The Minister of the Environment's Response to Species at Risk Assessments submitted by COSEWIC on October 12, 2021

Table 1. Terrestrial species (6) assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and eligible for addition to Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act
Normal: May 10, 2022
Extended: October 10, 2022
Taxon	Cosewic status	Species	Scientific name	Range	Consultation path
Molluscs	Endangered	Black Hills Mountainsnail	Oreohelix cooperi	AB, SK	Normal
Vascular plants	Endangered	Maleberry	Lyonia ligustrina	NS	Normal
Arthropods	Threatened	Davis’s Shieldback	Atlanticus davisi	ON	Normal
Birds	Threatened	Leach’s Storm-Petrel Atlantic population	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	QC, NB, PE, NS, NL, Atlantic Ocean	Normal
Birds	Threatened	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NL, NB, PE, NS, YK, NT, NU	Extended
Arthropods	Special Concern	Grappletail	Octogomphus specularis	BC	Normal

Table 2. Terrestrial species (12) assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and eligible for reclassification or a removal from Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act
Taxon	Proposed change to schedule 1 status	Species	Scientific name	Range	Consultation path
Birds	From Threatened to Endangered	Red Knot rufa subspecies (Southeastern USA / Gulf / Caribbean wintering population)^{Footnote 1}	Calidris canutus rufa^{Footnote 2}	NU, NT, AB, SK MB, ON, QC, NB, PE, NS, NL	Extended
Birds	From Threatened to Endangered	Ross's Gull	Rhodostethia rosea	NU, MB, NL, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean	Extended
Birds	From Special Concern to Threatened	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	YT, NT, NU, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PE, NS, NL	Extended
Lichens	From Endangered to Threatened	Seaside Centipede Lichen	Heterodermia sitchensis	BC	Normal
Arthropods	From Endangered to Special Concern	Cobblestone Tiger Beetle	Cicindela marginipennis	NB	Normal
Birds	From Threatened to Special Concern	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	YT, NT, NU, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PE, NS, NL	Extended
Birds	From Threatened to Special Concern	Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis	BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, YT, NT	Extended
Birds	From Threatened to Special Concern	Ferruginous Hawk	Buteo regalis	AB, SK, MB	Normal
Birds	From Threatened to Special Concern	Red Knot rufa subspecies (Northeastern South America wintering population)^{Footnote 3}	Calidris canutus rufa^{Footnote 4}	NU, NT, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, NL	Extended
Vascular Plants	From Threatened to Special Concern	Lakeside Daisy	Tetraneuris herbacea	ON	Normal
Arthropods	From Endangered to Data Deficient	Aweme Borer	Papaipema aweme	MB, ON, SK	Normal
Birds	From Special Concern to Not at Risk	Red Knot islandica subspecies	Calidris canutus islandica	NU, NT	Extended

Table 3. Terrestrial species (16) recently reassessed by COSEWIC (no consultations – species status confirmation)
Taxon	Cosewic status	Species	Species name	Range
Arthropods	Endangered	Edwards’ Beach Moth	Anarta edwardsii	BC
Birds	Endangered	Red Knot rufa subspecies (Tierra del Fuego/Patagonia wintering population)^{Footnote 5}	Calidris canutus	NU, NT, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, NL
Lichens	Endangered	Vole Ears Lichen	Erioderma mollissimum	NB, NS, NL
Reptiles	Endangered	Common Five-lined Skink (Carolinian population)^{Footnote 6}	Plestiodon fasciatus	ON
Birds	Threatened	Red Knot roselaari subspecies^{Footnote 7}	Calidris canutus^{Footnote 8}	BC, YT
Mammals	Threatened	Swift Fox	Vulpes velox	AB, SK
Reptiles	Threatened	Eastern Hog-nosed Snake	Heterodon platirhinos	ON
Vascular Plants	Threatened	American Water-willow	Justicia americana	ON, QC
Vascular Plants	Threatened	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum	ON
Vascular Plants	Threatened	Green-scaled Willow	Salix chlorolepis	QC
Vascular Plants	Threatened	Kentucky Coffee-tree	Gymnocladus dioicus	ON
Vascular Plants	Threatened	Western Silvery Aster	Symphyotrichum sericeum	MB, ON
Amphibians	Special Concern	Coeur d'Alene Salamander	Plethodon idahoensis	BC
Birds	Special Concern	Band-tailed Pigeon	Patagioenas fasciata	BC
Reptiles	Special Concern	Common Five-lined Skink (Great Lakes / St. Lawrence population)^{Footnote 9}	Plestiodon fasciatus	ON
Vascular Plants	Special Concern	Coastal Wood Fern	Dryopteris arguta	BC

