
- Gatineau has the third highest amount of parkland per population, with nearly 18 hectares per 1,000 people.
- At 66%, Gatineau has the fourth highest ratio of parkland that is natural area.
- Gatineau is one of 52% of cities with a policy to waive park permit fees for financial need.
- After 2017 and 2019 floods required residents to vacate their properties in the Pointe-Gatineau neighbourhood, the city has dedicated $1.4 million to redevelop and beautify the now-vacant lots.
- Gatineau hosted an internal parks forum with speakers and brainstorm sessions to kick-off their parks master plan process, inviting city councillors, city staff, and non-profit partners.
- In 2019, the annual Grand Ménage clean-up activity which targets green spaces had a budget of $32,000 and mobilized more than 16,000 participants who collected around 5 tonnes of waste.
17.6
ha parkland per 1000 people
5,000 ha of total parkland¹
66%
of total parkland is natural area
3310 total ha
<1%
of parkland is environmentally significant/protected
10 total ha
15%
of total city land is parkland
34194 ha of total city area
7
Dog parks
22
Community gardens/urban farms
800 m
Parkland provision goal (distance to park)
Neighbourhood park: 800 m
Community park: 800 to 5,000 m46
community park groups
Yes
Policy to waive permit fees for groups with financial need?
Community grant program
$86
Parks operating budget per person
$24,500,000 total
$5,000,000
Total parks capital budget
Yes
Provincially legislated tools available for parkland development
10% of the development site or cash-in-lieu
¹This total does not include roughly 2300 hectares of provincially or federally owned green space in the city. In addition, 41% of land within the city is agriculturally zoned, protecting it from development. Extreme weather events and floods have had significant impacts on Gatineau’s park system this year.
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