Response Statements

A response statement is a communications document that identifies how the Minister of the Environment intends to respond to the assessment of a wildlife species by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). The document provides a start to the listing and recovery process for those species identified as being at risk, and provides timelines for action to the extent possible.

• The Minister of the Environment's Response to Species at Risk Assessments submitted by COSEWIC on 24 October 2017
• The Minister of the Environment Response to Species at Risk Assessments Submitted by COSEWIC on 13 October 2016
• The Minister of the Environment's Response to Species at Risk Assessments Submitted by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) on 6 October 2015
• The Minister of the Environment's Response to Species at Risk Assessments Submitted by COSEWIC in 2014
• December 2013 posting of response statements including consultation paths.
• January 2013 posting of response statements including consultation paths.
• December 2011 posting of response statements including consultation paths.
• December 2010 posting of response statements including consultation paths.

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Species marked with an asterisk (*) have at least one associated document.

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