Parks Canada’s Departmental results report for fiscal year 2023 to 2024: At a glance

A departmental results report provides an account of actual accomplishments against plans, priorities and expected results set out in the associated Departmental Plan.

Supplementary information tables

Vision, mission, raison d’être, and operating context

Minister’s mandate letter

Mandate letters outline the objectives that each minister will work to accomplish, as well as the pressing challenges they will address in their role

Read the full departmental results report

Key priorities

Parks Canada’s top priorities for fiscal year 2023 to 2024 were as follows:

Parks Canada’s 2023-24 key priorities

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Conservation of natural and cultural heritage

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Connecting to Canadians

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Raising Indigenous voices and leadership in natural and cultural heritage conservation

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Asset sustainability

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Capable and inclusive workforce

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Innovative internal business services

Highlights

In 2023-24, total actual spending (including internal services) for Parks Canada was $1,452,548,433 and total full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) was 6,138. For complete information on Parks Canada’s total spending and human resources, read the Spending and human resources section of the full report.

The following provides a summary of the department’s achievements in 2023-24 according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department’s core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.

Core responsibility: Protecting and presenting Canada’s natural and cultural heritage

Figure 1: Core responsibility
Figure 1: Core responsibility: Protecting and presenting Canada’s natural and cultural heritage, text version follows
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Core Responsibility: Protecting and Presenting Canada’s Natural and Cultural Heritage

Departmental Result 1: Canada’s natural heritage is protected for present and future generations

Departmental Result 2: Canada’s cultural heritage is protected for present and future generations

Departmental Result 3: People connect to and experience Canada’s natural and cultural heritage in ways that are meaningful to them

Actual spending: $1,452,548,433

Actual human resources: 6,138

Results - what we achieved:

  • in 2023-24, Parks Canada welcomed 23.7 million visitors, meeting its target for visitation for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic
    • visitation was up 6% over fiscal year 2022 to 2023 (22.5 million) and up 10% over fiscal year 2021 to 2022 (21.6 million), demonstrating a continued rebound
  • support for Parks Canada’s mandate among Canadians reached its new highest level since this indicator has been tracked
    • in surveys, 93% of adult Canadians indicated that they supported Parks Canada’s mandate of protection and presentation
    • support was strong across demographics, including 95% among young adults aged 18 to 34, and 94% among Canadian residents born elsewhere in the world
  • in support of increasing the Indigenous stewardship of protected areas, Parks Canada worked with Indigenous partners to increase the number of places where Indigenous peoples use lands and waters according to their traditional and modern cultural practices to 48 places, nine more than in 2022-23
    • more than one in five Parks Canada-administered places now have formal agreements for these practices in place

More information about protecting and presenting Canada’s natural and cultural heritage can be found in the Results – what we achieved section of the full departmental results report.

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