Enhance protection of Canada's endangered species.

What success looks like

Species at risk are protected.

Government's narrative on progress

The Government of Canada has developed a three-year plan to address the backlog of 149 terrestrial species eligible for listing under the *Species at Risk Act*. Since February 2017, final listing decisions were made for 120 of these species and proposed listing decisions were published for another 6 species. The Government of Canada has posted three-year plans (2014-15 to 2016-17) to address the backlog of overdue recovery documents for terrestrial species on the Species at Risk Public Registry. As of March 2019, 180 of the 192 overdue proposed recovery documents were completed and posted on the Species at Risk Public Registry. Parks Canada has completed and posted 21 multi-species action plans, addressing 174 species at risk occurring across 42 Parks Canada places in total, on the Species at Risk Public Registry. Measures identified in these action plans will support species at risk recovery in Parks Canada places. As announced in Budget 2018, to support Canada's biodiversity and protect species at risk, the government is making an historic investment totaling $1.3 billion over five years, one of the most significant investments in nature conservation in Canadian history. This investment will contribute $500 million from the federal government to create a new $1 billion Nature Fund in partnership with corporate, not?for-profit, provincial, territorial and other partners. In collaboration with partners, the Nature Fund will make it possible to secure private land, support provincial and territorial species protection efforts, and help build Indigenous capacity to conserve land and species, for the benefit of current and future generations.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.