Research and Reporting

Overview of BC Parks attendance statistics

BC Parks End of Year Report

• 2008/09 Report and Appendices
• 2007/08 Report
• 2007/08 Appendices

BC Parks Household Survey

2005 Household Survey - Provincial Report

BC Stats, Surveys and Analysis Section (Ministry of Labour and Citizen Services) on behalf of BC Parks, conducted a province-wide telephone survey of 2,000 British Columbians in November 2005.

• 2005 Household Survey - Provincial Report (266 kb pdf)
• 2005 Household Survey - Data Tables (745 kb pdf)

2001 Household Survey - Planning Future Directions For BC Parks: BC Residents' Views

To better understand British Columbians' views about the management of provincial parks, BC Parks conducted a province-wide mail survey.

• 2001 Household Survey - Summary Report - (184 kb pdf)
• 2001 Household Survey - Technical Report - (1032 kb pdf)

Economic Benefits of BC Parks

This report updates three previous studies conducted by Marvin Shaffer and Associates Ltd. in 1985, and Coopers & Lybrand in 1995 and 1996. As in the previous reports, this study concludes that British Columbia's protected areas system continues to be a major source of economic activity for the province. These economic benefits are in addition to the primary value of the protected areas system in contributing to the environmental and social well-being of the province.

Economic Benefits of British Columbia's Provincial Parks - September 2001 Report