▁is ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁protected ▁areas , ▁en comp ass ing ▁National ▁Historic ▁S ites , ▁National ▁Marine ▁Conserv ation ▁Are as ▁( N M CA ), ▁and ▁National ▁Park ▁Res erves . ▁ ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁national ▁park , ▁located ▁in ▁Ban ff , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁Tour ism ▁and ▁commercial ization ▁domin ated ▁early ▁park ▁development , ▁followed ▁closely ▁by ▁resource ▁extra ction . ▁Com mod ifying ▁the ▁par ks ▁for ▁the ▁profit ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁national ▁economy ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁conser ving ▁the ▁natural ▁areas ▁for ▁public ▁and ▁future ▁use ▁became ▁an ▁integrated ▁method ▁of ▁park ▁creation . ▁The ▁process ▁of ▁establish ing ▁National ▁Park s ▁has ▁included ▁the ▁often ▁forced ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁and ▁non - ind igen ous ▁residents ▁of ▁areas ▁within ▁the ▁proposed ▁park ▁boundaries . ▁The ▁conflicts ▁between ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁par ks ▁and ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁have ▁been ▁negoti ated ▁through ▁co - management ▁practices , ▁as ▁Park s ▁Canada ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁community ▁invol vement ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁sust ain ▁a ▁health y ▁e cos ystem . ▁ ▁A ▁transition ▁towards ▁developing ▁par ks ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁pres ervation ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁This ▁event ▁marked ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁park ▁management ▁practices . ▁Re vised ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁under ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁Policy , ▁the ▁Act ▁placed ▁greater ▁emphas is ▁on ▁pres erving