National Priority Areas of Ecological Corridors

Parks Canada’s National Program for Ecological Corridors was initiated to strengthen the network of protected areas across Canada through the creation of ecological corridors. To achieve this goal, Parks Canada sought out to develop tools for a common approach on the scientific and governance aspects of corridor creation and management.

The National Priority Areas for Ecological Corridors (NPAECs) were developed using a scientific framework for national-scale prioritization of where ecological corridors are most urgently needed. Improving or maintaining ecological connectivity in these areas will greatly benefit biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation. The NPAECs were identified based on a methodology that is multivariate, data driven, national in scale, and spatially explicit at a coarse resolution.

The Criteria for Ecological Corridors in Canada provide a common approach to ensure ecological corridors are managed and stewarded to maintain or restore effective ecological connectivity, while upholding Indigenous stewardship values. They are derived from the internationally recognized International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Guidelines on Connectivity and adapted to the Canadian context.

The NPAECs geographic data layer, the list of datasets used to identify them, the Criteria and their accompanying guidance can be found below. More details and context about both program elements are available on the Program’s webpage (https://parks.canada.ca/nature/science/conservation/corridors-ecologiques-ecological-corridors).

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Date ( RI_367 )
2024-09-24
Date ( RI_366 )
2024-08-29
RI_417
  Government of Canada;Parks Canada;bcg-gco@pc.gc.ca - ( )
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completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned; nonPlanifié RI_542
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Ecological Corridors
  • Nature Legacy
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Environment
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
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license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
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vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN, fr; CAN
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Boundaries
Begin date
2024-08-29
End date
2026
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List of datasets used to identify National Priority Areas for Ecological Corridors ( HTTPS )

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National Priority Areas of Ecological Corridors ( HTTPS )

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National Priority Areas of Ecological Corridors ( HTTPS )

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National Priority Areas of Ecological Corridors ( HTTPS )

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National Priority Areas of Ecological Corridors ( HTTPS )

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National Priority Areas of Ecological Corridors ( HTTPS )

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Hierarchy level
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Date stamp
2024-10-07T16:21:32
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_417
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