The Minister of the Environment's response to species at risk assessments submitted by COSEWIC on October 9, 2019

Table 1. Terrestrial species (14) assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and eligible for addition to Schedule 1
(Normal: April 2, 2021 and Extended: September 2, 2021)
Taxon COSEWIC status Species Scientific name Range Consultation path
Mosses Endangered Carey’s Small Limestone Moss Seligeria careyana BC Normal
Mosses Endangered Dalton’s Moss Daltonia splachnoides BC Normal
Mosses Endangered Drooping–leaved Beard–moss Oxystegus recurvifolius BC Normal
Vascular Plants Endangered Columbia Quillwort Isoetes minima BC Normal
Vascular Plants Endangered Dwarf Hesperochiron Hesperochiron pumilus BC Normal
Vascular Plants Endangered Hairy Valerian Valeriana edulis ssp. ciliata ON Normal
Vascular Plants Endangered Hairy Paintbrush Castilleja tenuis BC Normal
Vascular Plants Endangered Ute Ladies’-tresses Spiranthes diluvialis BC Normal
Birds Threatened Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL Extended
Lichens Threatened White–rimmed Shingle Lichen Fuscopannaria leucosticta ON QC NB NS Normal
Vascular Plants Threatened Black Ash Fraxinus nigra MB ON QC NB PE NS NL Extended
Arthropods Special Concern American Bumble Bee Bombus pensylvanicus ON QC Normal
Arthropods Special Concern Yellow Scarab Hunter Wasp Dielis pilipes BC Normal
Vascular Plants Special Concern Yukon Draba Draba yukonensis YT Extended
Table 2. Terrestrial species (3) assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and eligible for reclassification
(Normal: April 2, 2021 and Extended: September 2, 2021)
Taxon Proposed change to schedule 1 status Species Scientific name Range Consultation path
Lichens From Special Concern to Threatened Cryptic Paw Lichen Nephroma occultum BC Extended
Reptiles From Endangered to Special Concern Greater Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma hernandesi AB SK Normal
Vascular Plants From Threatened to Special Concern Goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis ON Normal
Table 3. Terrestrial species (10) recently reassessed by COSEWIC (no consultations – species status confirmation)
Taxon COSEWIC status Species Species name Range
Arthropods Extirpated Frosted Elfin Callophrys irus ON
Arthropods Extirpated Karner Blue Plebejus samuelis ON
Reptiles Extirpated Pygmy Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma douglasii BC
Arthropods Endangered Rapids Clubtail Phanogomphus quadricolor ON
Mammals Endangered Vancouver Island Marmot Marmota vancouverensis BC
Vascular Plants Endangered Brook Spike-primrose Epilobium torreyi BC
Reptiles Threatened Wood Turtle Glyptemys insculpta ON QC NB NS
Arthropods Special Concern Pale Yellow Dune Moth Copablepharon grandis AB SK MB
Arthropods Special Concern Pygmy Snaketail Ophiogomphus howei ON NB
Mammals Special Concern Polar Bear Ursus maritimus YT NT NU MB ON QC NL Arctic Ocean
Table 4. Aquatic species (17) assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada with consultations to be conducted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (eligible for addition to Schedule 1)
Taxon COSEWIC status Species Species name Range
Fishes (Anadromous) Endangered Chinook Salmon (Lower Fraser, Stream, Summer (Upper Pitt) population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (Anadromous) Endangered Chinook Salmon (Middle Fraser, Stream, Spring population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (Anadromous) Endangered Chinook Salmon (Middle Fraser, Stream, Fall population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (Anadromous) Endangered Chinook Salmon (Upper Fraser, Stream, Spring population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (Anadromous) Endangered Chinook Salmon (South Thompson, Stream, Summer 1.2 population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (Anadromous) Endangered Chinook Salmon (North Thompson, Stream, Spring population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (Anadromous) Endangered Chinook Salmon (North Thompson, Stream, Summer population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (Anadromous) Endangered Chinook Salmon (East Vancouver Island, Stream, Spring population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (marine) Endangered Shortfin Mako (Atlantic population) Isurus oxyrinchus NB NL NS PEI QC Atlantic Ocean
Mammals (marine) Endangered Sei Whale (Atlantic population) Balaenoptera borealis Atlantic Ocean
Fishes (Anadromous) Threatened Chinook Salmon (Lower Fraser, Ocean, Fall population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (Anadromous) Threatened Chinook Salmon (Lower Fraser, Stream, Summer population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (Anadromous) Threatened Chinook Salmon (Middle Fraser, Stream, Spring (MFR+GStr) population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (Anadromous) Threatened Chinook Salmon (Middle Fraser, Stream, Summer population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Fishes (freshwater) Threatened Lake Chub (Liard Hot Springs populations) Couesius plumbeus BC
Fishes (freshwater) Threatened Lake Chub (Atlin Warm Springs populations) Couesius plumbeus BC
Fishes (Anadromous) Special Concern Chinook Salmon (Lower Fraser, Stream, Spring population) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha BC Pacific Ocean
Table 5. Aquatic species (3) assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and eligible for reclassification
Taxon Proposed change to schedule 1 status Species Scientific name Range Consultation path
Fishes (freshwater) From Threatened to Endangered Rainbow Smelt
(Lake Utopia small-bodied population)
Osmerus mordax NB Status change for which there will be no consultations
Fishes (freshwater) From Threatened to Endangered Rainbow Smelt
(Lake Utopia large-bodied population)
Osmerus mordax NB Status change for which there will be no consultations
Mammals (marine) From Threatened to Special Concern Fin Whale (Pacific population) Balaenoptera physalus Pacific Ocean Not applicable
Table 6. Aquatic species (5) recently reassessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (species status confirmations)
Taxon Status confirmations Species Species name Range
Fishes (freshwater) Extirpated Gravel Chub Erimystax x-punctatus ON
Fishes (freshwater) Extirpated Paddlefish Polyodon spathula ON
Fishes (freshwater) Endangered Nooksack Dace Rhinichthys cataractae BC
Mammals (marine) Special Concern Fin Whale (Atlantic population) Balaenoptera physalus Atlantic Ocean
Mammals (marine) Special Concern Sowerby's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bidens Atlantic Ocean

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