Nacosar

What is NACOSAR?

The National Aboriginal Council on Species at Risk (NACOSAR) is an advisory council comprised of six representatives of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada selected by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change based upon recommendations from Aboriginal organizations that the Minister considers appropriate. The role of the Council is to advise the Minister on the Administration of the Act and provide advice and recommendations to the Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council (CESCC) under section 8.1 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA).

Members

NACOSAR is comprised of the following 6 members recently appointed by the Minister:

Representative	Organization	Appointment
Louis Lesage	Council of the Huron-Wendat Nation of Wendake	Nominated via Notice of Opportunity
Jennifer Predie	First Nations Land Management Resource Centre	Nominated via Notice of Opportunity
Rhonda Maskiewich	Metis Nation of British Columbia	Nominated via Notice of Opportunity
To be confirmed	AFN	Nominated by Assembly of First Nations
Napoleon Gardiner	Métis Nation Council	Nominated by Métis National Council
Barrie Ford	Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami	Nominated by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

Meetings

• June 16th, 2022
• Fall 2022

Documents

• Agendas
• Terms of Reference
• Record of Discussions

Training Material

• SARA 101