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National Parks General Regulations (SOR/78-213)

Regulations are current to 2026-03-17 and last amended on 2024-12-04. Previous Versions

  •  (1) In this section,

    authorization

    authorization means a pass, licence, ticket or other form of permission authorizing the holder to carry on any designated activity; (autorisation)

    designated activity

    designated activity means any activity in a park, including travel, entry in an area of a park and the use of any facility in a park, that is designated in accordance with subsection (2). (activité désignée)

  • (2) The superintendent may, where it is necessary for the proper management of the park, designate the activities other than those referred to in section 7 that may be carried on only by the holder of an authorization for that purpose.

  • (3) The superintendent shall post a list of designated activities and their description in the park warden offices and information bureaus in the park or at the entrances to the park.

  • (4) No person other than the holder of an authorization issued for that purpose in accordance with this section shall engage in a designated activity.

  • (5) The superintendent may, on request, issue an authorization and may prescribe terms and conditions in any such authorization, taking into account

    • (a) the natural and cultural resources of the park;

    • (b) the safety, health and enjoyment of persons visiting or residing in the park; and

    • (c) the preservation, control and management of the park.

  • (6) The holder of an authorization shall, at the request of the superintendent or a park warden or other park officer, produce the authorization for inspection.

  • (7) The superintendent may

    • (a) suspend an authorization, where the holder of it fails to comply with any prescribed term or condition;

    • (b) reinstate the authorization, when the failure referred to in paragraph (a) has been remedied; and

    • (c) revoke an authorization, where the holder of it is convicted of a contravention of these Regulations.

  • SOR/95-151, s. 1

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