As you are aware, we received funding in budget 2021 for up to six new national parks, and there is a commitment for more to come. We have seven projects under way, right now, coast to coast. In several of those places, we have established partner committees that are now actively working on studying the potential of having a national urban park in their location.
I will highlight a couple of new things.
First, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Minister of Environment and the Minister of Transport for the transfer of the Ojibway Shores lands. The eventual transfer of those lands will be a very important part of the Windsor national urban park, once established. That was a significant step forward for us.
Second, we've now held a series of engagement sessions focused on two main areas. One series was focused on the contribution of urban parks to biodiversity and climate resilience, while another focused on looking at accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion in national urban parks.
In terms of where we are in our process, we are engaging all the multi-jurisdictional partners. This involves consultation and discussion. It is our process to take the time required with our indigenous and other jurisdictional partners to ensure the vision for national urban parks is strong, so we can get as many benefits out of the creation of these places as possible.