▁the ▁natural ▁areas ▁in ▁an ▁un im pa ired ▁state ▁through ▁e colog ical ▁integrity ▁and ▁rest oration , ▁moving ▁away ▁from ▁development ▁based ▁heavily ▁on ▁profit . ▁Act ing ▁as ▁national ▁symbols , ▁Canada ' s ▁National ▁Park s ▁exist ▁in ▁every ▁province ▁and ▁territory ▁representing ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁land sc apes ▁that ▁mark ▁Canada ' s ▁natural ▁her itage . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁– ▁Ban ff ▁National ▁Park ▁established ▁as ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁National ▁Park . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁this ▁park ▁was ▁called ▁Ban ff ▁Hot ▁Spr ings ▁Reserve ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁National ▁Park . ▁ 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 1 2 ▁– ▁Four ▁National ▁Park s ▁established ▁in ▁Al berta ▁and ▁S ask atch ew an ▁with ▁a ▁mission ▁a kin ▁to ▁national ▁wild life ▁ref ug es . ▁All ▁would ▁be ▁abol ished ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁once ▁their ▁goals ▁were ▁achieved . ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁– ▁Domin ion ▁Park s ▁Branch ▁created , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁national ▁park ▁service . ▁Res ided ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior . ▁Now ▁known ▁as ▁Park s ▁Canada , ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁National ▁Park s . ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁– ▁Canada ' s ▁parliament ▁passes ▁the ▁first ▁National ▁Park s ▁Act , ▁reg ulating ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁par ks . ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁– ▁Transfer ▁of ▁resources ▁agreement ▁signed . ▁ 1 9