1 8 8 0 s , ▁Thomas ▁White , ▁Canada ' s ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior , ▁responsible ▁for ▁federal ▁land ▁management , ▁Indian ▁affairs , ▁and ▁natural ▁resources ▁extra ction , ▁began ▁establish ing ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁motion ▁towards ▁establish ing ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁Ban ff . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁marked ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁National ▁Park s ▁in ▁Canada ▁as ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Forest ▁Res erves ▁and ▁Park s ▁Act ▁received ▁royal ▁ass ent . ▁This ▁law ▁saw ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁administrative ▁body , ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Park s ▁Branch , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Park s ▁Canada , ▁to ▁admin ister ▁National ▁Park s ▁in ▁Canada . ▁With ▁the ▁Branch ▁in ▁place , ▁the ▁par ks ▁system ▁expanded ▁from ▁Ban ff ▁east ward , ▁combining ▁both ▁use ▁and ▁protection ▁as ▁the ▁foundation ▁to ▁national ▁park ▁management . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁mot ives ▁behind ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁National ▁Park s ▁in ▁Canada ▁were ▁profit ▁and ▁pres ervation . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁the ▁establishment ▁and ▁success ▁of ▁Y ellow stone ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Canada ▁bl ended ▁the ▁conflic ting ▁ideas ▁of ▁pres ervation ▁and ▁commercial ism ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁satisfy ▁its ▁natural ▁resource ▁needs , ▁conservation ist ▁views ▁of ▁modern ▁management , ▁a ▁growing ▁public ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁out do ors ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁popular ity ▁of ▁getting ▁back ▁to ▁nature . ▁This ▁growing ▁interest ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁h