Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act (Miscellaneous Program): SOR/2022-14

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 156, Number 4

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SOR/2022-14 February 3, 2022

SPECIES AT RISK ACT

P.C. 2022-72 February 3, 2022

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsection 27(1) of the Species at Risk Act footnote a, makes the annexed Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act (Miscellaneous Program).

Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act (Miscellaneous Program)

Amendments

1 Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act footnote a is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Birds”:

Prairie-Chicken, Greater (Tympanuchus cupido)
Tétras des prairies

2 Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Birds”:

Prairie-Chicken, Greater (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus)
Tétras des prairies

3 Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Molluscs”:

Snail, Puget Oregonian (Cryptomastix devia)
Escargot du Puget

4 Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Molluscs”:

Puget Oregonian (Cryptomastix devia)
Escargot du Puget

5 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Mammals”:

Caribou, Woodland (Rangifer tarandus caribou) Atlantic — Gaspésie population
Caribou des bois population de la Gaspésie — Atlantique

6 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Mammals”:

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) Atlantic — Gaspésie population
Caribou population de la Gaspésie — Atlantique

7 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Birds”:

8 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Birds”:

9 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Amphibians”:

Salamander, Small-mouthed (Ambystoma texanum)
Salamandre à nez court

10 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Amphibians”:

Salamander, Small-mouthed (Ambystoma texanum)
Salamandre à petite bouche

11 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Reptiles”:

12 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Reptiles”:

13 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the French version of the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Reptiles”:

Couleuvre agile bleue (Coluber constrictor foxi)
Racer, Blue

14 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the French version of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Reptiles”:

Couleuvre agile bleue (Coluber constrictor foxii)
Racer, Blue

15 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Plants”:

16 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Plants”:

17 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Mosses”:

Moss, Rigid Apple (Bartramia stricta)
Bartramie à feuilles dressées

18 Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Mosses”:

Moss, Rigid Apple (Bartramia aprica)
Bartramie à feuilles dressées

19 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Mammals”:

Caribou, Woodland (Rangifer tarandus caribou) Boreal population
Caribou des bois population boréale

20 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Mammals”:

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) Boreal population
Caribou population boréale

21 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Birds”:

22 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Birds”:

23 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Amphibians”:

Salamander, Coastal Giant (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
Grande salamandre

24 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Amphibians”:

Salamander, Coastal Giant (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
Grande salamandre du Nord

25 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Reptiles”:

Ratsnake, Gray (Pantherophis spiloides) Great Lakes/St. Lawrence population
Couleuvre obscure population des Grands Lacs et du Saint-Laurent

26 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Reptiles”:

Ratsnake, Gray (Pantherophis spiloides) Great Lakes / St. Lawrence population
Couleuvre ratière grise population des Grands Lacs et du Saint-Laurent

27 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Arthropods”:

Skipper, Dun (Euphyes vestris) Western population
Hespérie rurale population de l’Ouest

28 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Arthropods”:

Skipper vestris subspecies, Dun (Euphyes vestris vestris)
Hespérie rurale de la sous-espèce vestris

29 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Lichens”:

Bone, Seaside (Hypogymnia heterophylla)
Hypogymnie maritime

30 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Lichens”:

Lichen, Seaside Bone (Hypogymnia heterophylla)
Hypogymnie maritime

31 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Mosses”:

Bryum, Porsild’s (Mielichhoferia macrocarpa)
Bryum de Porsild

32 Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Mosses”:

Bryum, Porsild’s (Haplodontium macrocarpum)
Bryum de Porsild

33 Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Amphibians”:

Frog, Red-legged (Rana aurora)
Grenouille à pattes rouges

34 Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Amphibians”:

Frog, Northern Red-legged (Rana aurora)
Grenouille à pattes rouges du Nord

35 Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Reptiles”:

36 Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Reptiles”:

37 Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Arthropods”:

Weidemeyer’s Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
Amiral de Weidemeyer

38 Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Arthropods”:

Admiral, Weidemeyer’s (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
Amiral de Weidemeyer

39 Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Plants”:

40 Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Plants”:

41 Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading “Lichens”:

Glass-whiskers, Frosted (Sclerophora peronella) Nova Scotia population
Sclérophore givré population de la Nouvelle-Écosse

42 Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order under the heading “Lichens”:

Glass-whiskers, Frosted (Sclerophora peronella) Atlantic population
Sclérophore givré population de l’Atlantique

Coming into Force

43 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Order.)

Issues

The purposes of the Species at Risk Act (SARA or the Act) are to prevent wildlife species from becoming extirpated from Canada or extinct; to provide for recovery of wildlife species that are listed as extirpated, endangered or threatened; and to manage species of special concern to prevent them from becoming endangered or threatened. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) was formed as an independent scientific body in 1977 with a mandate to provide a single, official, scientifically sound, national classification of wildlife species at risk in Canada. The Committee provides the Minister of the Environment with assessments of the status of Canadian wildlife species.

