Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk in Canada

Deadline: 15-Nov-22

The Government of Canada is pleased to launch the Habitat Stewardship Program (HSP) for Species at Risk.

The Habitat Stewardship Program (HSP) was established in 2000. It provides funding for projects submitted by Canadians that contribute directly to the recovery objectives and population goals of species at risk of the Species at Risk Act (SARA) and that prevent others from becoming a conservation concern.

Objectives

• The objectives of this program are to:
  • support habitat projects that benefit species at risk and that prevent others from becoming a conservation concern
  • enable Canadians to become actively involved in stewardship projects for species at risk, which will result in tangible and measurable conservation benefits; and
  • improve the scientific, sociological and economic understanding of the role that stewardship has as a conservation tool

Expected Results

• The expected results of the HSP are:
  • Canada’s wildlife and habitat is conserved and protected
  • Canada’s species at risk are recovered; and
  • Indigenous Peoples are engaged in conservation

Funding Information

• The minimum funding request suggested for new and multi-year projects is $25,000.
• Project funding typically ranges from $25,000 to $100,000 per project, per year. 
• Projects may extend over more than 1 year to a maximum of 5 years.

Geographic Location

• Project activities must take place on:
  • private land
  • provincial Crown land
  • lands under the administration and control of the Commissioner of Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, or
  • Indigenous land
    • reserves and lands set aside for the use and benefit of Indigenous peoples under the Indian Act or under section 91 (24) of the Constitution Act,1867, or
    • other lands directly controlled by Indigenous peoples (e.g., Métis Settlement lands, and land claim/treaty settlement lands), and lands set aside in the Yukon and Northwest Territories pursuant to Cabinet Directive, circular No.27, or
    • lands where traditional food, social, and ceremonial activities (harvesting or other) are carried out by Indigenous peoples

Eligibility Criteria

• Canadian non-governmental organizations
• community groups
• Indigenous organizations and communities
• Canadian individuals
• private corporations and businesses
• educational institutions
• provincial, territorial and municipal governments
• provincial Crown corporations

For more information, visit Government of Canada.

For more information, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-funding/programs/habitat-stewardship-species-at-risk.html