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National Historic Parks General Regulations (SOR/82-263)

Regulations are current to 2026-09-30 and last amended on 2018-11-23. Previous Versions

 In these Regulations,

archaeological site

archaeological site means any site or area containing historical resources buried or partially buried on land, resting on the surface of land or submerged or partially submerged beneath the surface of any watercourse or body of water in a Park; (site archéologique)

Director

Director means the Director of a Region of Parks Canada, Department of the Environment; (directeur)

diver’s marker

diver’s marker means a floating device that incorporates a marker in the form of a red square flag with a white diagonal stripe extending from the head of the hoist; (indicateur de plongée)

explosive

explosive means any substance or device other than a firearm made, manufactured or used to produce a violent effect by explosion or pyrotechnic effect; (explosif)

fauna

fauna means all vertebrates or invertebrates, living or dead, or parts thereof and includes the eggs or young of fauna but does not include the fossil remains of any fauna; (faune)

fireplace

fireplace means a grill or stove or other such device designed for the kindling or maintenance of fire; (foyer)

flora

flora means any plant matter, living or dead, and includes fungi and moulds but does not include the fossil remains of any flora; (flore)

historical object

historical object means any historical resource of a movable nature and includes any specimen, artifact, document or work of art, or any reproduction thereof; (objet historique)

historical resource

historical resource means any work of nature or of man that is primarily of interest for its palaeontological, prehistorical, historical, cultural, natural, scientific or aesthetic value including, but not limited to, a palaeontological, prehistorical, historical or natural site, structure or object or any remains, restoration or reconstruction thereof; (ressource historique)

kindle

kindle means to start, or attempt to start, a fire; (allumer)

maintain

maintain means, with respect to a fire, to add fuel to enjoy the use of, or allow to burn; (alimenter)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of the Environment; (ministre)

moor

moor means to make fast or tie up a watercraft to a wharf or to another watercraft or to use a space or stall at a wharf and includes to dock, beach, store or anchor a watercraft; (amarrer)

natural object

natural object means any natural material, soil, sand, gravel, rock, mineral or other object or natural phenomenon not included within the terms flora and fauna that is located within a Park, but does not include the fossil remains of any flora or fauna; (objet naturel)

Park

Park means any area set apart as a National Historic Park in accordance with Part II of the National Parks Act; (parc)

Superintendent

Superintendent means the Superintendent of a Park; (directeur du parc)

vessel

vessel includes any boat, canoe, raft, amphibious vehicle or any other structure or device, other than a seaplane, used or capable of being used for transportation on water; (bateau)

wharf

wharf means any wharf, dock, pier, jetty, quay, landing, breakwater, mole or sea-wall or any floating structure or device that may be used to moor watercraft. (quai)

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