Living in Banff National Park

This is an exceptional experience filled with many wonderful activities and unique experiences.

However, to live in Banff National Park there is a list of residency requirements as per Parks Canada’s rules and regulations. These can sometime seem confusing and difficult to understand, but with the right guidance and information we can help you to find the most suitable outcome for your situation.

Why is there Eligible Residency requirements?

This ensure that an available supply of housing is available for those who work and raise families in the National Park, all people living in national park must meet the residency requirements. This ensures that housing remains available for those whose primary objective is to live and work in the community.

Who is an Eligible Resident?

According to the National Parks Lease and License of Occupation Regulations an eligible resident is defined as:

(a) an individual whose primary employment is in the park,

(b) an individual who operates a business in the park and whose presence at the place of business is necessary for the day-to-day operation of the business,

(c) a retired individual who resides in the park and who, for five consecutive years immediately prior to retirement,

(i) was employed primarily in that park, or

(ii) operated a business in that park and whose presence at the place of business was necessary for the day-to-day operation of the business,

(d) a retired individual who resided in the park at the time of the individual’s retirement and who resided in that park on July 30, 1981,

(e) an individual who is a student in full-time attendance at an educational institution that is located within the park and registered under the Income Tax Act or applicable provincial legislation relating to education,

(f) an individual who is a lessee of public lands in the park and who

(i) was the lessee of those public lands prior to May 19, 1911, or

(ii) is a descendant, by blood or adoption, of an individual who was the lessee of those public lands prior to May 19, 1911, or

(g) the spouse or common-law partner or a dependant of an individual referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (f).

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