Species at Risk Act — S-15.3 2
vironment. ( ministre ) offence means an offence under this Act. ( infraction ) provincial minister means any minister of the government of a province who is responsible for the conservation and management of a wildlife species in that province. ( ministre provincial ) public registry means the registry established under section 120. ( registre ) recovery strategy means a recovery strategy included in the public registry under subsection 43(2), and includes any amendment to it included in the public registry under section 45. ( programme de rétablissement ) residence means a dwelling-place, such as a den, nest or other similar area or place, that is occupied or habitually occupied by one or more individuals during all or part of their life cycles, including breeding, rearing, staging, wintering, feeding or hibernating. ( résidence ) sell includes to offer for sale or lease, have in possession for sale or lease or deliver for sale or lease. ( vente ) species at risk means an extirpated, endangered or threatened species or a species of special concern. ( espèce en péril ) species of special concern means a wildlife species that may become a threatened or an endangered species because of a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats. ( espèce préoccupante ) status report means a report, prepared in accordance with the requirements of regulations made under subsection 21(2), that contains a summary of the best available information on the status of a wildlife species, including scientific knowledge, community knowledge and aboriginal traditional knowledge. ( rapport de situation ) territorial minister means any minister of the government of a territory who is responsible for the conservation and management of a wildlife species in that territory. ( ministre territorial ) threatened species means a wildlife species that is likely to become an endangered species if nothing is done to reverse the factors leading to its extirpation or extinction. ( espèce menacée ) treaty means a treaty within the meaning of section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( traité ) wildlife management board means any board or other body established under a land claims agreement that is authorized by the agreement to perform functions in respect of wildlife species. ( conseil de gestion des ressources fauniques ) wildlife species means a species, subspecies, variety or geographically or genetically distinct population of animal, plant or other organism, other than a bacterium or virus, that is wild by nature and (a) is native to Canada; or (b) has extended its range into Canada without human intervention and has been present in Canada for at least 50 years. ( espèce sauvage ) Deeming (2) For the purposes of the definition wildlife species in subsection (1), a species, subspecies, variety or geographically or genetically distinct population is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, presumed to have been present in Canada for at least 50 years. Competent minister (3) A reference to a competent minister in any provision of this Act is to be read as a reference to the competent minister in respect of the wildlife species, or the individuals of the wildlife species, to which the provision relates. 2002, c. 29, ss. 2, 141.1; 2005, c. 2, s. 14