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Gatineau Park protections and boundaries

S-229 Gatineau Park Act: An Act to amend the National Capital Act (Gatineau Park)

Sets Gatineau Park's boundaries, bans sales of public land within it, and requires managers to prioritize its ecological health.

What Bill S-229 would do

The bill would set formal boundaries for Gatineau Park and require the National Capital Commission to prioritize ecological integrity in managing the park. It would ban the sale of public land inside the park, with exceptions, and allow new rules and fees for park activities. It would also increase consultation with local municipalities and the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation, while encouraging the use of Algonquin Anishinabeg workers and businesses for maintenance and conservation.

Official text

Official summary

The bill amends the National Capital Act to, among other things, (a) establish the boundaries of Gatineau Park; (b) prioritize the ecological integrity of the park in its management by the National Capital Commission (NCC); (c) prohibit the sale of public lands located within the park, with certain exceptions; (d) strengthen consultation and collaboration between the NCC, the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation and neighbouring municipalities; (e) promote the use of services from businesses and workers of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation for maintenance and conservation activities in Gatineau Park; (f) authorize the creation of regulations to oversee activities in the park and set corresponding fees.

Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address: www.sencanada.ca/en

The government's summary, printed at the front of the bill as introduced.

Kind
Senator's bill
Sponsor
Rosa Galvez, Senator
Introduced
in the Senate
Last activity

Where it stands

  1. ProposedJun 10, 2025
  2. Being studiedsince Apr 15 Exact stageAt consideration in committee in the Senate · Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources · since April 15, 2026A committee of MPs or senators is going through it line by line.
  3. Almost law
  4. Law

In a Senate committee since April 15

  1. First reading in the Senate done

    Before the Senate on 1 sitting day,

  2. Second reading in the Senate done

    Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

    Before the Senate on 4 sitting days, to

  3. Committee in the Senate now

    Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

  4. Report stage in the Senate not yet

  5. Third reading in the Senate not yet

  6. First reading in the House not yet

  7. Second reading in the House not yet

  8. Committee in the House not yet

  9. Report stage in the House not yet

  10. Third reading in the House not yet

  11. Royal assent not yet

Exact procedural stages

Officially: At consideration in committee in the Senate · Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources · since April 15, 2026.

  1. Senate
  2. House
  3. Royal assent

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