SOR-2018-278 Critical Habitat of the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Northeast Pacific Southern Resident Population Order

Whereas the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Northeast Pacific southern resident population is a wildlife species that is listed as an endangered species in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act a;

Whereas the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency, namely the Minister of the Environment, and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans have together prepared a recovery strategy for that species;

Whereas the recovery strategy that identified the critical habitat of that species has been included in the Species at Risk Public Registry;

Whereas no portion of the critical habitat of that species that is specified in the annexed Order is in a place referred to in subsection 58(2) b of that Act;

And whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans are of the opinion that the annexed Order would affect areas in respect of which wildlife management boards are authorized by land claims agreements to perform functions in respect of wildlife species and, pursuant to subsection 58(8) of that Act, have consulted the wildlife management boards in question with respect to the Order;

Therefore, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, pursuant to subsections 58(4) and (5) of the Species at Risk Act a, make the annexed Critical Habitat of the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Northeast Pacific Southern Resident Population Order.

Gatineau, December 11, 2018 Catherine McKenna Minister of the Environment

Gatineau, December 11, 2018 Jonathan Wilkinson Minister of Fisheries and Oceans