Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault raises the prospect of issuing a critical habitat protection order
OTTAWA — The federal government has established a timeline for Ontario to take additional steps to protect the boreal caribou and its habitat.Stephen Guilbeault, minister of environment and climate change, announced last week that Ottawa is giving the province until April 2024 "to demonstrate equivalency of approach between provincial measures and the federal framework.
"Provided that Ontario successfully puts in place the necessary measures and achieves results through the Boreal Caribou Conservation Agreement," the minister said, further steps under the act will not be required.
He also referenced Ontario's announcement in Thunder Bay earlier this year of a $29-million investment, over four years, to support on-the-ground restoration, protection and other conservation activities. Under the federal boreal caribou recovery strategy, provinces and territories are expected to put in place plans to outline how each range will be managed to maintain, or attain, a minimum of 65 per cent of undisturbed habitat.
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