The following proposed sites will go through formal consultation:
- Dunns Beach Provincial Park, Antigonish County
- Eastern Shore Islands Wilderness Area (expansion), Halifax Regional Municipality
- Economy River Wilderness Area (expansion), Cumberland and Colchester counties
- Eigg Mountain – James River Wilderness Area (expansion), Antigonish
- Five Islands Provincial Park (expansion), Colchester County
- Medway Lakes Wilderness Area (expansion), Annapolis County
- Middle River-Framboise Wilderness Area (expansion), Cape Breton Regional Municipality
- Monks Head Provincial Park, Antigonish County
- Pomquet Beach Provincial Park, Antigonish County
- Portapique River Wilderness Area (expansion), Cumberland and Colchester counties
- Sackville River Wilderness Area, Halifax Regional Municipality
- Wentworth Valley Wilderness Area (expansion), Cumberland County
The following sites are also intended for protection:
- Blue Sea Beach Provincial Park, Cumberland County
- Big Meadow Brook Nature Reserve, Hants County
- Barneys River Nature Reserve, Pictou County
- Cherry Hill Beach Nature Reserve, Lunenburg County
- Glendyer Nature Reserve, Inverness County
- Les Caps Nature Reserve, Inverness County
- Porcupine Brook Nature Reserve, Annapolis County
- Staples Brook Nature Reserve, Colchester County