Federal regulationCanada Gazette, Part IComment Period Closed
Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act (Certain Wildlife Species of Red Knot and Four Other Wildlife Species)
Sponsoring body: Environment, Dept. of theIntroduced December 21, 2024Last checked August 25, 2026
Read the official text on gazette.gc.caOfficial version — Canada Gazette, Part I
What this regulation does
This Order updates Canada's official list of species at risk by removing, reclassifying, or renaming nine wildlife species — including several Red Knot shorebird populations, the Aweme Borer moth, the Cobblestone Tiger Beetle, the Lakeside Daisy, and the Seaside Centipede Lichen — to reflect updated scientific assessments by COSEWIC.
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Business impact
Compliance
The government's own analysis confirms there are no incremental compliance costs to businesses, landowners, or Indigenous peoples from this Order. Since all nine species were already listed, no new prohibitions are triggered — species being downlisted or delisted actually reduce the situations where you'd need a SARA permit to carry out activities on federal land. For anyone who has previously needed permits to conduct research or other activities near Red Knot habitat, roughly five MBCA permit applications per year are expected to continue, costing applicants about $370 each. The small business lens analysis explicitly found zero incremental costs or benefits for small businesses in Canada.
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Where this regulation is
Proposed
Comment period closed
Final publicationPending
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