Report on Outstanding Species at Risk Last update November 2007
Under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), the Governor in Council can, within nine months of receiving an assessment of the status of a species by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), either;
- accept the assessment and add the species to Schedule 1;
- decide to not add the species to Schedule 1; or
- refer the assessment back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration.
The current status of species under extended consultations or for which a Not List decision was made by the GiC to accommodate further consultations. Decisions to Refer species back to COSEWIC for further consideration are also included.
Species | Range | COSEWIC Status | Current Situation |
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Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) Northwestern population |
YT NT NU BC AB | Special Concern | Governor in Council Decision: 12 Jan 2005. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision |
Wolverine (Gulo gulo) Western population |
YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON | Special Concern | Governor in Council Decision: 12 Jan 2005. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision |
Species | Range | COSEWIC Status | Current Situation |
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Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) |
YT NT NU MB ON QC NL Arctic Ocean | Special Concern |
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Species | Range | COSEWIC Status | Current Situation |
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Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Arctic population |
Arctic Ocean | Special Concern |
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Bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis) |
Pacific Ocean | Threatened |
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Cusk (Brosme brosme) |
Atlantic Ocean | Threatened |
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Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Northwest Atlantic population |
Atlantic Ocean | Special Concern | See below under Batch 4. |
Lake Winnipeg Physa Snail (Physa sp.) |
MB | Endangered |
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Shortjaw Cisco (Coregonus zenithicus) |
NT AB SK MB ON | Threatened | Governor in Council Decision: 06 Apr 2006. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision |
Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) |
BC | Endangered | See below under Batch 4. |
Species | Range | COSEWIC Status | Current Situation |
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Barren-ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) Dolphin and Union population |
NT NU | Special Concern | Governor in Council Decision: 14 Jul 2005. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision |
Peary Caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) |
NT NU | Endangered | Governor in Council Decision: 14 Jul 2005. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision |
Plains Bison (Bison bison bison) |
BC AB SK MB | Threatened | GiC decision: 14 July 2005. Not listed at this time, for potential economic implications for the Canadian bison industry. See Rationale for decision |
Porsild's Bryum (Mielichhoferia macrocarpa) |
NU BC AB NL | Threatened | Governor in Council Decision: 14 Jul 2005. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision |
Species | Range | COSEWIC Status | Current Situation |
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Dwarf Woolly-heads (Psilocarphus brevissimus) Southern Mountain population |
BC | Endangered | Governor in Council Decision: 14 Jul 2005. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision COSEWIC re-assessment: April 2006. Governor in Council ReceiptFootnotea: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. |
Species | Range | COSEWIC Status | Current Situation |
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Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Cumberland Sound population |
NU Arctic Ocean | Threatened | Governor in Council Decision: 15 Aug 2006. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision |
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Eastern High Arctic - Baffin Bay population |
NU Arctic Ocean | Special Concern | Governor in Council Decision: 15 Aug 2006. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision |
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Eastern Hudson Bay population |
NU QC Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean | Endangered | Governor in Council Decision: 15 Aug 2006. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision |
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Ungava Bay population |
QC Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean | Endangered | Governor in Council Decision: 15 Aug 2006. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision |
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Western Hudson Bay population |
NU MB ON Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean | Special Concern | Governor in Council Decision: 15 Aug 2006. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision |
Species | Range | COSEWIC Status | Current Situation |
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Verna's Flower Moth (Schinia verna) |
AB SK MB | Threatened |
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Species | Range | COSEWIC Status | Current Situation |
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Bering Cisco (Coregonus laurettae) |
YT | Special Concern | Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. |
Black Redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei) |
ON | Threatened | Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. |
Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population |
Arctic Ocean | Special Concern | Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. |
Copper Redhorse (Moxostoma hubbsi) |
QC | Endangered | Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. |
Shortnose Cisco (Coregonus reighardi) |
ON | Endangered | Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. |
Upper Great Lakes Kiyi (Coregonus kiyi kiyi) |
ON | Special Concern | Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. |
Species | Range | COSEWIC Status | Current Situation |
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Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) Hudson Bay-Foxe Basin population |
Arctic Ocean | Threatened | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) Davis Strait-Baffin Bay population |
Arctic Ocean | Threatened | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) |
Arctic Ocean | Special Concern | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) |
NB | Special Concern | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Bay of Fundy population |
NB NS Atlantic Ocean | Threatened | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence population |
QC NB PE NS Atlantic Ocean | Threatened | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) St. Lawrence Estuary population |
QC Atlantic Ocean | Extirpated | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Winter Skate (Leucoraja ocellata) Eastern Scotian Shelf population |
Atlantic Ocean | Threatened | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Winter Skate (Leucoraja ocellata) Georges Bank-Western Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy population |
Atlantic Ocean | Special Concern | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Winter Skate (Leucoraja ocellata) Southern Gulf population |
Atlantic Ocean | Endangered | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Species | Range | COSEWIC Status | Current Situation |
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Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) |
NT NU NL | Endangered | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) |
ON | Endangered | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) |
YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL | Special Concern | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Species | Range | COSEWIC Status | Current Situation |
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American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) |
ON QC NB PE NS NL Atlantic Ocean | Special Concern | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Lake Ontario population |
ON | Extirpated | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Atlantic Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) |
NU MB ON QC NB PE NS NL Arctic Ocean | Special Concern | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) Atlantic population |
Atlantic Ocean | Special Concern | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Okanagan population |
BC Pacific Ocean | Threatened | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Northwest Atlantic population |
Atlantic Ocean | Special Concern |
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Mapleleaf Mussel (Quadrula quadrula) Great Lakes - Western St. Lawrence population |
ON | Threatened | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Mapleleaf Mussel (Quadrula quadrula) Saskatchewan - Nelson population |
MB | Endangered | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus) |
BC Pacific Ocean | Threatened | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Rainbow Mussel (Villosa iris) |
ON | Endangered | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) Atlantic population |
Atlantic Ocean | Threatened | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) |
BC | Endangered |
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White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Atlantic population |
Atlantic Ocean | Endangered | Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receiptFootnotea. |
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