Horizontal initiative: Nature Legacy for Canada
2022-2023 Departmental Results Report
Horizontal initiative: Nature Legacy for Canada
General information
Name of horizontal initiative
Nature Legacy for Canada
Lead department
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Federal partner department(s)
Parks Canada (PC); Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO); Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Non-federal and non‑governmental partners
Not applicable
Start date of the horizontal initiative
2018-19
End date of the horizontal initiative
2022-23
Description of the horizontal initiative
Natural spaces will be protected by establishing and expanding protected areas, managing them to high standards, and linking them through a well-connected network of protected lands, inland water, and coastal and marine areas. Species will be conserved by developing and implementing, in collaboration with partners, protection and recovery measures for multiple species and ecosystems through collaborative action on priority places, species, sectors, and threats, and to address risks; and the rights and responsibilities of Indigenous Peoples in conserving species and spaces will be respected and supported.
Governance structures
A senior management committee (Senior Oversight Committee), chaired by ECCC, was established at the ADM level with representation from ECCC, PC, DFO, and NRCan to guide the initiative, address any issues, and overcome any roadblocks that become apparent. The Oversight Committee developed for Nature Legacy will be combined with Enhanced Nature Legacy to ensure consistency between initiatives.
The Committee meets at least once a year to consider a status report on the implementation of the Nature Legacy for Canada.
Total federal funding allocated from start to end date (dollars)
$1,168,087,505 from June 2018 to March 2023
Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)
$1,168,087,505
Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)
$1,124,592,635
Date of last renewal initiative
Not applicable
Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal, and source of funding (dollars)
Not applicable
Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars)
$46,500,000 (Off cycle funding decision providing Southern Mountain Caribou (SMC).
Total planned spending since the last renewal
Not Applicable
Total actual spending since the last renewal
Not Applicable
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation
2022-23 for the Species at Risk and Habitat Conservation and Protection Programs
Performance highlights
In 2022-23, the fifth year of this funding, the Government of Canada has been working closely with provinces and territories, Indigenous Peoples, Canadians, international partners and stakeholders, to make significant progress towards our objectives. Some key highlights include:
Protected areas
ECCC
- ECCC continued to work with partners through the Nature Legacy initiative and the Canada Nature Fund to protect and conserve 25% of Canada’s terrestrial lands and inland waters by 2025, working towards 30% by 2030.
- By the end of 2022, 13.6% of Canada’s land and freshwater have been protected and conserved.
- ECCC continued work to establish and expand National Wildlife Areas:
- Resulting from a collaborative partnership between the Dehcho First Nations and the Government of Canada, the Department designated Edéhzhíe as a National Wildlife Area in addition to its designation as a Dehcho Protected Area.
- Big Glace Bay Lake was also designated as a National Wildlife Area in 2022. Located on the northeastern coast of Nova Scotia, Big Glace Bay Lake offers habitat for many migrating and breeding waterfowl and shorebirds.
- Regulatory packages were prepared for the designation of St. Paul Island, Country Island and Isle Haute as National Wildlife Areas.
- Numerous land acquisitions continued to advance to facilitate additional designations and expansions in the future.
- ECCC signed the Canada-Yukon Nature Agreement, the first agreement of its kind, that will advance nature conservation and protection programs across the territory. It includes commitments to advance Indigenous leadership in conservation, increase protection of sensitive habitats, recovery actions for species at risk, and achieve the protection and conservation of 25% of the territory (an additional 6% of Yukon land) by 2025.
- In 2022-23, 86 ecological gifts were completed, conserving more than 8,600 hectares of land. This has brought the cumulative value of ecological gifts donated to over one billion dollars since the Program inception.
- As part of the Conservation Exchange Pilot, work continued to further develop the concept, in collaboration with key partners, of assessing the biodiversity and bio-cultural outcomes of conservation projects funded by businesses and delivered by proven conservation organizations.
- $800 million in funding was announced for up to four Indigenous-led Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiatives that will make meaningful contributions to protecting biodiversity and areas of cultural significance across Canada.
