Share your thoughts: Evaluation of the ongoing need for the Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog Great Lakes / St. Lawrence – Canadian Shield Population (Longueuil)
Current status: Closed
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) plans to evaluate the ongoing need for the emergency order protecting Western Chorus Frog in the municipality of Longueuil, Quebec.
This 90-day comment period started on September 27, 2025 and will end on December 29, 2025.
How to participate
If you are interested in participating in this consultation, please send written comments to ECCC. Comments can be sent:
- by email to LEPreglementations-SARAregulations@ec.gc.ca
- by mail to the following address:
Paula Brand
Director Species at Risk Act Policy Division
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, 13th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3
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Consultation description
Western Chorus Frog (Great Lakes / St. Lawrence — Canadian Shield Population) was listed as threatened on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act on February 23, 2010. In 2021, the Governor in Council made the Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog Great Lakes / St. Lawrence — Canadian Shield Population (Longueuil). The purpose of this Emergency Order was to protect the species by preventing loss or degradation of the habitat required for the viability of the Boisé Du Tremblay metapopulation in Longueuil.
ECCC plans to evaluate the ongoing need for the emergency order protecting Western Chorus Frog in the municipality of Longueuil, Quebec. This process is being initiated in response to zoning changes [available in French only] made by the boroughs of Saint Hubert and Vieux-Longueuil in Longueuil.
Based on this evaluation, if the Minister of Environment and Climate Change determines that all or parts of the Emergency Order are no longer necessary to address threats to the recovery of Western Chorus Frog, she will recommend its amendment or repeal to the Governor in Council. This notice provides interested parties with the opportunity to provide input to inform the Department’s evaluation.
Who is the focus of this consultation
All Canadians are invited to participate in this consultation. More specifically, we would like to hear from:
- Local residents and communities
- Local Indigenous communities, associations and councils
- Local industry and association stakeholders
- Canadians interested in nature and wildlife conservation
- General public
Key information we are looking for
In particular, ECCC is seeking input on:
- Activities within the area of application of the emergency order that could threaten the Boisé Du Tremblay metapopulation if the order were repealed, including the likelihood and timing of those activities
- The potential impacts of the activities on the Boisé Du Tremblay metapopulation
- Whether measures are in place in the area of application of the emergency order that would mitigate or prevent threats to the Western Chorus Frog and its habitat, even if the order were repealed
- Any relevant data on the species and its habitat within the order area
Related information
- Notice of intent — Evaluation by Environment and Climate Change Canada of the ongoing need for the Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog Great Lakes / St. Lawrence — Canadian Shield Population (Longueuil)
- Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog Great Lakes / St. Lawrence - Canadian Shield Population (Longueuil) - 2021
- Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata), Great Lakes / St. Lawrence - Canadian Shield population
- Threat assessment for the Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata), Great Lakes / St. Lawrence River – Canadian Shield population (2021-12-17)
Contact us
Species at Risk Act Policy Division
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, 13th floor
Gatineau, Québec
K1A 0H3
Phone: 1-800-668-6767
Email: LEPreglementations-SARAregulations@ec.gc.ca