Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD)
Environment and Climate Change Canada
- License
- Attribution
- Commercial
- Yes
- Format
- Several
- Coverage
- Canada (terrestrial and marine)
- Last updated
- Added to findgis 29 Oct 2026 · Update frequency Annual
Tags
Canada's IUCN protected areas, other effective conservation measures, and recognized Indigenous protected areas, as of December 2025.
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Source and attribution
- Publisher
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- License
- Attribution
- Commercial use
- Yes
- Attribution required
- Yes
- Modification allowed
- Yes
- Redistribution allowed
- Yes
- Share-alike
- No
- Region
- CanadaCA
- Type
- Vector
- Time
- 1867-07-01–2025-12
- Service
- ArcGIShttps://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/CWS_SCF/CPCAD/MapServer/0ArcGIShttps://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/CWS_SCF/BDCAPC/MapServer/0WMShttps://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/services/CWS_SCF/CPCAD/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMSWMShttps://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/services/CWS_SCF/BDCAPC/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
- Extent
- -14141.7-52.683.1West, south, east, north. Approximate region extent.
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