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Species Status Advisory Committee

The Species Status Advisory Committee (SSAC) was established under the Endangered Species Act.  The SSAC's role is to review and recommend to the Minister of Environment and Conservation designations and re-designations of species based on the best scientific knowledge available, and on traditional and local ecological knowledge about the species.

• Species Status Advisory Committee regulations
• Annual Reports
• Species Status Reports

SSAC Seeking Expressions of Interest

The SSAC is currently looking for authors to write status reports for the following species:

Each of these contracts may include associated fieldwork/inventories to be completed along with the status report preparation. The SSAC maintains priority lists for the following taxonomic groups which it uses to determine the expression of interest list:

• Vascular plants (10 KB)
• Lichens (9 KB)
• Birds
• Mammals
• Mosses
• Freshwater Fishes
• Amphibians
• Invertebrates

For further information, please contact:
Species Assessment and Recovery Planning Biologist
Department of Environment and Conservation, Wildlife Division
Telephone: (709) 637-2026