Legal Advocates for Nature’s…

Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence and the Friends of the Attawapiskat River jointly provide these comments (see attached) to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks in response to the following proposals, posted to the Environmental Registry of Ontario on September 26, 2025:

1) Proposed Legislative and Regulatory Amendments to Enable the Species Conservation Act, 2025 (ERO No 025-0909)

2) Developing Guidance on Section 16 Activities under the Species Conservation Act, 2025 (ERO No 025-0908)

Our recommendations reflect the principles and actions we feel are necessary to safeguard and advance the protection of species at risk, their habitats and the public’s right to participate in environmentally significant decisions. We provide these recommendations without prejudice to our continued stance that Bill 5, including amendments to the Endangered Species Act and the Species Conservation Act, ought to be repealed.