- Through the Canada Nature Fund’s Target 1 Challenge initiative, ECCC has helped advance partner’s work on protected areas in a total of 122,015km2 across Canada.
- In the fall 2022, ECCC launched an Expression of Interest for Indigenous-led Area Based Conservation funding and received 95 proposals that are being considered for funding.
- ECCC continued to maintain ongoing capacity to expand and effectively manage the Department’s network of protected areas; increase support to others to expand and effectively manage protected areas and contribute to conservation and stewardship activities; and advance the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
PC
- Parks Canada continued to work with partners through the Nature Legacy initiative and the Canada Nature Fund to protect and conserve 25% of Canada’s terrestrial lands and inland waters by 2025, working towards 30% by 2030.
- Parks Canada continued to implement actions to monitor and restore ecological integrity in National Parks.
- As of March 2023, the ecological integrity of 79% of ecosystems in National Parks has been maintained or improved.In 2022-23, Parks Canada implemented 19 initiatives to conserve ecological connectivity for species and ecosystems across the boundaries of national parks and other Parks Canada-administered places. A wide variety of innovative connectivity projects were implemented. Examples include protecting migration routes, and mapping connectivity for individual species, for aquatic and marine ecosystems, and even for cultural connectivity, as well as restoration work.
Indigenous Guardians
ECCC
- In 2022-23 ECCC continued to support new and existing Indigenous Guardians initiatives. ECCC’s Indigenous Guardians Initiative transitioned out of the Pilot phase, while continuing to co-design, co-develop, and co-deliver ongoing programming using a distinctions-based approach with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis partners.
- In December 2022, the First Nations National Guardians Network was launched, marking a major step towards First Nations reconciliation and self-determination. The Network connects First Nations Guardians initiatives across the country that play a key role in protecting the lands and waters of their traditional territories.
- Through the Indigenous Guardians Initiative, 93 Indigenous Governments, organizations, and communities are engaged with ECCC in support of conservation work.
Species at risk
ECCC
- In collaboration with the provinces and territories, Indigenous Peoples, stakeholders, and other partners – ECCC continued implementation of the Pan-Canadian Approach to Transforming Species at Risk Conservation in Canada (Pan-Canadian Approach) for terrestrial species through collaborative action for identified priority places, species, sectors, and threats to improve conservation outcomes for Species at Risk (SAR) and other wildlife.
- In 2022-23, ECCC continued to strengthen conservation collaboratives and implement conservation actions to benefit species at risk and other biodiversity in 11 Priority Places and 18 Community Nominated Priority Places (implementing 134 projects). Investments allowed for improved collaboration, advances in conservation implementation planning, and implementation of on the ground recovery actions for species at risk. ECCC is working with partners to expand the boundaries of existing Priority Places and establish new ones. ECCC will also continue to advance implementation of Community-Nominated Priority Places for species at risk and continue to implement the multi-year workplan for the Priority Places initiative.
- For the six Priority Species (Barren-ground Caribou, Boreal Caribou, Greater Sage-Grouse, Peary Caribou, Southern Mountain Caribou, and Wood Bison), 26 new and ongoing projects were funded across the country. Progress towards collaborative planning and advancement of stewardship approaches, including the use of conservation agreements and implementation of actions continued through engagement with federal, provincial, and territorial governments, Indigenous Peoples, and other key partners and stakeholders.
- Engaged partners and stakeholders to initiate co-creation of conservation action plans with the agriculture, urban development, and forest priority sectors. Established core planning teams for the agriculture and forest priority sectors to align conservation and sector policy and practice with positive outcomes for species at risk and sector sustainability. Funded 10 projects to advance the mainstreaming of SAR conservation into sector practices.
