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Together, these parks will create a network with a shared vision of conserving nature, connecting people with nature and advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.</p> <p>These 3 elements are the foundation of the emerging <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/pun-nup/politique-policy">national urban parks policy</a>, and they help guide the work at each of the program’s <a href="https://parks.canada.ca/pun-nup/cnpun-cnnup">candidate sites</a>.</p> <p class="mrgn-bttm-xl">Rouge National Urban Park is the first national urban park in Canada.</p> <div class="row" style="display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top:80px; margin-bottom:80px;"> <div class="col-sm-6"> <img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/WET4/index/vedette-features/BC-GI-2018-092-640x360.jpg"> </div> <div class="col-sm-6" style="padding-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 1em;"> <h2 class="mrgn-tp-0" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #ecb731; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">Summer jobs at Parks Canada</h2> <p>Now hiring for summer and entry-level jobs across Canada for 2025. </p> <div class="mrgn-tp-md"> <a href="https://parkscanada.hiringplatform.ca/processes/194224-2025-summer-jobs-inventory?locale=en">Apply now</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="well mrgn-tp-xl mrgn-bttm-xl">  <div class="hidden-xs" style="display:flex; align-items:center;"> <img style="width: 30%; height: auto;" class="img-responsive" alt="" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/WET4/pun-nup/pun-nup-invest-640x360.jpg"> <p class="mrgn-lft-md mrgn-bttm-0"> <strong>Government of Canada invests $130 million to work with partners to create a network of national urban parks</strong> <br> <strong class="text-muted">August 2021</strong> <br> <br> Network will help ensure that all Canadians have access to green space. <br> <br> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2021/08/government-of-canada-invests-130-million-to-work-with-partners-to-create-a-network-of-national-urban-parks.html">Read news release</a> </p> </div>  <div class="visible-xs"> <img class="img-responsive" alt="" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/WET4/pun-nup/pun-nup-invest-640x360.jpg"> <h4 class="mrgn-bttm-0">Government of Canada invests $130 million to work with partners to create a network of national urban parks</h4> <p class="mrgn-tp-0"><strong class="text-muted">August 2021</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 11.5px;">Network will help ensure that all Canadians have access to green space.</p> <p style="margin-top: 11.5px;"><a class="btn btn-primary btn-block" href="https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2021/08/government-of-canada-invests-130-million-to-work-with-partners-to-create-a-network-of-national-urban-parks.html">Read news release</a></p> </div> </div> <section class="gc-srvinfo col-md-12 mrgn-bttm-xl"> <div class="wb-eqht row wb-init"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6" style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 139px;"> <h3><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/nature-legacy/about.html">Canada’s conservation commitments</a></h3> <p>Learn about conserving 30 percent of Canada’s land and water by 2030.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6" style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 139px;"> <h3><a href="https://parks.canada.ca/pun-nup/cnpun-cnnup">Creating new national urban parks</a></h3> <p>Parks Canada’s approach to designating national urban parks.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6" style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 139px;"> <h3><a href="https://parks.canada.ca/pun-nup/politique-policy">National urban parks policy</a></h3> <p>Learn about the policy used to designate national urban parks.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wb-eqht row wb-init"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6" style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 139px;"> <h3><a href="https://parks.canada.ca/pun-nup/recherche-research">Funding for related research</a></h3> <p>Funds are available for research aligned with program objectives.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6" style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 139px;"> <h3><a href="https://parks.canada.ca/agence-agency/dp-pd/trm-mrt/rapport-2020-report">Minister’s Round Table on Parks Canada 2020</a></h3> <p>Read the report, which includes recommendations about urban parks.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6" style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 139px;"> <h3><a href="https://parks.canada.ca/pun-nup/potentiels-candidates">National urban park candidate sites</a></h3> <p>Find out about work underway in urban centers across Canada.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wb-eqht row wb-init"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6" style="vertical-align: top; min-height: 139px;"> <h3><a href="https://parks.canada.ca/pun-nup/avantages-benefits">Benefits of national urban parks </a></h3> <p>The economy, health, climate solutions equity, inclusion, and more.</p> </div> </div> </section>  <h3 class="mrgn-tp-xl">Visit a national urban park</h3> <div class="well">  <div class="hidden-xs" style="display:flex; align-items:center;"> <img style="width: 15%; height: auto;" class="img-responsive" alt="" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/WET4/pun-nup/pun-nup-rouge-640x360.jpg"> <p class="mrgn-lft-md mrgn-bttm-0"> <strong>Rouge National Urban Park</strong> <br> Learn more about the Rouge National Urban Park, the first of its kind at Parks Canada. The new National Urban Parks Program will build on the many successes of the Rouge, while exploring different models of governance. </p> </div>  <div class="visible-xs"> <div style="display:flex; align-items:center;"> <img style="width: 25%; height: auto;" class="img-responsive" alt="" src="https://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/WET4/pun-nup/pun-nup-rouge-640x360.jpg"> <p class="mrgn-lft-md mrgn-bttm-0"> <strong>Rouge National Urban Park</strong> </p> </div> </div> <p class="visible-xs" style="margin-top: 11.5px;">Learn more about the Rouge National Urban Park, the first of its kind at Parks Canada. The new National Urban Parks Program will build on the many successes of the Rouge, while exploring different models of governance.</p> <p class="mrgn-bttm-0" style="margin-top: 15px;"><a class="btn btn-primary btn-block" href="https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/on/rouge">Go to Rouge National Urban Park</a></p> </div> <p class="mrgn-tp-xl mrgn-bttm-xl text-center"><strong>Check back soon for more updates about the program and the candidate sites as they advance.</strong></p> <h3 class="mrgn-tp-xl">Contact us</h3> <p><a href="mailto:parcsurbainsnationaux-nationalurbanparks@pc.gc.ca">parcsurbainsnationaux-nationalurbanparks@pc.gc.ca</a></p> </p> </div>  </div> <div class="container"> </div> <div class="container"> </div> <div class="container">  <div id="wb-cont-5"> <p></p> </div>  </div> <div class="container">  <section class="provisional most-requested-bullets brdr-0 mrgn-tp-xl"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="pddng-r-0"> <h2 class="mrgn-tp-md h3">Related links</h2> 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