Environment and Climate Change Canada is inviting you to comment on the proposed amendment to Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA): the List of Wildlife Species at Risk_21 Terrestrial Species.
In October, 2017, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) submitted 56 assessments of species at risk to the federal Minister of the Environment. On January 22, 2018, the Government of Canada posted the Ministerial Response Statements for these species on the SARA Public Registry.
The Government of Canada is now launching public consultations on the potential amendment of Schedule 1, the List of Wildlife Species at Risk under SARA. The complete set of statements and the consultation path (normal or extended) for each species are available here.
Of the 21 terrestrial species that are eligible to be added to, or to have their current status changed on Schedule 1, 10 are known to occur in the Prairie Provinces (see below).
| Taxon | COSEWIC status | Species | Range | Consultation path | Comment period closes |
| Mammals | Endangered | Caribou (Eastern Migratory popn) | MB ON QC NL | Extended | October 22, 2018 |
| Mammals | Threatened | Caribou (Barren-ground popn) | YT NT NU AB SK MB | Extended | October 22, 2018 |
| Birds | Threatened | Lark Bunting | AB SK MB | Normal | May 22, 2018 |
| Birds | Special Concern | Evening Grosbeak | YT NT BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL | Normal | May 22, 2018 |
| Birds | Special Concern | Harris’s Sparrow | NT NU AB SK MB ON | Normal | May 22, 2018 |
| Reptiles | Special Concern | Bullsnake | AB SK | Normal | May 22, 2018 |
| Arthropods | Special Concern | Transverse Lady Beetle | YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL | Normal | May 22, 2018 |
| Lichens | Special Concern | Golden-eye Lichen- Prairie/Boreal popn | MB ON | Normal | May 22, 2018 |
| Arthropods | Up-list from Special Concern to Endangered | Monarch | NT BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL | Extended | October 22, 2018 |
| Mosses | Down-list from Endangered to Special Concern | Rusty Cord-moss | BC SK | Normal | May 22, 2018 |
Stakeholders are invited to submit comments on the potential impacts of amending the List of Wildlife Species at Risk according to these COSEWIC status assessments.
Please email your comments to the Species at Risk Public Registry at: ec.registrelep-sararegistry.ec@canada.ca
You can also submit in writing to:
Director General, Assessment and Regulatory Affairs
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 St. Joseph Blvd
Gatineau, QC K1A 0H3
In March 2017, the AAMDC provided a submission to the Government of Canada on Species at Risk Policies. That submission can be found here.
Enquiries may be directed to:
Matt Dow
Policy Analyst
780.955.4085
Tasha Blumenthal
Director, Advocacy & Communications
780.955.4094