Table 4. Aquatic species (16) 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 (du)	Species name	Range	Consultation path
Fishes (Marine)	Threatened	Chinook Salmon (Southern Mainland Boundary Bay, Ocean, Fall population)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Pacific Ocean, BC	Extended
Fishes (Marine)	Endangered	Chinook Salmon (Lower Fraser, Ocean, Summer population)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Pacific Ocean, BC	Extended
Fishes (Marine)	Endangered	Chinook Salmon (South Thompson, Stream, Summer 1.3 population)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Pacific Ocean, BC	Extended
Fishes (Marine)	Endangered	Chinook Salmon (Lower Thompson, Stream, Spring population)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Pacific Ocean, BC	Extended
Fishes (Marine)	Endangered	Chinook Salmon (East Vancouver Island, Ocean, Summer population)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Pacific Ocean, BC	Extended
Fishes (Marine)	Special Concern	Chinook Salmon (East Vancouver Island, Ocean, Fall population)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Pacific Ocean, BC	Extended
Fishes (Marine)	Threatened	Chinook Salmon (West Vancouver Island, Ocean, Fall (South) population)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Pacific Ocean, BC	Extended
Fishes (Marine)	Threatened	Chinook Salmon (West Vancouver Island, Ocean, Fall (Nootka and Kyuquot) population)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Pacific Ocean, BC	Extended
Fishes (Marine)	Endangered	Steelhead Trout (Thompson River population)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Pacific Ocean, BC	Extended
Fishes (Marine)	Endangered	Steelhead Trout (Chilcotin River population)	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Pacific Ocean, BC	Extended
Molluscs (Freshwater)	Threatened	Purple Wartyback	Cyclonaias tuberculata	ON	Normal
Fishes (Freshwater)	Endangered	Northern Brook Lamprey (Saskatchewan – Nelson population)	Ichthyomyzon fossor	MB	Normal
Fishes (Freshwater)	Special Concern	Silver Lamprey (Saskatchewan – Nelson River populations)	Ichthyomyzon unicuspis	MB, ON	Normal
Mammals (Marine)	Special Concern	Beluga Whale (Eastern High Arctic Baffin Bay population)	Delphinapterus leucas	NU, Arctic Ocean	Extended
Mammals (Marine)	Endangered	Beluga Whale (Ungava Bay population)	Delphinapterus leucas	QC, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean	Extended
Mammals (Marine)	Threatened	Beluga Whale (Eastern Hudson Bay population)	Delphinapterus leucas	NU, QC, NL, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean	Extended

Table 5. Aquatic species (3) assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and eligible for reclassification or a de-listing
Taxon	Proposed change to schedule 1 status	Species (du)	Scientific name	Range	Consultation path
Fishes (Marine)	Special Concern to Threatened	Yelloweye Rockfish (Pacific Ocean inside waters population)	Sebastes ruberrimus	BC, Pacific Ocean	Normal
Fishes (Marine)	Special Concern to Threatened	Yelloweye Rockfish (Pacific Ocean outside waters population)	Sebastes ruberrimus	BC, Pacific Ocean	Normal
Mammals (Marine)	Threatened to Endangered	Beluga Whale (Cumberland Sound population)	Delphinapterus leucas	Arctic Ocean, NU	Normal

Table 6. Aquatic species (6) recently reassessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (species status confirmations)
Taxon	Status confirmations	Species (du)	Species name	Range
Fishes (Freshwater)	Endangered	Lake Chubsucker	Erimyzon sucetta	ON
Fishes (Marine)	Endangered	White Shark (Atlantic population)	Carcharodon carcharias	NS, NB, NL, PE, QC, Atlantic Ocean
Mollusc (Marine)	Threatened	Atlantic Mud-Piddock	Barnea truncata	NS, Atlantic Ocean
Fishes (Marine)	Special Concern	Tope	Galeorhinus galeus	BC, Pacific Ocean
Fishes (Freshwater)	Special Concern	Northern Brook Lamprey (Great Lakes – Upper St. Lawrence populations)	Ichthyomyzon fossor	ON, QC
Fishes (Freshwater)	Special Concern	Silver Lamprey (Great Lakes – Upper St. Lawrence populations)	Ichthyomyzon unicuspis	ON, QC

Footnotes

Footnote 1

New population structure, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Red Knot roselaari type.

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Footnote 2

New population structure, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Calidris canutus roselaari type

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Footnote 3

New population structure, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Red Knot roselaari type.

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Footnote 4

New population structure, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Calidris canutus roselaari type

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Footnote 5

Name change, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Red Knot rufa subspecies

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Footnote 6

Name change, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Five-lined Skink Carolinian population

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Footnote 7

New population structure, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Red Knot roselaari type.

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Footnote 8

New population structure, currently listed as Calidris canutus roselaari type

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Footnote 9

Name change, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Five-lined Skink Great Lakes/St. Lawrence population

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