- Advanced relationship building with Indigenous partners through 33 new and 32 continuing multi-year projects that aim to enable Indigenous Peoples’ leadership in SAR conservation by supporting capacity to implement conservation planning and action for SAR and their habitat, negotiate and implement conservation agreements for the collaborative conservation of SAR, and participate in the implementation of the Species at Risk Act (SARA), with a focus on effectively fulfilling consultation requirements.
- Decisions were made on the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) assessments of SAR. These resulted in changes to Schedule 1 of the SARA, further reducing the backlog on species listing decisions. With the addition of 21 SAR, 660 species were listed on Schedule 1 as of March 31, 2023.
- Published 13 recovery strategies, five management plans, and two action plans for SAR under the responsibility of ECCC, bringing the number of required recovery documents to 93% compliance with the requirements of SARA.
- Published two bi-annual reports on the steps taken by provinces and territories and through federal action, towards the protection critical habitat for terrestrial species.
- In 2022-23, ECCC funded 13 projects delivered by federal land managers to contribute to the recovery of SAR and the conservation of critical habitat on federally-administered lands.
- To March 31st, seven protection orders under s. 58(5) of SARA were published for seven SARA listed species on federal lands (excluding reserve lands).
- To March 31st, two Governor in Council Emergency Protection order under s. 80(2) and one Governor in Council Emergency Protection order under s. 80(1), for two SARA listed species, have been made.
- 49 Gazette statements were published for 54 SARA listed species which led to a 96% compliance for critical habitat on federally protected lands.
PC
- In 2022-23, Parks Canada advanced the implementation of 23 multi-species action plans that include recovery measures for more than 200 SARA-listed species and 50 species of conservation concern. As of March 2023, Parks Canada completed 75% of the recovery measures identified in SARA action plans (surpassing the target of 50% by 2023).
- In 2022-23, Parks Canada implemented more than 41 SAR protection and recovery projects across Parks Canada places, including 4 projects focusing on the conservation of bison and caribou signature species, meeting priorities identified in multi-species action plans.
- In addition, Parks Canada published 10 multi-species action plan implementation reports and 3 recovery strategy implementation reports detailing significant achievements in species recovery for Parks Canada over the last 5 years.
DFO
- As of March 31, 2023, 90% of aquatic species listed under SARA had a proposed recovery strategy or management plan published on the Species at Risk Public Registry, surpassing the 2023 established target of 80%.
- 98% of listed aquatic species with critical habitat in a final recovery strategy or action plan have a Critical Habitat Order in place. None of the Critical Habitat Orders for aquatic species at risk are overdue, a commitment that DFO has maintained since January 2022 with the elimination of the backlog.
- In 2022-23, DFO published 6 final recovery strategies, 6 action plans, and 2 management plans for aquatic SAR. DFO published Critical Habitat Orders for 6 aquatic species at risk in 2022-23. DFO has steadily decreased the backlog of recovery documents resulting in an outstanding backlog of only 33 documents as of March 2023.
- DFO’s Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk (CNFASAR) aims to build relationships with Indigenous Peoples, provinces and territories, industry, and other partners for aquatic SAR by supporting and encouraging stewardship actions through the implementation of multi-species, threat, and place-based approaches to recovery and protection.
- Between 2018 and 2023, CNFASAR has funded 57 projects over 6 years that have targeted over 140 populations of aquatic species at risk and have restored over 174, 269 km2 of aquatic habitat across the country. These projects advanced work to recover and protect species at risk in seven priority freshwater places, addressed two priority marine threats, and advanced Indigenous partnerships and collaboration with provincial partners.
- DFO’s Habitat Stewardship Program (HSP) for Aquatic Species at Risk funded 32 new projects in 2022-23 that contributed directly to recovery objectives and population goals of species at risk.
- CNFASAR and HSP-funded projects resulted in activities that addressed 25.6% of recovery measures outlined in recovery documents to aquatic species at risk.
NRCan
- NRCan-Canadian Forest Service (CFS) conducted research on the cumulative impacts of natural and anthropogenic disturbances, including climate change to caribou habitat and populations. Examples of products developed include planning tools for restoration of degraded caribou habitat in areas of oil and gas extraction.
