The park will be approximately 10 700 sq km, making it the largest national park in eastern Canada. The government also announced plans to establish a waterway provincial park protecting the Eagle River watershed. The provincial park will be adjacent to Mealy Mountain and will add an additional 3000 sq km of protection. The combined area will protect boreal ecosystems, wildlife and culturally areas significant to the Innu, Inuit and Métis of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Boundaries for the proposed Mealy Mountains national park reserve have been unveiled, feasibility study recommendations accepted, and memoranda of understanding have been signed outlining the next steps government will take to ensure Mt. Mealy National Park Reserve establishment.