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Establish Heritage Places

Creation of National Marine Conservation Areas and NMCA Reserves of Canada

National Marine Conservation Areas are established according to a process similar to the five-step process that guides the establishment of terrestrial parks (see page 6). The Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act requires the preparation of an interim management plan prior to the final legislative step in national marine conservation area establishment. Depending on local circumstances, the preparation of such a plan may occur in parallel with the negotiation of an establishment agreement, but it could begin earlier, during the feasibility stage, or later. A region is considered to be represented in the system when stage four, negotiating a federal-provincial-territorial agreement, is complete.

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