There is no requirement to post this notice on the Environmental Registry of Ontario, but we wanted to hear your thoughts. Thank you for your feedback.
This consultation was open from:
March 5, 2020
to April 4, 2020
Decision summary
The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issued a permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 to Natural Resource Solutions Inc. to continue a multi-faceted recovery project for Mottled Duskywing at 16 study sites across Ontario.
Location details
Site location details
Various locations across Ontario (Peterborough, Kingston, Barrie, Halton-Peel, Hamilton and Sarnia MECP Districts).
Locations selected for species potential reintroductions:
- Bronte Creek Provincial Park, Oakville (UTM Centroid 17T 599474 4807392)
- St. Williams Conservation Reserve’s Zavitz Nursery Tract (encompasses former Manestar Tract site) (UTM 17T 544159 4727752)
- Karner Blue Sanctuary, Port Franks, 9900 Nipigon St, Port Franks, ON N0M 2L0
Locations selected for species potential introductions:
- “The Butterfly Block”, Nature Conservancy of Canada (UTM Centroid 17T 542753 4724710)
- Pinery Provincial Park, 9526 Lakeshore Rd, Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0
Proponent(s)
Natural Resource Solutions Inc.
415 Phillip Street
Unit 5
Waterloo,
ON
N2L3X2
Canada
Decision details
On June 24, 2020 the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issued a permit to Natural Resource Solutions Inc. under subclause 17(2)(b) of the Endangered Species Act.
Under clause 17(2)(b) of the ESA, the minister may issue a permit authorizing a person to engage in an activity that would otherwise be prohibited by sections 9 or 10 of the ESA if the minister is of the opinion that the main purpose of the activity is to assist, and that the activity will assist, in the protection or recovery of the species specified in the permit.
Assisting in the protection or recovery of the species
The multi-faceted recovery project for Mottled Duskywing includes:
- the continued development and execution of mark-resighting studies
- the continued execution of a population genetics and landscape ecology study
- the continued execution of a density dependence experiment
- the development and implementation of habitat manipulation studies to inform a best management practices guide for maintaining early successional habitats
- the continued implementation of a captive rearing program to facilitate reintroductions to previously occupied sites and new sites with suitable habitat
- reintroductions to previously occupied sites, and new sites with suitable habitat, while developing and implementing short-term and long-term monitoring programs and experiments to investigate the success of reintroductions
Other information
The minister is required to consider any government response statement (GRS) to a recovery strategy published under subsection 11(8) of the Act.
A GRS has been published for Mottled Duskywing and was considered. It was determined that the project activities aligned with many of the priority actions listed in the GRS.
Effects of consultation
The ministry received two comments in response to this consultation. Both comments supported the project and no alterations to the permit conditions were made as a result of their consideration.
Supporting materials
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How to Appeal
Appeals are not allowed
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Contact
Nikki Boucher
3767 Hwy 69 South
Sudbury,
ON
P3G 1E7
Canada
Original proposal
Why consultation isn't required
We are not required to consult on this permit as it relates to an insect (Mottled Duskywing) and therefore does not meet the required criteria set out in subsection 1.3(6) of Ontario Regulation 681/94 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993.
We are voluntarily posting this notice to advise the public of this proposal and to invite the public to submit written comments to the contact person identified in this notice.
Proposal details
Natural Resource Solutions Inc. has applied for a Species Protection or Recovery permit under clause 17(2)(b) of the Endangered Species Act, 2007. The permit proposal is to continue a multi-faceted recovery project for Mottled Duskywing at 16 study sites across Ontario.
Protecting species under the Endangered Species Act
Sections 9 and 10 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) provide protection for individual members of a species and their habitat if that species is listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario List as either:
- extirpated
- endangered
- threatened
Mottled Duskywing is listed as an endangered species and is therefore protected.
Under clause 17(2)(b) of the ESA, the Minister may issue a permit authorizing a person to engage in an activity that would otherwise be prohibited by sections 9 or 10 of the ESA if the Minister is of the opinion that the main purpose of the activity is to assist, and that the activity will assist, in the protection or recovery of the species specified in the permit.
Assisting in the protection or recovery of the species
The multi-faceted recovery project for Mottled Duskywing includes:
- the continued development and execution of mark-resighting studies
- the continued execution of a population genetics and landscape ecology study
- the continued execution of a density dependence experiment
- development and implementation of habitat manipulation studies to inform a best management practices guide for maintaining early successional habitats
- the continued implementation of a captive rearing program to facilitate reintroductions to previously occupied sites and new sites with suitable habitat
- reintroductions to previously occupied sites, and new sites with suitable habitat, while developing and implementing short-term and long-term monitoring programs and experiments to investigate the success of reintroductions.
Other information
The Minister is required to consider any government response statements that have been published under section 12.1 of the ESA for the relevant species. A government response statement for Mottled Duskywing has been published.
Posting this proposal on the Environmental Registry does not imply that we will issue a permit. A permit may only be issued where the legal requirements set out in clause 17(2)(b) of the ESA have been satisfied.
Supporting materials
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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from March 5, 2020
to April 4, 2020
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Contact
Nikki Boucher
3767 Hwy 69 South
Sudbury,
ON
P3G 1E7
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
1By email
1By mail
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