I'll just start the last paragraph again.
For 2022‑23, Parks Canada received $75.1 million through Supplementary Estimates (B) and sought $9.9 million through Supplementary Estimates (C).
Supplementary Estimates (B) funds helped Parks Canada invest in its assets to support transition to long-term sustainability, support the Trans Canada Trail and invest in community trail connections to Rouge National Urban Park and implement the Federal Framework to address the Legacy of Residential Schools.
Supplementary Estimates (C) funds will support disaster relief and restoration efforts through the Hurricane Recovery Fund, implement the Impact Assessment Act and transfer funds from the Department of Natural Resources to support the planting of trees at various Parks Canada administered sites.
Parks Canada’s 2023‑24 Main Estimates are $1.3 billion.
This represents an increase of $305.4 million, or 31%, when compared to last year's. This increase is primarily due to funding to help Parks Canada transition towards the long-term sustainability of its infrastructures. The Parks Canada mandate is to protect national treasures in Canada.
In many places, its success centres on assets, such as the Fortifications of Quebec or the Halifax Citadel.
Beyond welcoming visitors and being a source of shared pride for Canadians, assets such as the Trent-Severn Waterway and the Trans-Canada Highway also support critical functions, such as transportation, water management and services to residents and businesses.
Funding will initiate critical, time-sensitive work on Parks Canada’s assets. This includes high priority capital projects, asset assessments, inspections, and critical maintenance to improve asset condition and greening operations across the country.
Funding in the 2023‑24 Main Estimates will also go towards the agency’s work to support healthy natural infrastructure and increased access to nature and Canada’s conservation targets. It will also strengthen the protection and recovery of species at risk and their habitats and, importantly, advance reconciliation through Indigenous leadership in conservation.
Parks Canada is working with partners to explore the expansion of the Park System with a focus on urban parks and connecting more Canadians with nature and cultural opportunities.
The agency will continue working with partners to consider the creation or enhancement of national protected areas and cultural landscapes as well as the creation or enhancement of urban parks and ecological corridors.
Parks Canada is also committed to supporting place-based approaches to indigenous leadership and stewardship of the lands, water and ice of traditional territories, ancestral homelands and treaty lands within Parks Canada-administered places.
Finally, Parks Canada will continue to protect, present, and manage existing national historic sites, national parks, heritage canals, national marine conservation areas and one national urban park in Canada for the benefit and enjoyment of Canadians and visitors from around the world.
Turning now to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada...