Zoos & aquariums in Canada

Vancouver Aquarium

Vancouver, BC

The Vancouver Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In addition to being a major tourist attraction for Vancouver, the aquarium is a centre for marine research, ocean literacy education, climate activism, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation.

8 species

1956 opened

Calgary Zoo

Calgary

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is located in Bridgeland, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, just east of the city's downtown and adjacent to the Inglewood and East Village neighborhoods. It is accessible via Calgary's C-Train light rail system, by car via Memorial Drive, and by bicycle and footpath via the Bow River pathway. A large portion of the zoo is located on St. George's Island in the Bow River.

29 species

1929 opened

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada

Toronto

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is a public aquarium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The aquarium is one of three aquariums owned-and-operated by Ripley Entertainment. It is located in downtown Toronto, just southeast of the CN Tower. The aquarium has 5.7 million litres of marine and freshwater habitats from across the world. The exhibits hold more than 20,000 exotic sea and freshwater specimens from more than 450 species.

Montreal Biodome

The Montreal Biodome is a museum of enclosed ecosystems located at Olympic Park in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that allows visitors to walk through replicas of five ecosystems found in the Americas: Tropical rainforest, Laurentian maple forest, a Gulf of St. Lawrence estuary, Labrador Coast, and Sub-Antarctic Islands.

7 species

1976 opened

Parc Oméga

Montebello, Quebec

Parc Omega is a safari park in Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, Quebec, Canada, just north of Montebello. It is located about 70 km from Gatineau and about 110 km from Montreal. Along a 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) nature route are lakes, meadows, small valleys, forests, and rocky hills.

Toronto Zoo

The Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Encompassing 287 hectares, the Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada averaging around 1.2 million visitors a year. The zoo is divided into seven zoogeographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, Americas, Tundra Trek, Australasia, Eurasia, and the Canadian Domain. Some animals are displayed indoors in pavilions and outdoors in what would be their naturalistic environments, with viewing at many levels. The zoo also has areas such as the Kids Zoo, Waterside Theatre, and Splash Island. The zoo has one of the most taxonomically diverse…

27 species

1974 opened

Ucluelet Aquarium

Ucluelet, BC

The Ucluelet Aquarium is a non-profit public aquarium in Ucluelet, a town on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The aquarium opened a new permanent building on 1 June 2012. The smaller temporary building located on the waterfront promenade had previously operated as a feasibility trial beginning in 2004 and ran seasonally until 2011. It exhibits marine plant and animal life native to the west coast of Vancouver Island. The aquarium fosters an "up close and personal" visitor experience through their educational approach, which encourages active participation with s…

African Lion Safari

African Lion Safari is a family-owned safari park in Southern Ontario, Canada, located in the city of Hamilton, which is 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Toronto. Guests may tour seven game reserves, with a total area of about 740 acres, on tour buses or in visitors' own vehicles, where animals roam freely in contained areas. Accompanying the game reserves is a walking section where exotic birds and primates, as well as the park's herd of Asian elephants, are on display.

1969 opened

Assiniboine Park Zoo

Assiniboine Park Zoo is a zoo facility located in the west end of Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Established in 1904, Assiniboine Park Zoo is managed by the Assiniboine Park Conservancy. It holds accreditation from the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

2 species

1904 opened

32.4 ha

Aquarium of Quebec

Québec, Qc

Aquarium du Québec is a public aquarium located in the former city of Sainte-Foy in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The 16-hectare (40-acre) facility is home to more than 10,000 animals representing more than 300 species. It is operated by Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (Sépaq), and is a member of the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA).

3 species

1959 opened

Greater Vancouver Zoo

The Greater Vancouver Zoo is a 49-hectare (120-acre) privately-run zoo located in Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1970 as the Vancouver Game Farm. Since then it has undergone two name changes, being briefly renamed as the Greater Vancouver Zoological Centre in 1995, before it adopted its present name in 1999. The zoo's mission statement is "to inspire appreciation of our ecosystems and support conservation efforts by engaging the community."

35 species

1970 opened

Reptilia

Reptilia is a collection of Canada's largest indoor reptile zoos, with a combined area of over 84,000 ft2 (7,800 m2) of indoor exhibits featuring over 250 reptiles, amphibians and arachnids.

Fundy Discovery Aquarium

St. Andrews

Indian River Reptile Zoo

Canada's Dinosaur Park is a small reptile zoo located in Indian River, Ontario, approximately 15 kilometres east of Peterborough, Ontario. It has been a registered non-profit organization since 1999. In 2021 the park re-branded, changing their name from Indian River Reptile and Dinosaur Park to Canada's Dinosaur Park.

Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory

Cambridge

Yukon Wildlife Preserve

Whitehorse, YT

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

Chouette à voir!

St Jude

Cinézoo

Ste-Anne-De-La-Rochelle, Québec

Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat

Discovery Wildlife Park

Innisfail, Alberta

Elmvale Jungle Zoo

Elmdale

Killman Zoo

Caledonia, ON

Lake Winnipeg Aquarium

Grand Marais, MB

Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre

The Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea is a not-for-profit community aquarium and cultural learning centre dedicated to the ecosystem of the Salish Sea. It is located on the waterfront in the town of Sidney on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Since its grand opening on June 20, 2009, the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea has become a highly regarded environmental education centre, as well as a popular attraction frequented by tourists and locals alike. The centre has won numerous awards, including being named "One of Canada's Top Ten New Attractions" for summer 2009 by Where magazine.

Victoria Bug Zoo

Bervie Zoological Park

Kincardine, Ontario

Ecomuseum Zoo

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC

Fluvarium

The Fluvarium, is a public centre for environmental education, located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and operated by the Quidi Vidi/Rennie's River Development Foundation. The Quidi Vidi/Rennie's River Development Foundation also operates Lilypad Childcare Center.

1990 opened

Jungle Cat World

Jungle Cat World, originally named "Orono Exotic Cat World," is a wildlife park that was established in 1983. It is located in Orono, Ontario, Canada, approximately 45 minutes east of Toronto off of Highway 35/115. Jungle Cat World is open year round and is home to more than 150 animals.

1983 opened

Kangaroo Creek Farm

Central Okanagan, BC

Safari Niagara

Forestry Farm Park Zoo

Saskatoon, SK

Miller Zoo

Frampton, Québec

Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society

Ranch Dupont

Shawinigan, Québec

Reptilia

TidePools Aquarium

Butterfield Acres

Omega Park

Montebello

Papanack Zoo

Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium

Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove

Reptilia London

London, Ontario

Riverdale Farm

Safari Aventure

Saunders Country Critters

Scales Nature Park

Petting Zoo

Adventures on Horseback

Aquarium Wholesale

BC Wildlife Park

Big Al's

Birds of prey

Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat and Heritage Village

Entomica

Far Enough Farm

Grizzly Bear Habitat

Husky Tours

Island Hill Farm

John's Butterfly House

Kinsmen Discovery Centre

Little Ray's Nature Centre

Little Ray's Reptile Zoo and Nature Centre

Magnetic Hill Zoo

Nid O'truche

North Arm Farm "Petting Zoo"

Oaklawn Farm Zoo

Pacific Northwest Raptors

Palliser Interpretive Centre

Pavillon des profondeurs

Perroquets en folie

Petting Zoo

Petting zoo

Petting Zoo

Riverview Park & Zoo

Salmonier Nature Park

Sea aquarium

Sea Life Caverns

Seal basin

Tall Timbers Island

Toucan Treat Bar

Turda Farm

Turda Farms

Twiga Zoomo

Zoo de St-Édouard

Zoo Education Centre

Zoo sauvage Saint-Félicien