Register of protected areas and ECAs in Quebec

These themes present the compilation of protected areas in Quebec. They also include important territories. Protected areas include a variety of different legal or administrative designations. Territories registered on the Register of Protected Areas and AMCEAs must meet the definitions of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act (LCPN; RLRQ, chapter C-61.01) or those of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The LCPN definition of a protected area is “A protected area is a territory, in a terrestrial or aquatic environment, geographically delimited, whose legal framework and administration are specifically aimed at ensuring the protection and maintenance of biological diversity and associated natural and cultural resources”. While IUCN defines it as “A clearly defined, recognized, recognized, dedicated and managed geographic space, by any effective legal or other means, in order to ensure the long-term conservation of nature and associated ecosystem services and cultural values.” Other effective conservation measures (ECMA), an internationally recognized concept, are areas that benefit from measures (legal, regulatory or other) to preserve biodiversity outside protected areas in the long term. Unlike a protected area, an ECMA does not necessarily have an overriding conservation objective, but still generates positive, sustainable and effective results for biodiversity. A territory of importance for conservation is a geographically delimited territory, for which the Ministry of the Environment and, of the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks (MELCCFP) or an authority of the Government of Quebec has expressed its intention to prioritize its allocation for the purposes of protected areas.

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Date ( RI_367 )
2018-02-14
Date ( RI_366 )
2018-02-14
RI_418
  Government and Municipalities of Québec; Government and Municipalities of Québec; Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs - Direction principale des aires protégées ( )
https://www.donneesquebec.ca
Status
planned; planifié RI_597
Maintenance and update frequency
biannually; semestriel RI_538
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Habitat: threatened or vulnerable plant species
  • Wildlife habitat
  • HackQC19
  • HackQC22
  • Natural environment for voluntary conservation
  • Marine park
  • National park
  • Humanized landscape
  • RAPQ
  • Biological refuge
  • Wildlife refuge
  • Migratory bird sanctuary
  • Aquatic reserve
  • Biodiversity reserve
  • Territory reserve for protected area purposes
  • National Wildlife Area
  • Nature reserve
  • Ecological reserve
  • Outstanding forest ecosystem
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Government information
Use limitation
Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution (CC-BY) licence – Quebec (https://www.donneesquebec.ca/fr/licence/)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Begin date
2025-12-31
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RI_418
  Government and Municipalities of Québec; Government and Municipalities of Québec; Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs - Direction principale des aires protégées ( )
https://www.donneesquebec.ca
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Register of protected areas and ECAs ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

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Register of protected areas and ECAs ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

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Register of protected areas and ECAs ( HTTPS )

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Register of protected areas and ECAs ( HTTPS )

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Original metadata (https://www.donneesquebec.ca) ( HTTPS )

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Supporting Document;PDF;fra

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Register of protected areas and ECAs ( HTTPS )

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OnLine resource
Register of protected areas and ECAs ( HTTPS )

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File identifier
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Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2026-02-17
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
HNAP ISO:19115 - 2003
RI_418
  Government and Municipalities of Québec; Government and Municipalities of Québec; Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs - Direction principale des aires protégées ( )
https://www.donneesquebec.ca
 
 

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