- NRCan-CFS advanced the protection and recovery of woodland caribou and their critical habitat having funded 7 projects with Indigenous communities, including 5 multi-year projects, related to capacity building and implementing conservation measures. Funding facilitated opportunities for Indigenous Peoples to participate in the meaningful implementation of the SARA and enhanced relationship building with Indigenous partners.
- NRCan-CFS provided guidance in caribou habitat restoration to resource managers through collaboration, sharing of expertise, and developing strategies and tools. For example, one tool developed provides decision support to manage landscape-scale connectivity of caribou habitat in areas with resource extraction and industrial forestry activities.
Contact information
Nature Legacy Secretariat
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Gatineau QC J8Y 3Z5
ec.secretariatdupatrimoinenaturel-naturelegacysecretariat.ec@canada.ca
Horizontal initiative framework: departmental funding by theme (dollars)
Horizontal initiative: Nature Legacy for Canada
Shared outcomes: 1) Canada’s species at risk are recovered and 2) Canada’s ecosystems, landscapes and biodiversity are protected.
| Name of theme | Species at Risk | Protected Areas | Internal Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theme outcome(s) | Protection and recovery action for 230 species at risk is enhanced | Canada’s network of protected areas, OECMs and IPCAs is expanded and strengthened | Not applicable |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | ECCC: $331,173,996 including IS ($13,703,435) | ECCC: $452,632,353 including IS ($8,490,905) | ECCC: $22,194,340 |
| Parks Canada | PC: $58,667,050 including IS ($3,891,941) | PC: $162,010,390 including IS ($11,237,574) | PC: $15,129,515 |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | DFO: $159,183,716 including IS ($13,647, 819) and $14,600,000 ongoing | n/a | DFO: $13,647,819 |
| Natural Resources Canada | NRCan: $4,420,000 including IS ($323,868) | n/a | NRCan: $323,868 |
| *These amounts include Internal Services costs. | |||
Performance information
| Name of horizontal initiative | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal* (dollars) | 2022-23 Federal planned spendingFootnote 1 (dollars) | 2022-23 Federal actual spendingFootnote 1 (dollars) | Horizontal initiative shared outcome(s) | 2022-23 Performance indicator(s) | 2022-23 Target(s) | Date to achieve target | 2022-23 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nature Legacy for Canada |
$1,168,087,505 |
$247,111,161 |
$232,122,388 |
Canada’s species at risk are recovered |
Percentage of species at risk for which changes in populations are consistent with recovery and management objectives |
60% |
May 2025 |
43% With increasing numbers of species being listed as at risk, progress towards the objective is slow. Recovery of species at risk takes decades, but progress is being made. |
Canada’s ecosystems, landscape and biodiversity are protected |
Percentage of total i) terrestrial territory (land and inland water); and ii) coastal and marine areas that are conserved through networks of protected areas, other effective conservation measure (OECMs) and Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) |
i) 17% of total land and inland water is conserved; and ii) 10% of total coastal and marine areas are conserved |
2020 |
i) 13.6% as of December 2022Footnote 1 ii) 14.7% as of December 2022 |
| Name of theme | Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal*Footnote 2 (dollars) | 2022-23 Federal theme planned spendingFootnote 1 (dollars) | 2022-23 Federal theme actual spendingFootnote 1 (dollars) | Theme outcome(s) | Theme performance indicator(s) | Theme target(s) | Date to achieve theme target | 2022-23 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species at risk |
$553,444,762 |
$137,598,957 |
$120,143,703 |
Protection and recovery action for 230 species at risk is enhanced |
Percentage of 230 species at risk for which protection or recovery actions are being implemented through action for priority places, species, and threatsFootnote 3 |
100% |
2023 |
173% (398/230) ECCC: 152% (304/200; March 31, 2022) DFO: 313% (94/30 aquatic species at risk) The reporting cycle for our G&Cs does not align with this reporting cycle. We do not have all the data for 2022-23 at this time so as in past years we are reporting one year behind. Both ECCC and DFO have exceeded the target of 200 terrestrial species and 30 aquatic species, respectively, for the total of 304 terrestrial and 94 aquatic species at risk where protection or recovery actions are being implemented through actions for priority places, species and threats.Footnote 4 |
