Species at Risk Act: listing process

The Act establishes Schedule 1, as the official list of wildlife species at risk. It classifies those species as being either extirpated, endangered, threatened, or a special concern. Once listed, the measures to protect and recover a listed wildlife species are implemented. More on the listing process  

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Species that were designated at risk by COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) prior to October 1999 must be reassessed using revised criteria before they can be considered for addition to Schedule 1 of SARA. After they have been assessed, the Governor in Council may on the recommendation of the Minister, decide on whether or not they should be added to the List of Wildlife Species at Risk.

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The Minister of the Environment's responses to COSEWIC assessments

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Response statements sorted by year

• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk Assessments submitted by COSEWIC on October 16, 2025
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk Assessments submitted by COSEWIC on October 21, 2024
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk Assessments submitted by COSEWIC on October 18, 2023
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk Assessments submitted by COSEWIC on November 2, 2022
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk assessments submitted by COSEWIC on October 12, 2021
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk assessments submitted by COSEWIC on September 2, 2020
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk Assessments submitted by COSEWIC on October 9, 2019
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk Assessments submitted by COSEWIC on October 15, 2018
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk Assessments submitted by COSEWIC on 24 October 2017
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk Assessments Submitted by COSEWIC on 13 October 2016
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk Assessments Submitted by COSEWIC on 6 October 2015
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk assessments submitted by COSEWIC in 2014
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk assessments submitted by COSEWIC in 2013
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk assessments submitted by COSEWIC in 2012
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk Assessments Submitted by COSEWIC in 2011
• The Minister of the Environment's response to Species at Risk Assessments Submitted by COSEWIC in 2010

Related links

• COSEWIC Assessment Process, Categories and Guidelines
• Species at Risk Act: order of decisions (volume 139, number 2, January 26, 2005)
• Report on Outstanding Species at Risk 2010 (Archived)