Through its assessments, COSEWIC frequently recommends changing the scientific name, or common name (or both) of species listed under Schedule 1 of SARA without a modification of status. These recommendations are based on the science of taxonomy, which is a branch of science that deals primarily with the description, identification, nomenclature, and classification of organisms of all sorts. The nomenclature of species and taxonomy in general as a science is subject to change as our understanding of the wildlife species, subspecies, varieties and populations (designatable units) grows.

From 2008 to 2018, the Department of the Environment (the Department) has received numerous assessments from COSEWIC to amend the name of species listed under Schedule 1 of SARA. The Department usually processes these types of amendments to Schedule 1 by incorporating them into broader listing proposals when they arise. However, this time, the name change requests for 34 terrestrial species are being consolidated into one single Order to more effectively deal with the accumulated backlog.

Objective

The objective of this Order is to make administrative and housekeeping updates to the names of 34 terrestrial species listed in Schedule 1 of SARA.

Description and rationale

This Order amends the List of Species at Risk under Schedule 1 of SARA in accordance with COSEWIC’s recommended name changes for the 34 species (see list and description of the amendments in the table below). These amendments are either to change the scientific name or common name (or both) of these species.

There are minimal one-time costs to the Government associated with this Order, estimated to be between $50,000 and $160,000 (undiscounted and rounded), as the Department will need to update documents related to the management or recovery of the species (e.g. translation, publication and labour costs, which can vary widely depending on the type of amendments required).

