Species at risk: latest publications and news
Publications
November 2026
- 2026-11-04 List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Decision Not to Add the Striped Bass) Order: SI/2026-61
- 2026-11-02 Engagement and consultation regarding the potential listings of 12 Atlantic Salmon designatable units under the Species at Risk Act
- Ministerial response statements published on November 2, 2026:
- 2026-11-02 American Badger, Cariboo / Thompson / Okanagan population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 American Badger, Kootenay / Prairies / Rainy River population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 American Badger, Southwestern Ontario population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, Anticosti Island population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, Inner Bay of Fundy population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, Gaspé Peninsula population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, Inner St. Lawrence population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, Nova Scotia Southern Upland East population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, Nova Scotia Southern Upland West population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, Outer Bay of Fundy population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, Quebec Eastern North Shore population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, Quebec Western North Shore population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, South Newfoundland East population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, South Newfoundland West population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cape Breton population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Atlantic Salmon, Southern Labrador population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Grizzly Bear, Western population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Haller's Apple Moss: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Hare-footed Locoweed: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Illinois Tick-trefoil: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Lupine Leafroller Moth: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Round-leaved Greenbrier, Great Lakes Plains population: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Sable Island Bordered Apamea: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Sable Island Borer: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Sable Island Cutworm Moth: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Sable Island Eucosma: Ministerial response statement
- 2026-11-02 Sable Island White-marked Tussock Moth: Ministerial response statement
October 2026
- 2026-10-29 A Species at Risk Act Section 11 Conservation Agreement to support the conservation of at-risk cetaceans from threats associated with BC Ferries operations
- 2026-10-29 Multi-species Action Plan for Grasslands National Park of Canada [Final Version] 2026
- 2026-10-29 Report on the Progress Towards the Implementation of the Action Plan for the Carmine Shiner (Notropis percobromus) for the Period 2019 to 2024
- 2026-10-29 Report on the Progress Towards the Implementation of the Management Plan for the Mountain Sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus), Pacific populations, for the Period 2021 to 2025
- 2026-10-29 Report on the Progress Towards the Implementation of the Management Plan for the Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.), Westslope populations, for the Period 2021 to 2025
- 2026-10-28 Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus): Consultations on listing under the Species at Risk Act
- 2026-10-28 Multiple populations of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar): COSEWIC assessment and status report
- 2026-10-23 Progress Towards the Implementation of the Multi-species Action Plan for Rouge National Urban Park of Canada (2021 to 2026)
- 2026-10-21 Management plan for the Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium), Prairie/Boreal population, in Canada
- 2026-10-15 COSEWIC annual report 2025 to 2026
- 2026-10-10 Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act (Basking Shark Atlantic Population and 14 Other Wildlife Species)
- 2026-10-08 Management Plan for the Magdalen Islands Grasshopper (Melanoplus madeleineae) in Canada [Final version]
- 2026-10-07 Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Under Subsection 23(1) of the Species at Risk Act (Basking Shark Atlantic Population and 14 Other Wildlife Species): SI/2026-52
- 2026-10-07 Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act (Canada Warbler and Six Other Wildlife Species): SOR/2026-201
- 2026-10-05 Policy on Agreements and Permits: Sections 73 and 74 of the Species at Risk Act
- 2026-10-01 Deepwater Sculpin, Waterton Lake population: Consultations on listing under the Species at Risk Act
- 2026-10-01 Pygmy Whitefish, Waterton Lake population: Consultations on listing under the Species at Risk Act
September 2026
- 2026-09-28 Recovery Strategy for the Mountain Sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus), Milk River populations, in Canada
- 2026-09-09 Critical Habitat of the Piping Plover melodus subspecies (Charadrius melodus melodus) Order Species at Risk Act
- 2026-09-09 Engagement and consultation regarding the potential listings of twelve Fraser River sockeye salmon designatable units under the Species at Risk Act
- 2026-09-03 Management Plan for the Anticosti Aster (Symphyotrichum anticostense) in Canada [Final]
News
2026
- 2026-09-16 Federal government invests $2.6 million to support migratory bird monitoring and conservation programs across the country
- 2026-09-15 A Quebec company fined $75,000 for harming bank swallows, a threatened species
- 2026-08-27 Canada, Nature Conservancy of Canada and Teck Resources Limited partner to conserve 1,600 hectares in Newfoundland and Labrador
- 2026-06-30 Canada and Quebec reach an agreement for the recovery and protection of caribou
- 2026-06-04 During Canadian Environment Week, Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund supports 12 new nature conservation and restoration projects
- 2026-04-24 A Force of Nature: Canada’s Strategy to Protect Nature
- 2026-03-06 Government of Canada’s longest-running species at risk fund marks 25 years, announces new projects
2025
- 2025-06-13 The Ville de Longueuil (the city of Longueuil) ordered to pay $30,000 for damaging or destroying at least one Bobolink nest
- 2025-04-30 Two Quebec-based companies and two individuals fined a total of $35,000 for violating the Species at Risk Act
- 2025-01-17 The Minister of the Environment's Response to Species at Risk Assessments submitted by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) on October 21, 2024
- 2025-01-15 Government of Canada designates Nova Scotia’s Country Island, Isle Haute, and St. Paul Island as Canada’s newest National Wildlife Areas
2024
- 2024-12-13 The Commission de la capitale nationale was ordered to pay a total of $75,000 for having violated the Species at Risk Act
- 2024-09-06 Supporting habitat stewardship projects for Monarchs and other species at risk in Ontario and across Canada
- 2024-08-30 Government of Canada invests more than $4.9 million to protect significant habitats in Mauricie
- 2024-08-21 Canadian and Colombian Environment Ministers Meet to Share International Leadership Ambition on Nature and Biodiversity
- 2024-08-07 Canada invests over $12.5 million to increase conserved areas primarily in southern Ontario
- 2024-07-18 Protecting nature in British Columbia and across Canada to help fight climate change and protect biodiversity
- 2024-07-08 A Quebec company was fined $12,500 for destroying nests of Bank Swallows, a threatened species
- 2024-07-08 Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announce new priority place to conserve species at risk
- 2024-06-27 Government of Canada announces funding for Indigenous communities to protect species at risk and their habitats
- 2024-06-20 Canada is supporting habitat stewardship projects for Monarchs and pollinators in southern Ontario
- 2024-06-19 Following the Government of Quebec’s failure, the federal government begins consultations on an emergency order to protect caribou
- 2024-05-16 Federal and Ontario governments agree to significant collaboration on caribou conservation
- 2024-05-10 Government of Canada releases report on national efforts toward Boreal Caribou recovery
- 2024-03-12 Canada and Ontario commit to significant collaboration on shared nature conservation goals
- 2024-03-11 Governments of Canada and Ontario join together to announce funding and collaboration for conservation areas in Ontario
- 2024-03-04 Empowering key regional environmental groups to protect habitats and species at risk in Quebec and across Canada
- 2024-03-04 List of 56 Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk projects 2023–2024
- 2024-02-14 Government of Canada invests $3 million in citizen science and open data for birds and biodiversity
- 2024-01-31 Forty-two Indigenous-led conservation projects across Canada receive federal funding to protect more nature