| Departments | Link to department’s Program Inventory | Horizontal initiative activity (activities) | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal* (dollars) | 2022-23 planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity (dollars) | 2022-23 actual spending for each horizontal initiative activity (dollars) | 2022-23 horizontal initiative activity expected result(s) | 2022-23 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s) | 2022-23 horizontal initiative activity target(s) | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity | 2022-23 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ECCC |
Species at risk |
Protection and recovery of species and their critical habitat through science, action planning, stewardship actions, regulations, enforcement, and reporting |
$117,444,701 |
$27,550,786 |
$27,592,315 |
Protection and recovery action for species at risk is enhanced |
Percent of species whose critical habitat has been identified on federal land for which habitat, wholly or in part, is protected |
51% |
March 2023 |
52% |
Enabling the stewardship actions of partners with contributions funding through the Canada Nature Fund |
$167,475,500 |
$49,782,100 |
$37,704,373 |
Collaboration with partners for species at risk is enhanced through the Canada Nature Fund |
Total land area (in hectares) that has been (i) secured; (ii) protected (new); or (iii) protected (renewed) for species at risk |
3 year rolling average (i) 7,000 (ii) 10,000 (iii) 100,000 |
2023 |
In 2021-22 6233 HaFootnote 5 were secured for species at risk through actions implemented by partners. Note that the reporting cycle for our Gs&Cs does not align with this reporting cycle. We do not have all the data for 2022-23 at this time so as in past years we are reporting one year behind. Targets were missed because investments focused on implementing stewardship actions other than securement. ii and iii results are not available, Gs&Cs recipients did not report results at this level of granularity. |
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Percentage of Indigenous Peoples engaged with ECCC who indicate that the engagement was meaningful |
61% (2018-19 baseline data) |
Ongoing |
66% for the period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. Department-wide indicator |
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Renewing capacity for assessment, listing, and recovery planning |
$46,253,795 |
$9,250,759 |
$7,828,299 |
Core capacity to implement the Species at Risk Act is renewed |
Percentage of legally listed species at risk with recovery strategy; management plan available on the Species at Risk public registry where a recovery document is due. |
75% |
March 2022 |
- |
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PC |
Heritage Places Conservation Program |
Protection and recovery of species and their critical habitat through science, implementation of on-the ground recovery actions, enforcement, and reporting |
$41,968,610 |
$9,026,350 |
$9,940,015 |
Heritages places are managed responsibly |
Percentage of actions identified in Parks Canada led Species at Risk Act action plans that are implemented |
50% |
- |
70% |
Renewing capacity for assessment, listing, and recovery planning |
$16,698,440 |
$3,443,200 |
$2,624,659 |
Number of species at risk action plans for Parks Canada places with 3 or more species at risk that are completed |
24 by 2020 |
- |
23 in place and more multi-species action plans are in development. Two single species combined recovery strategy/action plan have also been developed. |
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DFO |
Species at Risk |
Protection and recovery of species and their critical habitat through science, action planning, stewardship actions, regulation, enforcement, and reporting |
$58,831,716 |
$13,078,117 |
$13,400,879 |
Protection and recovery action for species at risk is enhanced |
Percentage of listed aquatic species that, when reassessed, have trends consistent with the population and distribution objectives laid out in the recovery strategies or management plans |
75% by 2023 |
- |
35% for FY 2022-23 |
Enabling the stewardship actions of partners with contributions funding through the Canada Nature Fund |
$59,352,000 |
$16,287,645 |
$15,188,255 |
Collaboration with partners for species at risk is enhanced through the Canada Nature Fund |
Number of stakeholders actively involved in species at risk protection and recovery activities |
50 by 2023 |
- |
Over 57 stakeholders wereinvovled in FY 2022-23 |
