Critical Habitat of the Northern Madtom (Noturus stigmosus) Order (SOR/2016-81)

Whereas the Northern Madtom (Noturus stigmosus) is a wildlife species that is listed as an endangered species in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk ActFootnote ^a;

• Return to footnote ^aS.C. 2002, c. 29

Whereas the recovery strategy that identified the critical habitat of that species has been included in the Species at Risk Public Registry;

Whereas no portion of the critical habitat of that species that is specified in the annexed Order is in a place referred to in subsection 58(2) of that Act;

And whereas the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is of the opinion that the annexed Order would affect a reserve or any other lands that are set apart for the use and benefit of a band and, pursuant to subsection 58(7) of that Act, has consulted with the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the band with respect to the Order;

Therefore, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, pursuant to subsections 58(4) and (5) of the Species at Risk ActFootnote ^a, makes the annexed Critical Habitat of the Northern Madtom (Noturus stigmosus) Order.

Ottawa, April 21, 2016

Hunter Tootoo Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Le ministre des Pêches et des Océans