The following list of protected areas of British Columbia includes all federally and provincially protected areas within the Canadian province of British Columbia. As of 2015, approximately 15.46% of the province's land area and 3.17% of the province's waters are protected.

International recognition

Three UNESCO World Heritage Sites are entirely or partially located in British Columbia: Two UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves are in British Columbia:

Federally protected areas

Parks Canada

Seven National Parks of Canada are located in British Columbia, more than any other province or territory: One National Marine Conservation Area of Canada is located in British Columbia: There are numerous National Historic Sites of Canada in British Columbia, with 13 being operated by Parks Canada:

Canadian Wildlife Service

Six National Wildlife Areas of Canada are located in British Columbia: Seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada are located in British Columbia:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Three Marine Protected Areas of Canada are located in British Columbia: Three Marine Refuges of Canada are located in British Columbia:

Provincially protected areas

BC Parks

Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development

The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) manages a system of 31 Wildlife Management Areas throughout the province: • Bert Brink • Boundary Bay • Chilanko Marsh • Cluxewe • Columbia Wetlands • Coquitlam River • Cranberry Marsh/Starratt • Dewdrop-Rosseau Creek • East Side Columbia Lake • Green Mountain • Great Bear Rainforest • Hamling Lakes • Lhá:lt/Harrison-Chehalis • Lazo Marsh-North East Comox • McTaggart-Cowan/Nsək'łniw't • Midge Creek • Parksville-Qualicum Beach • Pemberton Wetlands • Pitt-Addington Marsh • Quatse Estuary • Roberts Bank • S'amunu • Serpentine • Skwelwil'em Squamish Estuary • South Arm Marshes • South Okanagan • Stellako River • Sturgeon Bank • Swan Lake • Todagin • Tofino Mudflats • Tranquille