Translation of "Commission fédérale du Parc National " (French → English) :

This NILM designation enables the National Capital Commission and the government to protect parks and federal lands that are of national interest, but it also provides the necessary flexibility to sell, transfer, or acquire properties when necessary in the public interest and to service communities.

Further work, including funding in 2008 to examine the potential of a national wildlife area designation, led to the signing in 2010 of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a federal protected area on Sable Island. 3 Following that MOU, a task group was created and public consultations, including consultations with the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia, were undertaken in 2010 to consider whether to establish Sable Island as a national wildlife area under the Canada Wildlife Act or as a national park under the Canada National Parks A ...[+++]ct.

The underlying data set on the national building stock used for establishing the reference buildings should be communicated to the Commission as part of the report referred to in Article 6.

The land based impacts are within a national park reserve, the Torngat Mountain national park, to be created by this bill, which is also within federal jurisdiction.

* * * [Text] Question No. 215 Mrs. Bev Desjarlais: With regard to federal actions concerning the town of Grand Rapids and the Grand Rapids First Nation in Manitoba: (a) with the planned construction of the hydro dam in the Grand Rapids area beginning in the 1950s and continuing into the 1960s and 1970s, what was the consultation process with the local aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities; (b) did the government take on the representation of the First Nation community; (c) what was the impact of the project on the surrounding communities; (d) what is the current status of the planned Manitoba Lowlands National Park; (e) who were the ...[+++]stakeholders identified in the establishment of the national park; (f) what consultations were undertaken with the communities regarding the establishment of the park; (g) what contacts were made with the Mayor and Council of the Town of Grand Rapids; (h) what contacts were made with the Chief and Council of the Grand Rapids First Nation; (i) what is the expected opening date of the park; (j) have there been any environmental studies done on the effects of the dam; (k) have there been any outstanding monetary or land claim issues related to the dam construction; and (l) what was the total cost of compensation paid by the government to the First Nation or the town?

Ms. Dubé: The National Capital Commission is a federal Crown land so by its ownership of Gatineau Park, it is a national park.