GI-2026-41-reg1 : Décret modifiant l’annexe 1 de la Loi sur les espèces en péril (Pèlerin population de l’Atlantique et quatorze autres espèces sauvages)

The fishing industry is the primary sector affected, but overall costs are minimal. If you run a commercial fishing operation in Atlantic Canada that occasionally catches Porbeagle shark or Winter Skate as bycatch, you will no longer be able to keep and sell those fish — though your existing fishing licence will likely cover the incidental catch so you won't need a separate SARA permit. About 8 fishing enterprises reported Porbeagle bycatch and 20 reported Winter Skate bycatch in recent years; for most, those species represented less than 2% of total landed value, so the profit loss is negligible. Seafood processors linked to those fisheries face a combined estimated profit loss of roughly $1,400 per year. For the 5 species listed only as 'special concern' (like Basking Shark and Spiny Dogfish), no fishing restrictions apply at all — your operations are unaffected. The total incremental cost to all businesses across the 10-year period (2025–2034) is estimated at just $11,000, or about $1,500 per year.