The Council is responsible for providing national leadership and direction for preventing wild species from becoming at risk. It has specific responsibilities for overseeing the assessment and recovery of species that are at risk nationally, and plays a role in resolving issues.
Species assessments are made by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), a committee of wildlife experts. COSEWIC makes its list public and forwards it to CESCC along with a rationale for each designation. The CESCC determines and coordinates the most effective response actions.
The CESCC is responsible for monitoring and reporting every five years on the status of all species in Canada, and for communicating the progress on programs to the public. The first such report (Wild Species 2000: The General Status of Species in Canada) was released in April 2001. The CESCC is also mandated to foster stewardship of natural habitats by resource users and managers, landowners and other citizens to protect species at risk.
A list of the Ministers who make up the CESCC is attached. More information can be found on the Canadian Wildlife Service's Web site at: http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/
MINISTERS
CANADIAN ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 2004 |
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ALBERTA |
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES |
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Honourable Bill Barisoff Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection |
NOVA SCOTIA
Honourable Richard Hurlburt Minister of Natural Resources |
CANADA
Honourable Stéphane Dion Minister of the Environment |
NUNAVUT
Honourable Olayuk Akesuk Minister of the Environment |
Honourable Geoff Regan
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans |
ONTARIO
Honourable Dave Ramsay Minister of Natural Resources |
MANITOBA
Honourable Stan Struthers Minister of Conservation |
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Honourable Jamie Ballem Minister of Environment and Energy |
NEW BRUNSWICK
Honourable Keith Ashfield Minister of Natural Resources |
QUÉBEC
Honourable Pierre Corbeil Ministre délégué à la Forêt, à la Faune et aux Parcs |
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Honourable Tom Osborne Minister of the Environemnt and Conservation |
SASKATCHEWAN
Honourable David Forbes Minister of the Environment |
YUKON TERRITORY |