Last updated June 8, 2026

New things are always happening in the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Here you will find information about calls for bids, upcoming meetings, and news from the latest wildlife species assessment meeting. Selected documents produced by, or for, COSEWIC also are posted here.

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Upcoming events

Upcoming calls for expression of interest:

• Species specialist subcommittee membership
  • Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Subcommittee : calls for expressions of interest in membership
• COSEWIC membership, winter 2027 (date to be determined)

Upcoming calls for bids:

• COSEWIC call for bids, winter 2027 (date to be determined)

Upcoming meetings:

• June 9 to 11, 2026
  Marine Fishes Species Specialist Subcommittee Annual Meeting
  Port Alberni, British Columbia
• June 10 to 12, 2026
  Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Subcommittee Meeting
  Port Alberni, British Columbia
• August 15 to 16, 2026
  Mosses and Lichens Species Specialist Subcommittee Annual Meeting
  Victoria, British Columbia
• August 18 to 20, 2026
  Birds Species Specialist Subcommittee Annual Meeting
  Halifax, Nova Scotia
• August 19 to 20, 2026
  Freshwater Fishes Species Specialist Subcommittee Annual Meeting
  Halifax, Nova Scotia
• August 22 to 23, 2026
  Vascular Plants Species Specialist Subcommittee Annual Meeting
  Montreal, Quebec
• September 12 to 13, 2026
  Molluscs Species Specialist Subcommittee Annual Meeting
  Calgary, Alberta
• September 16 to 17, 2026
  Arthropods Species Specialist Subcommittee Annual Meeting
  Kelowna, British Columbia
• September 16 to 17, 2026
  Amphibians and Reptiles Species Specialist Subcommittee Annual Meeting
  Charlottetown (Brudenell) , Prince Edward Island
• September 19 to 20, 2026
  Marine Mammals Species Specialist Subcommittee Annual Meeting
  Nanaimo, British Columbia
• COSEWIC Wildlife Species Assessment Meeting, fall 2026 (date to be determined)

Recent press releases

• Press release: COSEWIC updates species at risk December 2025.

Archived press releases

COSEWIC's response to wildlife species referrals by the Governor in Council

The COSEWIC marine mammals specialist subcommittee’s response to the referral of the North Pacific population of Humpback Whale in 2006 and 2013 is available upon request by contacting the COSEWIC secretariat at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.