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BC Parks Mission Statement and Mandate


Mission Statement


As a public trust, BC Parks' mission is to protect representative and special natural places within the province's Protected Areas System for world-class conservation, outdoor recreation, education and scientific study.

Mandate


BC Parks' authority is drawn from three pieces of legislation, the Park Act, Ecological Reserve Act and the Environment and Land Use Act, and their associated regulations, policies and agreements.

BC Parks has also been assigned responsibility for regulations related to commercial river rafting (the Commercial River Rafting Safety Act) and regional parks, the Park (Regional) Act. In addition, BC Parks provides the lead in coordinating government's role in the BC and Canadian Heritage Rivers Systems.