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Renewing capacity for assessment, listing, and recovery planning |
$41,000,000 |
$8,200,000 |
$4,973,112 |
Core capacity to implement the Species at Risk Act is renewed |
Percentage of aquatic species/populations at risk listed under the Species at Risk Act for which a recovery strategy/management plan is completed |
75% by 2023Footnote 6 |
- |
90% |
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NRCan |
Cumulative Effects |
Protection and recovery of species and their critical habitat through science |
$4,420,000 |
$920,000 |
$891,797 |
Protection and recovery action for species at risk is enhanced |
Trends in the use of tools, products and approaches by key decision makers to enhance information, decisions and responses regarding management of disturbance in ecosystems |
Minimum of 5 tools, products and approaches used by key decision-makers by 2023 |
- |
5 |
| [*This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal. Where the initiative is new (with no renewal), insert the initial total allocation approved.] | ||||||||||
| Name of theme | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal* (dollars) | 2022-23 Federal theme planned spending1 (dollars) | 2022-23 Federal theme actual spending[1] (dollars) | Theme outcome(s) | Theme performance indicator(s) | Theme target(s) | Date to achieve theme target | 2022-23 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protected areas |
$614,642,743 |
$109,572,204 |
$111,978,685 |
Canada’s network of protected areas, OECMs and IPCAs is expanded and strengthened |
Number of protected areas, OECMs and IPCAs with demonstrable progress toward establishment or expansion |
15 protected areas |
2023 |
13 ECCC terrestrial protected areas are making demonstrable progress towards establishment, as of March 2023 2 PC: Bruce Peninsula National Park expanded demonstrating demonstrable progress. Furthermore, Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area, Canada’s largest protected area at 108,000 km2, was established using Nature Legacy funding. |
20 Indigenous Protected Conservation Areas (IPCAs) |
2023 |
Due to the regional nature of activities, results will not be available until late Fall 2023. Results from Fall 2021-22 are as follows: PAs: 12 (demonstrative progress on 7 NWA expansion projects and completion of 5 private land acquisitions) IPCAs: 24 (T1C 20/Quick Start 4) OECMs: 36 (T1C 18/ Quick Start 18) PC: Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve, encompassing 14,070km2, was established using Nature Legacy funds, as part of a larger Indigenous Protected and Conservation Area. |
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10 Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) |
2023 |
Due to the regional nature of activities, results will not be available until late Fall 2023. Parks Canada recognized two Other Effective Area Based Conservation Measures (OCEM) in 2022, both in Atlantic Canada: Beaubears Island in New Brunswick (0.72 km2 and the Fortress of Louisburg National Historic Site in Nova Scotia (59.22 km2). |
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Percent of existing ECCC and PCA protected areas where overall ecological condition or management effectiveness is maintained or improved |
78% |
2023 |
ECCC: N/A. This indicator was not compatible for measuring the management effectiveness of ECCC sites. Instead, the below indicator of “Effective management of the ECCC protected areas network (average performance of all sites)” is used. PCA: As of March 2021, the ecological integrity of 82% of ecosystems has been maintained or improved. |
| Departments | Link to department’s Program Inventory | Horizontal initiative activity (activities) | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal* (dollars) | 2022-23 planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity (dollars) | 2022-23 actual spending for each horizontal initiative activity (dollars) | 2022-23 horizontal initiative activity expected result(s) | 2022-23 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s) | 2022-23 horizontal initiative activity target(s) | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity | 2022-23 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ECCC |
Habitat Conservation and Protection |
Protection of wildlife habitat as National Wildlife Areas, Migratory Bird Sanctuaries, and Conservation Areas through regulation, management, and evaluation |
$90,590,629 |
$24,167,557 |
$20,793,333 |
ECCC network of protected areas is expanded |
Total area of habitat protected as ECCC National Wildlife Areas, Migratory Bird Sanctuaries, and Conservation Areas |
136,848 km2 |
2020 |
