Parks Canada Attendance 2016-17 Overall Summary 2015-16 2016-17 % Overall Figures 15-16 to 16-17 National Parks 14,469,008 15,449,249 7% Seven Mountain Parks 1 8,554,610 8,946,690 5% Marine Conservation Areas 2 1,413,299 1,485,881 5% All other National Parks 4,501,099 5,016,678 11% National Historic Sites 8,853,089 9,288,024 5% Historic Canals 3 3,868,287 3,921,660 1% All other National Historic Sites 4,984,802 5,366,364 8% Totals 23,322,097 24,737,273 6% 1 The seven mountain parks are: Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Kootenay, Waterton Lakes, Mount Revelstoke, Glacier 2 The marine conservation areas are: Fathom Five, Saguenay-St. Lawrence 3 The historic canals are: St. Peters, Carillon, Chambly, Lachine, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Saint-Ours, Rideau, Sault Ste. Marie, Trent-Severn Waterway % indicates percentage change Attendance is measured in Person-visits, which is defined as: Each time a person enters the land or marine part of a reporting unit for recreational, educational or cultural purposes during business hours. Through, local and commercial traffic are excluded. Same day re-entries and re-entries by visitors staying overnight in the reporting unit do not constitute new person-visits.
National Parks, Park Reserves, & Marine Conservation Areas Province National Park / Reserve 2015-16 2016-17 % A Newfoundland & Labrador Gros Morne 207,075 244,292 18% Terra Nova 33,978 C 39,732 17% Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island 530,247 530,247 B 0% Nova Scotia Cape Breton Highlands 246,312 302,827 23% Kejimkujik 36,090 36,090 B 0% New Brunswick Fundy 281,289 327,500 16% Kouchibouguac 159,398 B 169,262 6% Forillon 145,678 155,027 6% Quebec La Mauricie 181,296 217,252 20% Mingan Archipelago 32,330 34,307 6% Saguenay-St. Lawrence 1,131,712 1,143,276 1% Bruce Peninsula 320,287 412,623 29% Fathom Five 281,587 342,605 22% Ontario Georgian Bay Islands 32,887 B 42,511 29% Point Pelee 300,106 333,285 11% Pukaskwa 7,271 C 9,593 32% Thousand Islands 81,418 C 90,961 12% Manitoba Riding Mountain 339,441 C 355,523 5% Wapusk 231 106-54% Saskatchewan Grasslands 11,597 C 13,452 16% Prince Albert 258,613 249,310-4% Banff 3,894,332 4,059,503 4% Alberta Elk Island 317,789 360,678 13% Jasper 2,266,072 2,345,130 3% Waterton Lakes 486,642 536,865 10% Gwaii Hanaas & Haida Heritage Site 2,123 2,819 33% Kootenay 499,878 521,286 4% British Columbia Mount Revelstoke & Glacier 759,218 795,749 5% Pacific Rim 943,856 1,056,801 12% Yoho 648,468 688,157 6% Yukon Ivvavik 120 137 14% Kluane 26,981 27,606 2% Aulavik 0 8 --- Northwest Territories Nahanni 1044 1082 4% Tuktut Nogait 4 2-50% Wood Buffalo 3,119 3,340 7% Auyuittuq 265 200-25% Nunavut Quttinirpaaq 17 21 24% Sirmilik 237 84-65% National Parks, Park Reserves, & Marine Conservation Areas TOTAL 14,469,008 15,449,249 7% A Percent change between 2015-16 and 2016-17 B Total contains 3 or more months of estimated data C Recording methodology change
National Historic Sites & Other Designations Province National Historic Site 2015-16 2016-17 % A Newfoundland & Labrador Cape Spear 18,861 29,153 55% Castle Hill 9,469 5,878-38% Hawthorne Cottage 2,851 3,447 21% L'Anse aux Meadows 23,784 27,982 18% Port au Choix 8,485 9,735 15% Red Bay 8,002 10,152 27% Ryan Premises 7,639 8,647 13% Signal Hill 10,468 13,348 28% Prince Edward Island Green Gables House 160,516 187,662 17% Alexander Graham Bell 77,745 82,115 6% Canso Islands & Grassy Island Fort 3,845 4,766 24% Fort Anne 28,229 33,501 19% Fort Edward 1,103 2,086 89% Nova Scotia Fortress of Louisbourg 83,892 95,344 14% Grand-Pré 30,977 34,320 11% Halifax Citadel 495,365 451,499-9% Marconi 2,561 3,206 25% Port-Royal 19,110 22,972 20% York Redoubt 25,778 25,206-2% Carleton Martello Tower 15,251 9,125-40% New Brunswick Fort Beauséjour - Fort Cumberland 8,244 10,182 24% Monument-Lefebvre 4,834 3,742-23% St. Andrews Blockhouse 20,584 29,386 43% Artillery Park 39,769 67,971 71% Battle of the Châteauguay 1,542 3,024 96% Battle of the Restigouche 6,513 6,959 7% Carillon Canal 25,501 28,895 13% Cartier-Brébeuf 15,109 15,313 1% Chambly Canal 246,319 253,063 3% Coteau-du-Lac 21,246 20,908-2% Forges du Saint-Maurice 7,168 8,147 14% Fort Chambly 141,197 145,280 3% Fort Lennox 25,008 24,072-4% Fort Témiscamingue 6,962 6,029-13% Quebec Fortifications of Québec 1,968,560 2,153,885 9% Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial 17,019 19,176 13% Lachine Canal 1,121,680 1,134,102 1% Lévis Forts 6,207 16,974 173% Louis S. St. Laurent 8,280 9,817 19% Manoir Papineau 19,937 B 20,016 B 0% Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse 23,754 22,414-6% Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal 149,997 179,212 19% Saint-Ours Canal 28,731 28,706 0% Sir George-Étienne Cartier 3,962 4,478 13% Sir Wilfrid Laurier 688 623-9% The Fur Trade at Lachine 7,694 7,219-6%
