Allen Bay at approximate latitude 74°45′15″ North and approximate longitude 95°05′10″ West; [43]

Thence generally southerly along a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Cornwallis Island, to a point where latitude 74°43′40″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 95°02′59″ West; [44]

Thence westerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 74°43′56″ North and longitude 95°07′01″ West; [45]

Thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 74°41′27″ North and longitude 95°09′40″ West; [46]

Thence easterly in a straight line to a point on a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Cornwallis Island where latitude 74°41′23″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 95°05′37″ West; [47]

Thence generally southeasterly along a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Cornwallis Island, to a point where longitude 94°53′26″ West meets the same at approximate latitude 74°40′16″ North, near Resolute Bay; [48]

Thence easterly in a straight line to a point on a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Cornwallis Island where latitude 74°39′54″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 94°48′09″ West; [49]

Thence generally southeasterly along a line running 100 metres perpendicularly distant offshore from the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Cornwallis Island, to a point on the projection of the eastern boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1983‐1086 at approximate latitude 74°37′54″ North and approximate longitude 94°38′05″ West; [50]

Thence northerly along the projection of the said eastern boundary of P.‍C. O.‍I.‍C. 1983‐1086 to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Cornwallis Island at approximate latitude 74°37′57″ North and approximate longitude 94°38′02″ West; [51]

Thence generally northeasterly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Cornwallis Island to a point where latitude 75°02′05″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 93°30′19″ West; [52]

Thence easterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 75°03′54″ North and longitude 92°49′18″ West within Wellington Channel; [53]

Thence easterly in a straight line to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Devon Island where latitude 75°02′24″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 92°13′54″ West near Bowden Point; [54]

Thence generally southeasterly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Devon Island to a point where latitude 74°38′40″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 91°22′44″ West at the entrance to Gascoyne Inlet; [55]

Thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Devon Island where latitude 74°37′43″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 91°18′05″ West near Cape Ricketts; [56]

Thence easterly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Devon Island to a point where longitude 91°11′41″ West meets the same at approximate latitude 74°37′29″ North near Cape Liddon; [57]

Thence northerly in a straight line and inland to a point at latitude 74°37′42″ North and longitude 91°11′37″ West; [58]

Thence easterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 74°37′48″ North and longitude 91°07′58″ West; [59]

Thence northeasterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 74°38′22″ North and longitude 91°07′13″ West; [60]

Thence easterly in a straight line to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Devon Island where latitude 74°38′22″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 91°06′34″ West near Cape Liddon; [61]

Thence generally easterly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Devon Island to a point where latitude 74°28′25″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 86°58′37″ West on the east side of Hobhouse Inlet; [62]

Thence easterly in a straight line and inland to a point at latitude 74°28′23″ North and longitude 86°57′20″ West; [63]

Thence southerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 74°27′53″ North and longitude 86°57′20″ West; [64]

Thence easterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 74°28′06″ North and longitude 86°38′26″ West; [65]

Thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Devon Island where longitude 86°37′33″ West meets the same at approximate latitude 74°27′59″ North; [66]

Thence generally easterly, northerly and northwesterly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Devon Island to a point where longitude 81°40′40″ West meets the same at approximate latitude 75°48′32″ North; [67]

Thence northeasterly in a straight line to a point on the ordinary high water mark of Ellesmere Island where longitude 81°03′56″ West meets the same at approximate latitude 76°08′00″ North, at King Edward Point; [68]

Thence generally northeasterly along the sinuosity of the ordinary high water mark of Ellesmere Island to a point where latitude 76°35′16″ North meets the same at approximate longitude 78°07′21″ West; [69]

Thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 76°30′12″ North and longitude 77°53′42″ West in Baffin Bay; [70]

Thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 76°24′13″ North and longitude 77°50′20″ West in Baffin Bay; [71]

Thence southerly in a straight line to a point at latitude 75°25′54″ North and longitude 78°06′41″ West in Baffin Bay; [72]

Thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 74°56′17″ North and longitude 77°03′02″ West in Baffin Bay; [73]

Thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 74°33′47″ North and longitude 75°35′49″ West in Baffin Bay; [74]

Thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 74°05′26″ North and longitude 74°26′29″ West in Baffin Bay; [75]

Thence southeasterly in a straight line to the point of commencement.

Containing an area of approximately 108 000 square kilometres as measured on the Albers Equal Area Projection;

Save and except all islands, rocks and shoals that are 400 hectares in area or larger as measured from the ordinary high water mark;

Save and except the Nirjutiqarvik National Wildlife Area as defined in the Wildlife Area Regulations pursuant to the Canada Wildlife Act;

Save and except the Prince Leopold Island Bird Sanctuary as defined in the Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations pursuant to the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994;

Save and except all Inuit Owned Lands that are wholly or partially within the hereinbefore described Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area;

References to straight lines mean points joined directly on the NAD83 ellipsoid by geodesics;

Coordinates referenced hereon are geodetic and referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Canadian Spatial Reference System (CSRS).

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Clause 2: Relevant portion of subsection 16(1):

16 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting

  • .‍.‍.  

  • (t) the use, transportation and temporary storage of pesticides and other toxic substances;

Clause 3: Relevant portion of subsection 24(1):

24 (1) Every person who contravenes section 13, subsection 32(1) or a provision of the regulations designated by regulations made under paragraph 16(1)‍(y) is guilty of an offence and liable

Clause 4: Existing text of the heading and section 32:
Mitigation of Environmental Damage

32 (1) Where a substance that is capable of degrading the natural environment, injuring fauna, flora or cultural resources or endangering human health is discharged or deposited in a park, any person who has charge, management or control of the substance shall take reasonable measures to prevent any degradation of the natural environment and any danger to the fauna, flora or cultural resources or to persons that may result from the discharge or deposit.

(2) If the superintendent of a park is of the opinion that a person is not taking the measures required by subsection (1), the superintendent may direct the person to take those measures and, if the person fails to do so, the Minister may direct those measures to be taken on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada.

(3) A person who fails to comply with a direction given by a superintendent under subsection (2) is liable for the expenses reasonably incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada in taking the measures directed, and those expenses may be recovered from that person, with costs, in proceedings brought in the name of Her Majesty in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Clause 5: Existing text of section 39:

39 Subject to sections 40 to 41.‍5, this Act applies to a park reserve as if it were a park.

Clause 6: (1) New.
Rouge National Urban Park Act
Clause 19: Existing text of the heading and section 17:
Pollution Clean-up

17 (1) If a substance that is capable of degrading the natural environment, injuring natural or cultural resources or endangering human health is discharged or deposited in the Park, any person who has charge, management or control of the substance and any person who caused or contributed to the discharge or deposit must take reasonable measures to prevent any degradation of the natural environment and any danger to natural or cultural resources or to human health that may result from the discharge or deposit.

(2) If the superintendent is of the opinion that a person is not taking the required measures, the superintendent may order the person to take those measures and, if the person fails to do so, the Minister may take those measures on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada.

(3) A person who fails to comply with an order given by the superintendent is liable for the expenses reasonably incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada in taking the measures, and those expenses may be recovered from that person, with costs, in proceedings brought in the name of Her Majesty in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Clause 20: Existing text of section 19:

19 For greater certainty, subsections 17(1) and 18(2) do not prevent the carrying out of agricultural activities by a lessee of public lands in the Park in accordance with their lease.

Clause 21: Relevant portion of subsection 33(1):

33 (1) Every person who contravenes subsection 17(1) is guilty of an offence and liable


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