As of the end of December 2022, a total of 151,034 km2 (119,963 km2 terrestrial and 31,072 km2 marine) |
ECCC network of protected areas is effectively managed |
Effective management of the ECCC protected areas network (average performance of all sites) |
75% |
2023 |
This indicator is reported on triennially with the next evaluation scheduled for Fall 2023. Therefore, results are expected to be available for 2023-24. |
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Supporting the actions of partners to create protected areas, other effective conservation measures, and Indigenous protected and conserved area with contribution funding from the Canada Nature Fund |
$323,768,488 |
$48,045,997 |
$47,647,905 |
Collaboration with partners for protected areas, OECMs, and IPCAs is enhanced through the Canada Nature Fund |
Percentage of total terrestrial territory (land and inland water) conserved by partners, OECMs and IPCAs |
6.2% Data Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) |
2020 |
This indicator has been retired as of the 2020-21 DRR and, as such, no data has been collected. It will be removed from this table moving forward. |
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Enabling the participation of Indigenous Peoples in the establishment, management, and monitoring of protected areas, other effective conservation measures, and Indigenous conserved and protected areas with contribution funding |
$38,273,236 |
$0 |
$0 |
Indigenous Peoples are engaged in conservation |
Percentage of Indigenous Peoples engaged with ECCC who indicate that the engagement was meaningful |
61% |
Ongoing |
66% for the period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 Department-wide indicator |
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PC |
Heritage Places Establishment Program |
Complete negotiations to establish Protected Areas |
$7,000,000 |
$7,000,000 |
$7,000,000 |
Indigenous Peoples actively participate and contribute to the stewardship and establishment of heritage places |
Number of negotiated agreements signed (Nahanni) |
1 by 2020 |
- |
Signed an interim agreement with Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band for Nahanni National Park Reserve. Negotiations continue for one or two impact and benefit agreements for Nahanni National Park Reserve with expectation of signing in fiscal year 2021-2022. |
$32,373,564 |
$1,000,600 |
$966,826 |
Number of agreements under negotiation |
2 by 2020 |
- |
Completed |
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Heritage Places Conservation Program |
Effective Management of National Parks and National Marine Conservation Areas |
$118,231,830 |
$29,358,050 |
$35,474,519 |
Canada’s natural heritage is protected for future generations |
Percentage of National Park ecosystems where ecological integrity is maintained or improved |
92% by 2023 |
- |
79% of national park ecosystems showed that ecological integrity was maintained or improved. |
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National marine conservation areas are ecologically sustainable |
Percentage of ecological sustainability measures for which data is collected and assessed |
65% by 2021 Data Source: Nature Legacy SharePoint |
- |
45% Work was delayed due to the impacts of COVID-19 and is ongoing. This target tried as of 2021. |
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Support new National Advisory Committee on Nature for planning, consensus-building, coordination, and Indigenous engagement |
$4,404,996 |
- |
$96,102 |
Indigenous Peoples actively participate in and contribute to the stewardship and conservation of heritage places |
Percentage of Conservation and Restoration (CoRe) projects that incorporate Indigenous Knowledge |
35% by 2020 |
- |
In February 2020, Parks Canada held a precedent-setting collaborative workshop with Indigenous partners to co-develop the methodology by which we could measure success. Continued disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have prevented implementation of the methodology and reporting on the target. |
| Theme | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal* (dollars) | 2022-23 total federal planned spending (dollars) | 2022-23 total federal actual spending (dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theme 1 – Species at Risk | $553,444,762 | $137,538,957 | $120,143,703 |
| Theme 2 – Protected Areas | $614,642,743 | $109,572,204 | $111,978,685 |
| Total, all themes | $1,168,087,505 | $247,111,161 | $232,122,388 |
| [*This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal. Where the initiative is new (with no renewal), insert the initial total allocation approved.] | |||