Gatineau Park Act
An Act to amend the National Capital Act (Gatineau Park)
This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.
This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.
Second reading (Senate), as of Oct. 10, 2024
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
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) allow the NCC to negotiate a preemptive right agreement (right of first refusal) with private landowners in the park; and
(g) authorize the creation of regulations to oversee activities in the park and set corresponding fees.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.