"Proportion of area conserved, by ecozone, Canada, 2025",,,,,,, ,,,,,,, Ecozone name,Ecozone code,Ecozone area (square kilometres),Area protected (square kilometres),Percentage of region protected,Other effective area-based conservation measures (square kilometres),Area conserved (square kilometres),Percentage of region conserved Arctic Cordillera,CL01,229513,51951,22.6,0,51951,22.6 Northern Arctic,CL02,1479561,105909,7.2,0,105909,7.2 Southern Arctic,CL03,958299,188543,19.7,6779,195321,20.4 Taiga Plains,CL04,553374,61138,11,25615,86753,15.7 Taiga Shield,CL05,1322962,170456,12.9,17559,188015,14.2 Boreal Shield,CL06,1902001,223291,11.7,126,223417,11.7 Atlantic Maritime,CL07,110590,12957,11.7,276,13233,12 Mixedwood Plains,CL08,115395,3411,3,208,3619,3.1 Boreal Plains,CL09,780010,66663,8.5,5036,71699,9.2 Prairies,CL10,464422,19213,4.1,9821,29034,6.3 Montane Cordillera,CL11,436791,85286,19.5,16878,102164,23.4 Pacific Maritime,CL12,217022,53478,24.6,7647,61124,28.2 Boreal Cordillera,CL13,557860,96654,17.3,9804,106458,19.1 Taiga Cordillera,CL14,231266,56740,24.5,10545,67285,29.1 Hudson Plains,CL15,348406,50587,14.5,0,50587,14.5 Tundra Cordillera,CL16,28887,13796,47.8,3197,16993,58.8 Atlantic Highlands,CL17,93012,6453,6.9,42,6495,7 Semi-Arid Plateaus,CL18,56464,5486,9.7,2085,7571,13.4 Strait of Georgia,CW19,8969,452,5,32,485,5.4 Southern Shelf,CW20,28158,787,2.8,0,787,2.8 Offshore Pacific,CW21,315724,143467,45.4,0,143467,45.4 Northern Shelf,CW22,101663,16680,16.4,487,17167,16.9 Arctic Basin,CW23,752053,284092,37.8,0,284092,37.8 Western Arctic,CW24,539807,12085,2.2,0,12085,2.2 Arctic Archipelago,CW25,268792,38922,14.5,0,38922,14.5 Eastern Arctic,CW26,782636,115271,14.7,58791,174062,22.2 Hudson Bay Complex,CW27,1244670,8782,0.7,0,8782,0.7 Newfoundland-Labrador Shelves,CW28,1041588,12577,1.2,110895,123472,11.9 Scotian Shelf,CW29,416296,6000,1.4,58648,64648,15.5 Gulf of Saint Lawrence,CW30,246648,18282,7.4,7714,25995,10.5 Great Lakes,CW31,89326,13149,14.7,2,13151,14.7 ,,,,,,, "Note: Area conserved includes area protected as well as other effective area-based conservation measures. Data are current as of December 31, 2025.",,,,,,, Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (2026) Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-wildlife-areas/protected-conserved-areas-database.html).,,,,,,, Available on the Environmental indicators website (www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators).,,,,,,,