Priority Places for Species at Risk (Terrestrial): Boundaries

A Priority Place is an area of high biodiversity value that is seen as a distinct place with a common ecological theme by the people who live and work there. As part of the Pan-Canadian approach to transforming Species at Risk conservation in Canada, a total of 11 Priority Places were affirmed by federal, provincial, and territorial governments. One additional priority place was affirmed in 2024. The places selected have significant biodiversity, concentrations of species at risk, and opportunities to advance conservation efforts. In each Priority Place, the federal and provincial or territorial governments are working with Indigenous Peoples, partners, and stakeholders to develop conservation implementation plans. This dataset displays the geographic area covered by each of the 12 Priority Places using the best available information from the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS). Boundary information for each Priority Place was provided by its respective CWS regional office.



The federal government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories, has agreed to the implementation of the Pan-Canadian Approach to Transforming Species at Risk Conservation in Canada. This new approach shifts from a single-species approach to conservation to one that focuses on multiple species and ecosystems. This enables conservation partners to work together to achieve better outcomes for species at risk. These 12 Priority Places are complemented by a suite of Community-Nominated Priority Places (CNPP), identified through an open call for applications.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
bdb8ba6a-9c0a-47ed-971d-5eefa8fe977f XML
Date Stamp
2025-11-12T19:01:06.291Z
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service

351 Boulevard Saint-Joseph, Gatineau, Quebec, J8Y 3Z5, Canada
 

Data identification

Title

Priority Places for Species at Risk (Terrestrial): Boundaries
Date (Creation)
2018-12-31
Date (Publication)
2022-03-10
Date (Revision)
2025-11-12
Status
Completed
Metadata language

eng; CAN, fr; CAN
Character set
utf8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Biota
  • Boundaries
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Vector
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service

351 Boulevard Saint-Joseph, Gatineau, Quebec, J8Y 3Z5, Canada

Keywords

Discipline

  • Priority Place

  • Pan-Canadian approach

  • Species at Risk

  • Migratory Birds

  • Biodiversity

  • Canada Nature Fund

  • Conservation Action Plan
Place

  • Kespukwitk / Southwest Nova Scotia

  • Wolastok / Saint John River

  • PEI Forested Landscape

  • St Lawrence Lowlands

  • Long Point Walsingham Forest

  • Southwest Manitoba

  • South of the Divide

  • Summit to Sage

  • Dry Interior British Columbia

  • Southwest British Columbia

  • Yukon South Beringia

  • Limestone Landscapes of the Great Northern Peninsula

  • Carolinian Zone

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Boundaries

  • Endangered species

  • Environment

Business Functions

  • Protect Species Well-Being

  • Plans and Reports for Species
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
2018-12-31
End Date
2024-05-03

Extent

N
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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • FGDB/GDB ( 1)

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service

 
 

Overviews

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Keywords

Biodiversity Canada Nature Fund Carolinian Zone Conservation Action Plan Dry Interior British Columbia Kespukwitk / Southwest Nova Scotia Limestone Landscapes of the Great Northern Peninsula Long Point Walsingham Forest Migratory Birds PEI Forested Landscape Pan-Canadian approach Priority Place South of the Divide Southwest British Columbia Southwest Manitoba Species at Risk St Lawrence Lowlands Summit to Sage Wolastok / Saint John River Yukon South Beringia
Business Functions

Plans and Reports for Species Protect Species Well-Being
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Boundaries Endangered species Environment


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