Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act: SI/2022-26
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 156, Number 11
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SI/2022-26 May 25, 2022
SPECIES AT RISK ACT
Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
P.C. 2022-471 May 16, 2022
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, acknowledges receipt, on the making of this Order, of the assessments done pursuant to subsection 23(1) of the Species at Risk Act footnote a by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) with respect to the status of the species set out in the annexed schedule.
SCHEDULE
Extirpated Species
Arthropods
Blue, Karner (Plebejus samuelis)
Bleu mélissa
Endangered Species
Plants
- Hesperochiron, Dwarf (Hesperochiron pumilus)
Hespérochiron nain - Paintbrush, Hairy (Castilleja tenuis)
Castilléjie grêle - Quillwort, Columbia (Isœtes minima)
Isoète du Columbia - Valerian, Hairy (Valeriana edulis ssp. ciliata)
Valériane ciliée
Mosses
- Beard-moss, Drooping-leaved (Oxystegus recurvifolius)
Trichostome à feuilles recourbées - Moss, Carey’s Small Limestone (Seligeria careyana)
Séligérie de Carey - Moss, Dalton’s (Daltonia splachnoides)
Daltonie faux-splachne
Threatened Species
Mammals
Caribou, Peary (Rangifer tarandus pearyi)
Caribou de Peary
Special Concern
Reptiles
Lizard, Greater Short-horned (Phrynosoma hernandesi)
Lézard à petites cornes majeur
Arthropods
- Bumble Bee, American (Bombus pensylvanicus)
Bourdon américain - Wasp, Yellow Scarab Hunter (Dielis pilipes)
Scolie dorée
Plants
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
Hydraste du Canada
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order.)
Proposal
This Order acknowledges receipt of assessments from the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) regarding the status of 13 wildlife species under paragraph 15(1)(a) and in accordance with subsection 23(1) of the Species at Risk Act (SARA).
Objective
The objective of this Order is for the Governor in Council (GIC), on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, to acknowledge receipt of the assessments undertaken pursuant to subsection 23(1) of SARA by the COSEWIC with respect to the wildlife species set out in the annexed schedule of the Order.
Background
The purpose of SARA is to prevent wildlife species from being extirpated or becoming extinct; to provide for the recovery of wildlife species that are extirpated, endangered, or threatened as a result of human activity; and to manage species of special concern to prevent them from becoming endangered or threatened. COSEWIC was formed as an independent scientific body in 1977 with a mandate to provide a single, official, scientifically sound, national classification of wildlife species at risk in Canada. COSEWIC provides the Minister of the Environment with assessments of the status of Canadian wildlife species.
Of the 13 COSEWIC assessments with respect to the status of wildlife species included in this Order, 9 are new assessments and 3 are reclassifications of a species already on the List of Wildlife Species at Risk (the List) under SARA. In addition, COSEWIC is recommending to change the scientific name of 1 species without modification to its status.
Implications
In response to the assessments, the Minister of the Environment will propose a second order (the Listing Order) that will include a recommendation to the GIC to amend the List in accordance with COSEWIC’s recommended designation for the species. The proposed Listing Order will be published, along with the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS), in the Canada Gazette, Part I, for a 30-day comment period.
Before making a final listing recommendation for each species to the GIC, the Minister of the Environment will take into consideration comments and any additional information received following publication of the proposed Listing Order and the RIAS in the Canada Gazette, Part I. Under subsection 27(1.1), the GIC may, in response to the recommendation of the Minister, (a) accept the assessment and amend the List accordingly (by either adding the species, reclassifying it to a different status or removing it); (b) decide not to add the species to the List; or (c) refer the matter back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration.
Under subsection 27(3) of SARA, if the GIC has not made a decision within nine months after receiving a COSEWIC assessment, the Minister of the Environment must, by order, amend the List in accordance with COSEWIC’s recommended designation for the species. This nine-month timeline does not apply to the assessments recommending reclassification, as these species are already on the List.
Consultation
Initial consultations with interested stakeholders and the general public were initiated in January 2017 on the proposed amendment to the status of the Peary Caribou as per the COSEWIC assessment received on October 13, 2016. In January 2020, the Department of the Environment (the Department) launched consultations on the proposed amendments to the List for 11 additional terrestrial species in accordance with the COSEWIC assessments received in October 2018. No consultations were held for the Karner Blue since the species has been assessed at the same risk classification and would only have its scientific name changed.
The Department received 53 opinions about the specific species during these consultations, of which 3 were opposed to the proposed listings or changes in status of three species: the American Bumble Bee, the Greater Short-horned Lizard, and the Goldenseal. Follow-ups were performed with interested stakeholders, wildlife management boards, and Indigenous peoples after those initial consultations.
These consultations will be summarized in the RIAS that will accompany the proposed Listing Order to amend Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act.
Contact
Paula Brand
Director
SARA Policy
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3
Telephone: 1‑800‑668‑6767
Email: LEPreglementations-SARAregulations@ec.gc.ca
Annex I: Proposed amendments to Schedule 1 of SARA — Thirteen terrestrial species assessments by COSEWIC and received by the Governor in Council
Taxon | Legal common name | Scientific name | Current status | Proposed status | Range |
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Mosses | Dalton’s Moss | Daltonia splachnoides | None | Endangered | British Columbia |
Carey’s Small Limestone Moss | Seligeria careyana | None | Endangered | British Columbia | |
Drooping-leaved Beard-moss | Oxystegus recurvifolius | None | Endangered | British Columbia | |
Vascular plants | Hairy Paintbrush | Castilleja tenuis | None | Endangered | British Columbia |
Dwarf Hesperochiron | Hesperochiron pumilus | None | Endangered | British Columbia | |
Columbia Quillwort | Isoetes minima | None | Endangered | British Columbia | |
Hairy Valerian | Valeriana edulis ssp. ciliata | None | Endangered | Ontario | |
Arthropods | American Bumble Bee | Bombus pensylvanicus | None | Special concern | Ontario and Quebec |
Yellow Scarab Hunter Wasp | Dielis pilipes | None | Special concern | British Columbia |
Taxon | Legal common name | Scientific name | Current status | Proposed status | Range |
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Mammals | Peary Caribou | Rangifer tarandus pearyi | Endangered | Threatened | Northwest Territories and Nunavut |
Reptiles | Greater Short-horned Lizard table 2 note a | Phrynosoma hernandesi | Endangered | Special concern | Alberta and Saskatchewan |
Vascular plants | Goldenseal | Hydrastis canadensis | Threatened | Special concern | Ontario |
Table 2 note(s)
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Taxon | Legal common name | Scientific name | Current status | Proposed status | Range |
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Anthropods | Karner Blue | Plebejus samuelis table 3 note a | Extirpated | N/A | Ontario |
Table 3 note(s)
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