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Section V: annexes

Annex 1: Strategic Environmental Assessment (Summary)

A strategic environmental assessment (SEA) was completed for the Parks Canada Agency Corporate Plan 2007-08-2011-12, in accordance with the Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals. The purpose of a SEA is to incorporate environmental considerations into the development of public policies, plans, and program proposals to support decision-making that is environmentally sound.

Important positive environmental effects of this plan include: protection of ecosystems in unrepresented areas of Canada; continued and improved protection of the environment in protected heritage areas currently administered by the Agency, including protection of species at risk, ecological monitoring, active management, restoration, and reduction of pollution and greenhouse gas emissions; improved better protection of the greater ecosystems surrounding parks and sites through improved communication and engagement of local and aboriginal communities; and increased environmental stewardship though increased involvement and education of park visitors.

Strategic environmental assessment and project-level environmental assessment may be required for certain projects, plans, programs or policies that develop from this corporate plan. These environmental assessments will consider mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate residual negative environmental effects. Appropriate visitor use/activities will be determined through the use of the proposed Recreational Activities Framework and the use of the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism for Canada. Management planning will determine appropriate indicators, zoning, monitoring, etc. to reduce stressors on the park/site.

The Parks Canada Corporate Plan will not result in any significant net negative environmental effects.

Annex 2: New Parks and Historic Sites Account

The following criteria identify which potential new protected heritage areas, and unfinished national parks, national marine conservation areas and national historic sites are eligible for funding from the New Parks and Historic Sites Account.

1. All national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas designated or established after 1988 that have not reached a level where they provide basic resource protection, visitor service and heritage presentation as specified in their initial management plan, or have not completed all the development initiatives set out in their respective establishment agreements, including requirements to accomplish these things over the relevant planning period.
2. All national historic sites not administered by Parks Canada, which are approved by the Minister for cost-sharing contributions.

National Parks	National Historic Sites	National Marine Conservation Areas
Incomplete: Sirmilik Tuktut Nogait Wapusk Ukkusiksalik Gulf Islands Torngat Mountains	HMCS Haida	Incomplete: Saguenay – St. Lawrence
Proposed: Manitoba Lowlands Bathurst Island Mealy Mountains East Arm of Great Slave Lake South Okanagan – Lower Similkameen Additional sites to be identified later to complete the system
Expansions to: Waterton Lakes Nahanni Tuktut Nogait		Proposed: Lake Superior Gwaii Haanas Southern Strait of Georgia Îles-de-la-Madeleine Additional sites to be identified later to complete the system

In addition to the above, the following factors also determine the types of expenditures that may be made from the account:

1. All capital expenditures exceeding $10,000 related to the acquisition of lands and extinguishment of resource and development rights.
2. All capital development expenditures exceeding $10,000, including planning, design and construction of specific facilities and infrastructure; cultural and ecological resource stabilization and restoration; development of heritage presentation media; and initial fleet and equipment acquisitions.

Annex 3: Glossary

Annual Performance Report – The report on operations for the most recently completed fiscal year that a Minister is required, normally by a department’s or agency’s enabling statute, to table before Parliament at a designated time. There are specific Treasury Board guidelines regarding the structure, content and focus of the Departmental Performance Report, how the work is done, and results achieved during the past fiscal year are to be presented.

Capital Asset – A capital asset is any improvement that is placed upon the land. For the Parks Canada Agency these are divided into contemporary assets and cultural assets. These two groups of assets are managed differently. Land is not a capital asset.

Commemoration – Commemoration is a ministerial recognition of the national significance of specific lands or waters by acquisition or agreement, or by another means deemed appropriate within the Minister’s authority for purposes of protecting and presenting heritage places and resources, erection of a plaque or monument.

Commemorative Integrity – Commemorative integrity describes the health and wholeness of a national historic site. A national historic site possesses commemorative integrity when: the resources directly related to the reasons for designation as a national historic site are not impaired or under threat; the reasons for designation as a national historic site are effectively communicated to the public; and, the site’s heritage values (including those not related to designation as a national historic site) are respected in all decisions and actions affecting the site.

Contemporary Assets – Contemporary assets include campgrounds, heritage presentation assets, visitor reception centres, roads and highways, bridges, contemporary canal locks and dams,
water and waste water facilities, all of which are used by visitors and the resident public. In addition, Parks Canada has holdings of administration facilities, staff houses, works compounds, as well as a fleet of vehicles and heavy equipment. Parks Canada applies a comprehensive condition-rating program to the management of its assets based on risk to asset, health and safety, level of service and overall asset condition.

Corporate Plan – The Corporate Plan is the 5 year plan developed to achieve Agency objectives. It is a single document that outlines the Agency’s overall corporate direction for the fiscal year. It applies Agency-wide and assigns responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities at the corporate level.

Cultural Assets – Cultural assets are core to Parks Canada’s mandate, and the Agency is responsible
for their preservation and protection for future generations. Cultural assets are defined as being Level I and Level II, and are located in Parks Canada installations. Cultural assets include built assets (buildings, bridges, fortifications, marine works, grounds, monuments and plaques), collections,
and in-situ archaeological resources.

