Through our research and findings, we have identified the most suitable location off the coast of BC to build a new marine protected area. By using the ‘Count Overlapping Features’ tool and the ‘Select’ tool we were able to determine our proposed marine protected area. In the second part of our project, we used the Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) to identify the suitable areas for building a new marine protected area. When we overlaid our proposed marine protected area on top of the suitable areas, we discovered that our proposed marine protected area is indeed on top of the most suitable locations. As a result, we have identified that the most suitable location off the coast of BC to build a new marine protected area is on the Southern side of Vancouver Island between Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park and Port Renfrew.