Bill C-5
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS |
| AN ACT RESPECTING THE PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE
SPECIES AT RISK IN CANADA
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| Preamble
SHORT TITLE |
| 1. Short title
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INTERPRETATION |
| 2. Definitions
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| 3. Aboriginal and treaty rights
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| 4. Sedentary living organisms
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HER MAJESTY |
| 5. Binding on Her Majesty
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PURPOSES |
| 6. Purposes
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CANADIAN ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION COUNCIL |
| 7. Composition
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ADMINISTRATION OF ACT |
| 8. Responsibility of Minister
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| 8.1 National Aboriginal Council on Species at Risk
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| 9. Advisory committees to assist Minister
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| 10. Administrative agreements
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STEWARDSHIP ACTION PLAN |
| 10.1 Stewardship action plan
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| 10.2 Contents
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STEWARDSHIP |
| 11. Conservation agreements - species at risk
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| 12. Conservation agreements - other species
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| 13. Funding agreements
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WILDLIFE SPECIES LISTING PROCESS |
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada |
| 14. Establishment
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| 15. Functions
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| 16. Composition
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| 17. Regulations and guidelines
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| 18. Subcommittees
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| 19. Rules
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| 20. Staff and facilities
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| 21. Status reports
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| 22. Applications
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| 23. Time for assessment
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Reviews and Reports |
| 24. Review of classifications
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| 25. Copies to Minister and Council
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| 26. Annual reports
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List of Wildlife Species at Risk |
| 27. Power to amend List
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| 28. Applications for assessment of imminent threat
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| 29. Emergency listing
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| 30. Review
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| 31. Recommendation to amend List
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MEASURES TO PROTECT LISTED WILDLIFE SPECIES |
General Prohibitions |
| 32. Killing, harming, etc., listed wildlife species
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| 33. Damage or destruction of residence
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| 34. Application - certain species in provinces
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| 35. Application - certain species in territories
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| 36. Prohibitions re provincial and territorial classifications
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Recovery of Endangered, Threatened and Extirpated Species |
| Recovery Strategy
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| 37. Preparation - endangered or threatened species
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| 38. Commitments to be considered
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| 39. Cooperation with others
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| 40. Determination of feasibility
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| 41. Contents if recovery feasible
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| 42. Proposed recovery strategy
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| 43. Comments
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| 44. Existing plans
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| 45. Amendments
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| 46. Reporting
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| Action Plan
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| 47. Preparation
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| 48. Cooperation with other ministers and governments
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| 49. Contents
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| 50. Proposed action plan
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| 51. Existing plans
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| 52. Amendments
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| 53. Regulations
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| 54. Use of powers under other Acts
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| 55. Monitoring and reporting
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Protection of Critical Habitat |
| 56. Codes of practice, national standards or guidelines
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| 57. Purpose
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| 58. Destruction of critical habitat
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| 59. Regulations re federal lands
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| 60. Provincial and territorial classifications
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| 61. Destruction of critical habitat
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| 62. Acquisition of lands
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| 63. Progress reports on unprotected portions of critical habitat
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| 64. Compensation
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Management of Species of Special Concern |
| 65. Preparation of management plan
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| 66. Cooperation with other ministers and governments
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| 67. Multi-species or ecosystem approach permissible
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| 68. Proposed management plan
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| 69. Existing plans
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| 70. Amendments
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| 71. Regulations
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| 72. Monitoring
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Agreements and Permits |
| 73. Powers of competent minister
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| 74. Competent minister acting under other Acts
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| 75. Adding terms and conditions
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| 76. Exemption for existing agreements, permits, etc.
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| 77. Licences, permits, etc. under other Acts of Parliament
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| 78. Agreements and permits under other provincial and
territorial Acts
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Project Review |
| 79. Notification of Minister
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Emergency Orders |
| 80. Emergency order
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| 81. Equivalent measures
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| 82. Recommendation to repeal
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Exceptions |
| 83. General exceptions
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| 84. Regulations
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ENFORCEMENT MEASURES |
Enforcement Officers |
| 85. Enforcement officers
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Inspections |
| 86. Inspections
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Disposition of Things Seized |
| 87. Custody of things seized
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| 88. Disposition by competent minister
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| 89. Liability for costs
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Assistance to Enforcement Officers |
| 90. Right of passage
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| 91. Assistance
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| 92. Obstruction
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Investigations |
| 93. Application for investigation
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| 94. Investigation
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| 95. Competent minister may send evidence to Attorney General
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| 96. Suspension or conclusion of investigation
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OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENT |
| 97. Contraventions
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| 98. Officers, etc., of corporations
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| 99. Offences by employees or agents
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| 100. Due diligence
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| 101. Venue
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| 102. Sentencing considerations
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| 103. Forfeiture
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| 104. Retention or sale
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| 105. Orders of court
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| 106. Suspended sentence
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| 107. Limitation period
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ALTERNATIVE MEASURES |
| 108. When alternative measures may be used
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| 109. Terms and conditions in agreement
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| 110. Duration of agreement
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| 111. Filing in court for purpose of public access
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| 112. Stay of proceedings
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| 113. Application to vary agreement
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| 114. Application of provisions dealing with records
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| 115. Disclosure of information by peace officer or enforcement
officer
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| 116. Government records
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| 117. Disclosure of records
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| 118. Information exchange agreements
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| 119. Regulations
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PUBLIC REGISTRY |
| 120. Public registry
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| 121. Regulations
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| 122. Protection from proceedings
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| 123. Documents to be in public registry
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| 124. Restriction
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FEES AND CHARGES |
| 125. Regulations
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REPORTS AND REVIEW OF ACT |
| 126. Annual report to Parliament
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| 127. Convening round table
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| 128. Reports on status of wildlife species
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| 129. Parliamentary review of Act
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ASSESSMENT OF WILDLIFE SPECIES MENTIONED IN THE SCHEDULES |
| 130. Assessment of status
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| 131. Section 27 applies
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| 132. Time for recovery strategy
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| 133. Time for management plan
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RELATED AMENDMENTS |
| 134-136. Canada Wildlife Act
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| 137. Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
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| 138. Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994
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| 139-141. Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act
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COORDINATING AMENDMENT |
| 141.1 Bill C-10
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COMING INTO FORCE |
| 142. Order of Governor in Council
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| SCHEDULES 1 TO 3
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