"Proportion of terrestrial area conserved, by province and territory, Canada, 2025",,,,,, ,,,,,, Province or territory,Provincial or territorial area (square kilometres),Area protected (square kilometres),Percentage of province or territory protected,Other effective area-based conservation measures (square kilometres),Area conserved (square kilometres),Percentage of province or territory conserved Yukon,482443,101760,21.1,1,101761,21.1 British Columbia,944735,150266,15.9,38596,188862,20 Northwest Territories,1346106,173847,12.9,63145,236992,17.6 Quebec,1512418,257107,17,41,257148,17 Alberta,661848,102879,15.5,176,103055,15.6 Nova Scotia,55284,7887,14.3,84,7972,14.4 Ontario,1076395,120263,11.2,253,120516,11.2 Manitoba,647797,71864,11.1,231,72095,11.1 New Brunswick,72908,7410,10.2,167,7578,10.4 Nunavut,2093190,213037,10.2,0,213037,10.2 Saskatchewan,651036,51110,7.9,12830,63940,9.8 Newfoundland and Labrador,405212,28203,7,31,28234,7 Prince Edward Island,5660,252,4.5,65,318,5.6 Correction for overlaps among provinces and territories,n/a,-725,n/a,-2,-727,n/a Grand total,n/a,1285161,12.9,115618,1400780,14 ,,,,,, "Note: n/a = not applicable. Terrestrial area includes land and freshwater. 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).,,,,,,