Legislation and Strategy
Canada's Strategy to Protect Species at Risk:
The Government of Canada has developed a national strategy for species at risk and to prevent other species from becoming at risk. The strategy includes the three following elements:
- The Species at Risk Act (SARA), which came into force in June 2003, protects the wildlife found on federal lands as well as their critical habitat.
- Under the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk, the Government of Canada works collaboratively with the provinces and territories in the development of a joint species at risk protection approach in Canada, including laws and complementary programs for the protection of habitats and the recovery of species.
- The other key element of the federal strategy is stewardship, which is one of the corner stones of the Government of Canada's approach for wildlife protection. The Habitat Stewardship Program encourages Canadians to join their efforts under a landscape level approach in order to protect habitats, favor the recovery of species at risk and preserve Canada's natural heritage.
Other Acts concerning species at risk
Federal Acts
Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Inter-provincial Trade Act
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
Provincial Acts
Please contact your provincial government to obtain information on acts concerning species at risk in your province.
