Species at Risk Committee

What is their mandate?

The Species at Risk Committee is established under the Species at Risk (NWT) Act to assess the biological status of species that may be at risk in the NWT.

As part of the assessment, the Species at Risk Committee identifies threats and positive influences to species and their habitats. They may also recommend conservation actions.

The Species at Risk Committee uses the assessments to recommend whether a species should be added to the NWT List of Species at Risk.

Who are they?

All the members of the Species at Risk Committee are experts on species, habitat, northern ecosystems or conservation. Their expertise comes from Indigenous traditional knowledge, community knowledge or science. They do not represent the group that appointed them, or anyone else. They act as independent experts.

Species at Risk Committee members are appointed by the four wildlife co-management boards established under settled land claim and self-government agreements, the Government of Canada, and the Government of the Northwest Territories (represented by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (ECC)). In areas without settled land claims, members are appointed by the Minister of ECC after consultation with the appropriate groups. Appointments are for up to five years.

• About the Species at Risk Committee
• How species are assessed
• NWT Species at Risk Assessment Schedule
• Species at Risk Committee Documents

Future Meetings

June 2023