Species at Risk Act (S.C. 2002, c. 29)
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Act current to 2026-03-17 and last amended on 2026-02-26. Previous Versions
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Amendments *
| Amendment Citation | Amendment date |
|---|---|
| SOR/2026-37 | 2026-02-26 |
| SOR/2025-157 | 2025-07-30 |
| 2024, c. 30 | 2024-11-27 |
| SOR/2024-135 | 2024-06-17 |
| SOR/2024-123 | 2024-06-10 |
| SOR/2023-263 | 2023-12-08 |
| SOR/2023-16 | 2023-02-03 |
| SOR/2023-17 | 2023-02-03 |
| SOR/2022-14 | 2022-02-03 |
| SOR/2021-205 | 2021-08-12 |
* List of amendments since 2019-01-01 (limited to last 10 amendments) [more details]
Regulations made under this Act
- Critical Habitat of Atlantic Whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) Order
- Critical Habitat of Carmine Shiner (Notropis percobromus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Atlantic Mud-piddock (Barnea truncata) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Inner Bay of Fundy Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the Barrens Willow (Salix jejuna) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) St. Lawrence Estuary Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the Black Redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Saskatchewan-Nelson Rivers Populations Order
- Critical Habitat of the Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Coastrange Sculpin (Cottus aleuticus) Cultus Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the Copper Redhorse (Moxostoma hubbsi) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) Ontario Populations Order
- Critical Habitat of the Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) Quebec Populations Order
- Critical Habitat of the Fawnsfoot (Truncilla donaciformis) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Fernald’s Braya (Braya fernaldii) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Gattinger’s Agalinis (Agalinis gattingeri) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Harbour Seal Lacs des Loups Marins subspecies (Phoca vitulina mellonae) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Hotwater Physa (Physella wrighti) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus fasciolaris) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Northeast Pacific Northern Resident Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Northeast Pacific Southern Resident Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the Lake Chubsucker (Erimyzon sucetta) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Lilliput (Toxolasma parvum) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Misty Lake Lentic Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Misty Lake Lotic Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Nooksack Dace (Rhinichthys cataractae ssp.) Order
- Critical Habitat of the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Northern Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Northern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) Scotian Shelf Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the Northern Madtom (Noturus stigmosus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Northern Riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Northern Wolffish (Anarhichas denticulatus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Paxton Lake Benthic Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Paxton Lake Limnetic Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Pugnose Minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Pugnose Shiner (Notropis anogenus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) Lake Utopia Small-Bodied Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Athabasca River Populations Order
- Critical Habitat of the Rayed Bean (Villosa fabalis) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.) Eastslope Populations Order
- Critical Habitat of the Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Round Hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Round Pigtoe (Pleurobema sintoxia) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Salamander Mussel (Simpsonaias ambigua) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Salish Sucker (Catostomus catostomus ssp.) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Silver Chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) Great Lakes – Upper St. Lawrence Populations Order
- Critical Habitat of the Silver Shiner (Notropis photogenis) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Spotted Wolffish (Anarhichas minor) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Spring Cisco (Coregonus sp.) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) St. Lawrence River Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the Threehorn Wartyback (Obliquaria reflexa) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Vananda Creek Benthic Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Vananda Creek Limnetic Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Vancouver Lamprey (Entosphenus macrostomus) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Western Brook Lamprey (Lampetra richardsoni) Morrison Creek Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) Great Lakes / St. Lawrence – Canadian Shield Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the Western Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) Order
- Critical Habitat of the Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) Alberta Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Kootenay River Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Upper Columbia River Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Upper Fraser River Population Order
- Critical Habitat of the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) Boreal Population Order
- Decisions not to add Certain Species to the List of Endangered Species, Order Giving Notice of
- Emergency Order for the Protection of the Greater Sage-Grouse
- Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog (Great Lakes / St. Lawrence — Canadian Shield Population)
- Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog Great Lakes / St. Lawrence — Canadian Shield Population (Longueuil)
- Exemption Order for Certain Licences, Authorizations and Documents (Bull Trout (Saskatchewan-Nelson Rivers Populations))
- Exemption Order for Certain Licences, Authorizations and Documents (Rainbow Trout (Athabasca River Populations))
- Exemption Order for Certain Licences, Authorizations and Documents (Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Alberta Population))
- Exemption Order for Certain Licences, Authorizations and Documents (White Sturgeon)
- Extending the Time for the Assessment of the Status of Wildlife Species, Order
- Extending the Time for the Assessment of the Status of Wildlife Species, Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Decision Not to Add Certain Species) Order (American Eel)
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Decision Not To Add or Referral Back to COSEWIC) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Decisions Not to Add Certain Species) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Decisions Not to Add Certain Species) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Decisions Not to Add Certain Species) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Decisions Not to Add Certain Species) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Decisions Not to Add Certain Species) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (referral back to COSEWIC) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (referral back to COSEWIC) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (referral back to COSEWIC) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (referral back to COSEWIC) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (referral back to COSEWIC) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (referral back to COSEWIC) Order
- List of Wildlife Species at Risk (referral back to COSEWIC) Order
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessment Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessment Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessment Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessment Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessment Done Under Subsection 23(1) of the Species at Risk Act (American Eel)
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Species at Risk Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 28(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Pursuant to Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Under Subsection 23(1) of the Act
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Under Subsection 23(1) of the Species at Risk Act (American Marten, Newfoundland Population and Six Other Wildlife Species)
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Under Subsection 23(1) of the Species at Risk Act (Certain Wildlife Species of Red Knot and Four Other Wildlife Species)
- Order Acknowledging Receipt of the Assessments Done Under Subsection 23(1) of the Species at Risk Act (Chestnut-collared Longspur and Nine Other Wildlife Species)
- Order Declining to make an Emergency Order for the protection of the Killer Whale Northeast Pacific Southern Resident Population
- Order Giving Notice of Decisions not to add Certain Species to the List of Endangered Species
- Order Giving Notice of Decisions not to add Certain Species to the List of Endangered Species
- Order Giving Notice of Decisions not to add Certain Species to the List of Endangered Species
- Order Giving Notice of Decisions Not to Add Certain Species to the List of Endangered Species
- Order Giving Notice of Decisions not to add Certain Species to the List of Endangered Species
- Permits Authorizing an Activity Affecting Listed Wildlife Species Regulations
Repealed regulations made under this Act
- Critical Habitat of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) Order [Repealed]
- Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Nechako River Population Order [Repealed]
- Critical Habitats of the Northeast Pacific Northern and Southern Resident Populations of the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Order [Repealed]
- Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog (Great Lakes / St. Lawrence — Canadian Shield Population) [Repealed]
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