Table 1: Recommended name changes of 34 wildlife species under Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act
Amendment number Current species name Proposed name change(s) Intent
1 Prairie-Chicken, Greater
Tétras des prairies
(Tympanuchus cupido)		 Prairie-Chicken, Greater
Tétras des prairies
(Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus)		 Scientific name change (subspecies added to reflect the status report received in 2010)
2 Snail, Puget Oregonian
(Cryptomastix devia)		 Puget Oregonian
(Cryptomastix devia)		 Common name change (English only)
3 Caribou, Woodland Atlantic —Gaspésie population
Caribou des bois population de la Gaspésie — Atlantique
(Rangifer tarandus caribou)		 Caribou, Atlantic — Gaspésie population
Caribou, population de la
Gaspésie — Atlantique
(Rangifer tarandus)		 Scientific and common name changes (English and French)
4 Shrike migrans subspecies, Loggerhead
Pie-grièche migratrice de la sous-espèce migrans
(Lanius ludovicianus migrans)		 Shrike Eastern subspecies, Loggerhead
Pie-grièche migratrice de la sous-espèce de l’Est
(Lanius ludovicianus ssp.)		 Scientific and common name changes (English and French)
The scientific name change adds "ssp." to specify that it is a subspecies
5 Warbler, Kirtland’s
Paruline de Kirtland
(Dendroica kirtlandii)		 Warbler, Kirtland’s
Paruline de Kirtland
(Setophaga kirtlandii)		 Scientific name change
6 Caribou, Woodland Boreal population
Caribou des bois population boréale
(Rangifer tarandus caribou)		 Caribou Boreal population
Caribou population boréale
(Rangifer tarandus)		 Scientific and common name changes (English and French)
7 Shrike excubitorides subspecies, Loggerhead
Pie-grièche migratrice de la sous-espèce excubitorides
(Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides)		 Shrike Prairie subspecies, Loggerhead
Pie-grièche migratrice de la sous-espèce des Prairies
(Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides)		 Common name change (English and French)
8 Warbler, Canada
Paruline du Canada
(Wilsonia canadensis)		 Warbler, Canada
Paruline du Canada
(Cardellina canadensis)		 Scientific name change
9 Whip-poor-will
Engoulevent bois-pourri
(Caprimulgus vociferus)		 Whip-poor-will, Eastern
Engoulevent bois-pourri
(Antrostomus vociferus)		 Scientific and common name changes (English only)
10 Skipper, Dun — Western population
Hespérie rurale population de l’Ouest
(Euphyes vestris)		 Skipper vestris subspecies, Dun
Hespérie rurale de la sous-espèce vestris
(Euphyes vestris vestris)		 Scientific and common name changes (English and French)
11 Bone, Seaside
(Hypogymnia heterophylla)		 Lichen, Seaside Bone
(Hypogymnia heterophylla)		 Common name change (English only)
12 Bryum, Porsild’s
Bryum de Porsild
(Mielichhoferia macrocarpa)		 Bryum, Porsild’s
Bryum de Porsild
(Haplodontium macrocarpum)		 Scientific name change
13 Frog, Red-legged
Grenouille à pattes rouges
(Rana aurora)		 Frog, Northern Red-legged
Grenouille à pattes rouges du Nord
(Rana aurora)		 Common name change (English and French)
14 Milksnake
(Lampropeltis triangulum)		 Milksnake, Eastern
(Lampropeltis triangulum)		 Common name change (English only)
15 Boa, Rubber
Boa caoutchouc
(Charina bottae)		 Boa, Northern Rubber
Boa caoutchouc du Nord
(Charina bottae)		 Common name change (English and French)
16 Fern, American Hart’s-tongue
Scolopendre d’Amérique
(Asplenium scolopendrium)		 Fern, American Hart’s-tongue
Scolopendre d’Amérique
(Asplenium scolopendrium var. americanum)		 Scientific name change
17 Willow, Felt-leaf
(Salix silicicola)		 Willow, Blanket-leaved
(Salix silicicola)		 Common name change (English only)
18 Yarrow, Large-headed Woolly
Achillée à gros capitules
(Achillea millefolium var. megacephalum)		 Yarrow, Large-headed Woolly
Achillée à gros capitules
(Achillea millefolium var. megacephala)		 Scientific name change
19 Glass-whiskers, Frosted Nova Scotia population
Sclérophore givré population de la Nouvelle-Écosse
(Sclerophora peronella)		 Glass-whiskers, Frosted Atlantic population
Sclérophore givré population de l’Atlantique
(Sclerophora peronella)		 Common name change (English and French)
20 Weidemeyer’s Admiral
(Limenitis weidemeyerii)		 Admiral, Weidemeyer’s
(Limenitis weidemeyerii)		 Common name change (English only)
21 Catchfly, Coastal Scouler’s
Grand silène de Scouler
(Silene scouleri grandis)		 Catchfly, Coastal Scouler’s
Grand silène de Scouler
(Silene scouleri ssp. grandis)		 Scientific name change
22 Foxsnake, Eastern Carolinian population
Couleuvre fauve de l’Est population carolinienne
(Pantherophis gloydi)		 Foxsnake, Eastern Carolinian population
Couleuvre fauve de l’Est population carolinienne
(Pantherophis vulpinus)		 Scientific name change
23 Foxsnake, Eastern Great Lakes / St. Lawrence population
Couleuvre fauve de l’Est population des Grands Lacs et du Saint-Laurent
(Pantherophis gloydi)		 Foxsnake, Eastern Great Lakes / St. Lawrence population
Couleuvre fauve de l’Est population des Grands Lacs et du Saint-Laurent
(Pantherophis vulpinus)		 Scientific name change
24 Moss, Rigid Apple
Bartramie à feuilles dressées
(Bartramia stricta)		 Moss, Rigid Apple
Bartramie à feuilles dressées
(Bartramia aprica)		 Scientific name change
25 Fringed-orchid, Eastern Prairie
(Platanthera leucophaea)		 Orchid, Eastern Prairie Fringed
(Platanthera leucophaea)		 Common name change (English only)
26 Fringed-orchid, Western Prairie
(Platanthera praeclara)		 Orchid, Western Prairie Fringed
(Platanthera praeclara)		 Common name change (English only)
27 Pogonia, Nodding
Triphore penché
(Triphora trianthophora)		 Pogonia, Nodding
Triphore penché
(Triphora trianthophoros)		 Scientific name change
28 Potamot de Ogden
(Potamogeton ogdenii)		 Potamot d’Ogden
(Potamogeton ogdenii)		 Common name change (French only)
29 Couleuvre obscure population carolinienne
(Pantherophis spiloides)		 Couleuvre ratière grise population carolinienne
(Pantherophis spiloides)		 Common name change (French only)
30 Couleuvre obscure population des Grands Lacs et du Saint-Laurent
(Pantherophis spiloides)		 Couleuvre ratière grise population des Grands Lacs et du Saint-Laurent
(Pantherophis spiloides)		 Common name change (French only)
31 Grande salamandre
(Dicamptodon tenebrosus)		 Grande salamandre du Nord
(Dicamptodon tenebrosus)		 Common name change (French only)
32 Salamandre à nez court
(Ambystoma texanum)		 Salamandre à petite bouche
(Ambystoma texanum)		 Common name change (French only)
33 Thrift, Athabasca
Arméria de l’Athabasca
(Armeria maritima interior)		 Thrift, Athabasca
Arméria de l’Athabasca
(Armeria maritima ssp. interior)		 Scientific name change
34 Couleuvre agile bleue
(Coluber constrictor foxi)		 Couleuvre agile bleue
(Coluber constrictor foxii)		 Scientific name change (French only)

One-for-one rule and small business lens

The one-for-one rule does not apply to these amendments, as there is no change in administrative costs or burden to businesses.

Analysis under the small business lens determined that the Order will not impact small businesses in Canada.

Contact

Paula Brand
Director SAR Policy
Canadian Wildlife Service
Department of the Environment
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3
Telephone: 1‑800‑668‑6767
Email: LEPreglementations-SARAregulations@ec.gc.ca