Species at Risk Act annual report 2018

Official title: Species at Risk Act 2018 annual report to Parliament

Table of contents

1. Introduction
   • 1.1 Background on SARA
   • 1.2 Implementation of SARA
   • 1.3 Nature Legacy for Canada
2. Assessment of species at risk
   • 2.1 COSEWIC assessments
     • 2.1.1 COSEWIC subcommittees
   • 2.2 Wildlife species
3. Listing of species at risk
   • 3.1 Listing process
   • 3.2 Federal government response to COSEWIC assessments
   • 3.3 Public consultations
   • 3.4 Listing decisions
   • 3.5 SARA Schedule 1 current status
4. Recovery planning for listed species
   • 4.1 Recovery planning activities in 2018
     • 4.1.1 Recovery strategies
     • 4.1.2 Action plans
     • 4.1.3 Identification of critical habitat
     • 4.1.4 Management plans
   • 4.2 Protection of critical habitat
   • 4.3 Imminent threat assessments
   • 4.4 Recovery activities
     • 4.4.1 Competent departments recovery activities
     • 4.4.2 Habitat Stewardship Program
     • 4.4.3 Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk
     • 4.4.4 Interdepartmental Recovery Fund
   • 4.5 Outreach and education
   • 4.6 Species at risk population trends
     • 4.6.1 Changes in wildlife species status indicator
5. Permits
6. Enforcement
7. Monitoring
8. Consultation and governance
   • 8.1 Engagement on SARA policies
   • 8.2 Species at Risk Advisory Committee
   • 8.3 Indigenous groups and SARA
   • 8.4 Bilateral administrative agreements
   • 8.5 The National General Status Working Group
   • 8.6 Species at risk registry
9. Additional information