Parks Canada

agency of the Government of Canada
Organization government_agency Q349487
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Summary

Parks Canada is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,322 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Parks Canada was a member of Global Citizen Science Partnership[3].
  • Parks Canada was a member of International Union for Conservation of Nature[4].
  • Parks Canada is in the country of Canada[5].
  • Parks Canada's instance of is recorded as government agency[6].
  • Parks Canada's instance of is recorded as collection[7].
  • Parks Canada's item operated is recorded as Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site of Canada[8].
  • Parks Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Gatineau[9].
  • Parks Canada's child organization or unit is recorded as Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada[10].
  • Parks Canada's Commons category is recorded as Parks Canada[11].
  • May 19, 1911 marks the founding of Parks Canada[12].
  • Parks Canada's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 45.425503, 'longitude': -75.720423}[13].
  • Parks Canada's parent organization or unit is recorded as Environment and Climate Change Canada[14].
  • Parks Canada's official website is recorded as https://parks.canada.ca/[15].
  • Parks Canada's official website is recorded as https://www.pc.gc.ca/[16].
  • Parks Canada's email address is recorded as mailto:information@pc.gc.ca[17].
  • Parks Canada's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Canada[18].
  • Parks Canada's phone number is recorded as +1-888-773-8888[19].
  • Parks Canada's phone number is recorded as +1-819-420-9486[20].
  • Parks Canada's owner of is recorded as Cabot Tower[21].
  • Parks Canada's owner of is recorded as Signal Hill[22].
  • Parks Canada's owner of is recorded as Laurier House[23].
  • Parks Canada's owner of is recorded as Fortifications of Québec[24].
  • Parks Canada's owner of is recorded as Batoche[25].
  • Parks Canada's owner of is recorded as Fort St. Joseph[26].
  • Parks Canada's owner of is recorded as Grand-Pré National Historic Site[27].

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Founding

May 19, 1911 marks the founding of Parks Canada[12].

Operations

Parks Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Gatineau[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Environment and Climate Change Canada[14]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada[10].

Why It Matters

Parks Canada ranks in the top 4% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,322 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · NGOgo · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Global Citizen Science Partnership, International Union for Conservation of Nature
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56231|batch #56231]]: iucn membership"
  2. 13w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id → parkscanada-ab7656, parkscanada-2e850f, parkscanada-fc15e4
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Osm name suggestion index id: parkscanada-ab7656, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  3. 16w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 127379658, 123072587
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Viaf cluster id: 123072587, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259688|batch #259688]]"
  4. 18w ago · Numberguy6 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Canada
    Owner of → Cabot Tower, Signal Hill, Laurier House +27
    Member of → Global Citizen Science Partnership, International Union for Conservation of Nature
    Instagram username → parks.canada, parcs.canada
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Instagram username: parks.canada"
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