Ecological Integrity – Ecological Integrity means, with respect to a park, a condition that is determined to be characteristic of its natural region and likely to persist, including abiotic components and the composition and abundance of native species and biological communities, rates of change and supporting processes.

Ecosystem – An ecosystem is a community of plants and animals and the processes, like the flow of energy through food chains that link them to each other and to the physical environment. Ecosystems continually change over time and can adjust to natural disturbances and continue to function.

Education – A key element of the Parks Canada mandate, the focus of education is to inspire long-term support, involvement and stewardship in heritage protection and presentation by moving audiences along the engagement continuum – from awareness, to understanding, to appreciation, to support and involvement. Education activities are designed to reach Canadians at home, at leisure,
at school and in their communities and includes outreach, interpretation as well as formal and informal learning.

Heritage Presentation Assets – Heritage presentation assets are the physical products,
tools or venues that assist in delivering education (outreach and interpretation) information about the significance of Parks Canada and the natural and cultural heritage of the country. These include exhibits, interpretive signage, audiovisual productions and equipment.

Minister’s Round Table – Once every 2 years, the Minister convenes a round table of persons interested in matters for which the Agency is responsible in order to seek their views on the Agency’s performance in meeting its responsibilities under section 6 of the Parks Canada Agency Act.

National Historic Site (of Canada) – A national historic site has both a formal and an applied meaning. The formal meaning refers to “historic place” as defined in the Historic Sites and Monuments Act or a place set aside as a national historic site under Section 42 of the Canada National Parks Act. The name is commonly used to refer to the place administered by Parks Canada, or another owner,
as a national historic site.

Park Proclamation – Since royal assent to the Canada National Parks Act February 19, 2001, the Agency proclaims a new park through an Order in Council process. This is accomplished through publication in the Canada Gazette Part II where, by Order, the Agency can amend Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 of the Canada National Parks Act to add to or amend the land description of national parks or national park reserves.

Protected Heritage Area – Protected Heritage
Areas are:

1. areas that have been accorded protected status, because of their natural or cultural qualities, through acquisition or application of land-use controls;
2. as well as areas that have been recognized as having natural or cultural heritage value and which require some form of protected status in order to ensure their long-term protection

Report on Plans and Priorities – The Report on Plans and Priorities, a part of the Main Estimates, is the report that provides information on Agency plans and expected performance over a three-year period. This report is tabled in Parliament each spring, after resource allocation deliberations. It generally includes information such as mission and mandate, objectives and strategies, as well as specific results commitments and performance targets.

Visitor Experience – The visitor experience concept became a focus within Parks Canada in 2005 and is a key element of the mandate. It is the cumulative outcome of the individual’s visit and his or her interactions with Parks Canada and its partners. The Agency sets the stage for visitors to enjoy meaningful, safe, high-quality experiences through the provision of information, infrastructure, facilities, programs, services and personnel. The goal of Parks Canada’s enhanced focus on facilitating meaningful visitor experiences is to ensure that protected heritage places continue to be viewed as personally relevant and important to Canadians.

Annex 4: Legislation

The following are Acts that pertain to the Parks Canada Agency:

National Battlefields of Quebec Act 1908, c. 57
Laurier House Act 1952, c. 163
Canada Wildlife Act 1985, c. W-9
Department of the Environment Act R.S 1985, c. E-10
Department of Transport Act (Historic canals) R.S 1985, c. T-18
Dominion Water Power Act R.S 1985, c. W-4
Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act R.S 1985, c. 52 (4th Supp.)
Historic Sites and Monuments Act R.S 1985, c. H-4
Migratory Birds Convention Act 1994, c. 22
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act 1997, c. 37
Parks Canada Agency Act 1998, c. 31
Canada National Parks Act 2000, c. 32
Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act 2002, c. 18
Species at Risk Act 2002, c. 29
User Fee Act 2004, c. 6

The following are regulations that pertain to the Parks Canada Agency:

National Parks Wilderness Area Declaration Regulations
National Parks Aircraft Access Regulations
National Parks Building Regulations
National Parks Businesses Regulations
National Parks Camping Regulations
National Parks Cemetery Regulations
National Parks Cottages Regulations
National Parks Domestic Animals Regulations
National Parks Fire Protection Regulations
National Parks Fishing Regulations
National Parks Garbage Regulations
National Parks General Regulations
National Parks Highway Traffic Regulations
National Parks Lease and Licence of Occupation Regulations
National Parks Signs Regulations
National Parks Town, Visitor Centre and Resort Subdivision Designation Regulations
National Parks Water and Sewer Regulations
National Parks Wildlife Regulations
Town of Jasper Zoning Regulations
Wood Buffalo National Park Game Regulations
National Historic Parks General Regulations
National Historic Parks Order
National Historic Parks Wildlife and Domestic Animals Regulations
Historic Canals Regulations, under the Department of Transport Act
Heritage Railway Stations Regulations, under the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act
Dominion Water Power Regulations, under the Dominion Water Power Act

 

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