Maintained Parkland includes hectares where the municipality is responsible for the direct and non-recoverable costs (should incur costs) to maintain and are available for public use. This could include hectares owned by the municipality or school boards (if a reciprocal agreement is in place) and/or those leased from other third parties (through a formal lease agreement) as long as they are made available for public use.

Natural Parkland includes forests, meadows, storm water management buffer areas above the waterline (unless they are maintained to a high standard) which are lands surrounding ponds and rivers if these areas are part of the trail system or open space system which are available for public use.