National Historic Sites & Other Designations Continued Ontario Manitoba Province National Historic Site 2015-16 2016-17 % A Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Bellevue House 18,759 20,260 8% Bethune Memorial House 15,415 17,895 16% Fort George 90,932 77,595-15% Fort Malden 26,735 27,789 4% Fort St. Joseph 2,852 2,717-5% Fort Wellington 11,100 11,495 4% HMCS Haida 13,806 13,701-1% Laurier House 3,966 5,236 32% Queenston Heights 10,371 9,896-5% Rideau Canal 1,009,837 1,009,837 B 0% Sault Ste. Marie Canal 101,677 B 101,677 B 0% Trent Severn Waterway 1,184,545 B 1,186,168 0% Woodside 473 726 53% Lower Fort Garry 25,457 29,981 18% Prince of Wales Fort 11,711 13,949 19% Riel House 803 1,020 27% The Forks 48,274 58,542 21% York Factory 84 206 145% Batoche 12,853 14,609 14% Fort Battleford 7,141 5,770-19% Fort Walsh 12,996 7,499-42% Motherwell Homestead 6,629 7,663 16% Banff Park Museum 25,506 31,116 22% Bar U Ranch 17,025 24,092 42% Cave and Basin 148,338 179,415 21% Rocky Mountain House 17,418 25,107 44% Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station 271,257 B 271,257 B 0% Chilkoot Trail 2,468 2,922 18% Fort Langley 82,916 101,083 22% Fort Rodd Hill/Fisgard Lighthouse 61,316 68,696 12% Fort St. James 8,662 8,650 0% Gulf of Georgia Cannery 56,205 63,160 12% Nan Sdins 2,035 2,336 15% Rogers Pass 523,702 547,533 5% Klondike National Historic Sites 34,201 C 31,966-7% S.S. Klondike 25,188 C 26,723 6% National Historic Sites & Other Designations TOTAL 8,853,089 9,288,024 5% A Percent change between 2015-16 and 2016-17 B Total contains 3 or more months of estimated data C Recording methodology change
General Notations Data are considered to be accurate at time of presentation. A fiscal year of data represents the period from April 1 to March 31. Only reporting units with established recording methodology are included in the report. Visitor attendance data does not include external programming activities such as visitation to schools, presentations to the public, etc. Trends in visitor data must be interpreted with caution. The very nature of our national park and national historic site locations makes controlled access difficult to manage. Significant fluctuations in volume can be attributed to many ad hoc factors such as flooding, fire, special events and weather extremes. External factors must also be taken into consideration before determining if a variation is statistically significant. Location Specific Notations A. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse are separate national historic sites. Their close proximity to each other necessitates the inclusion of their data as one reporting unit for visitor attendance. B. Glacier and Mount Revelstoke are separate national parks. Their close proximity to each other necessitates the inclusion of their data as one reporting unit for visitor attendance. C. Pacific Rim Reserve excludes Broken Group Islands, Willowbrae Trail, and West Coast Trail data. D. Prince Edward Island National Park excludes visitation data from Green Gables House. E. Trent-Severn Waterway, Rideau Canal, & Sault Ste. Marie Canal data represents land based activity only. F. Kejimkujik figures do not include those of the Seaside Adjunct. Specific Year Notations 2015-16 The following locations contain 3 or more months of estimated or duplicated data: Kouchibouguac, Georgian Bay Islands, Manoir Papineau, Sault Ste. Marie Canal, Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station, and Trent- Severn Waterway. The following locations have revised their attendance methodology: Grasslands, Klondike National Historic Sites, Pukaskwa, Riding Mountain, S.S. Klondike, Terra Nova and Thousand Islands. The following locations experienced closures to part or all of the site due to renovations / repairs / flooding / other: Province House, Prince of Wales Tower, and Signal Hill. 2016-17 The following locations contain 3 or more months of estimated or duplicated data: Kejimkujik, Manoir- Papineau, Prince Edward Island, Rideau Canal, Sault Ste. Marie Canal, and Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station. The following locations have revised their attendance methodology: None. The following locations experienced closures to part or all of the site due to renovations / repairs / flooding / other: Carleton Martello Tower, Klondike National Historic Sites, Province House, and Prince of Wales Tower.