RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA

1. Commit to protecting 30% by 2030, with a milestone target of 25% by 2025. 
2. Commit to a permanent prohibition on new coal mining and exploration on the Eastern Slopes to prevent irreversible harm to this important wildlife habitat and the irreplaceable ecological services it provides for communities, including access to water and recreational values. 
3. Uphold provincial responsibilities under the Species at Risk Act and commitments made in the Section 11 agreement with Canada on boreal caribou and implement Critical Habitat protection requirements for caribou, wood bison, native trout, and other at-risk species. 
4. Ensure effective and equitable management of current and future protected areas, in line with international standards. Ensure protections for existing protected areas are maintained or increased. 
5. Continue to develop co-stewardship relationships with Indigenous Peoples to advance protected area establishment and management on their territories. 
6. Support the development of a legislative framework for IPCAs and a clear process for communities to identify potential areas for protection.
7. Include the creation of new protected areas that will benefit species at risk and are areas of interest for Indigenous communities in all sub-regional and regional land use plans.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

1. Commit to protecting 30% of land and ocean by 2030, with a milestone target of protecting 25% by 2025. 
2. Expand engagement with First Nations and Indigenous groups that are moving forward with proposals for new conservation initiatives in B.C. 
3. Take advantage of federal funding to build capacity and implement new protected areas initiatives, with priority given to Indigenous-led conservation projects. 
4. Upgrade the level of protection for B.C.’s OECMs to ensure they meet Canadian and international standards, including permanent protection and prohibiting all industrial development. 
5. Work with B.C. First Nations to co-develop a legal framework for recognizing and supporting IPCAs and Indigenous Guardians in B.C.

Defending the Great Bear Sea

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA

1. Formally adopt target of protecting at least 30% of the province by 2030, with a milestone of 25% by 2025. 
2. Formally develop and implement open and transparent processes to identify additional conservation priorities and opportunities. 
3. Prioritize and support establishment and management of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas proposed by Indigenous Nations, including by supporting First Nations to complete and implement land use plans in resource management areas. 
4. Work on developing shared responsibilities with Indigenous Nations on establishing and managing Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas. 
5. Map and protect critical habitat for woodland caribou.

Protect the Seal River Watershed

You can support Indigenous-led conservation and help get the Seal River Watershed protected. Ask the Government of Manitoba to make establishing the Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected Area a priority.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN

1. Formally adopt target of protecting at least 30% of the province by 2030, with a milestone of 25% by 2025. 
2. Develop a transparent and collaborative plan to reach the 30% target, prioritizing and supporting the establishment of IPCAs proposed by First Nations and Métis governments. 
3. Help develop and support a dedicated grassland conservation initiative to protect and restore remaining ecologically-significant grassland habitat. 
4. Build relationships with Cumberland House Cree Nation and Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in developing IPCAs, including the Lobstick Lake Ecological Reserve and planned protection of rare Alvar sites. 
5. Support the full suite of conservation and management proposals by Cumberland House Cree Nation. 
6. Finalize negotiations for four Athabasca Dënesuliné Nuhenéné IPCAs. 
7. Fulfill requirements for habitat protection and species recovery for boreal caribou, including through the Species at Risk Act Section 11 agreement signed by the provincial and federal governments. 
8. Work with Parks Canada and Meewasin Valley Authority to create a National Urban Park in Saskatoon.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF YUKON

1. Formally adopt target of protecting at least 30% of the territory by 2030, with a milestone of 25% by 2025. 
2. Provide funding to First Nations, in advance, for land use planning preparation. 
3. Commence new land use planning processes as soon as is practical, and run multiple land use planning processes concurrently. 
4. Work with unceded First Nations to support the establishment of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) in their territories. 
5. Incorporate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) principles and Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in all new legislation.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

1. Formally adopt a target of protecting at least 30% of the territory by 2030, with a milestone of 25% by 2025. Include these targets in the territorial government’s Healthy Land Healthy People strategy for 2022-2027. 
2. Prioritize adequate budget dollars for operating protected areas established through the NWT Protected Areas Act and negotiate with the federal government to secure additional funding for IPCA establishment and co-development of management plans with Indigenous governments. 
3. Champion the conservation-focused draft Dehcho Land Use Plan (DLUP) as an opportunity for the GNWT to support the Land Use Plan as a natural solution for mitigating the impacts of climate change. 
4. Support other land use planning processes in the Akaitcho and TłĮcho regions, new IPCA proposals and Indigenous Guardians programs, recognizing their key roles in protecting the land and addressing climate change, as well as their economic, social, and cultural benefits.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT*

1. Jointly commit to meet or exceed the 30% by 2030 land and ocean conservation targets, supporting Inuit-led conservation and stewardship initiatives. 
2. Approve and implement the Nunavut Land Use Plan, ensuring long-term protection of Limited Use areas. 
3. Allocate secure, sustained funding to support long-term stewardship of protected areas and to build community-based conservation economies. 
4. Enact policy and legislative changes to promote and support Inuit-led governance models. 
5. Commit to permanently protect wildlife habitat, particularly for barren-ground caribou, rather than relying on untested mobile protection measures. 
6. Engage with the philanthropic sector to secure supplementary conservation funding to support community conservation-based employment.

*These recommendations apply to both the Government of Nunavut and Canada, given the federal government still has significant jurisdiction over land and ocean management in Nunavut.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO

1. Implement a new collaborative and ambitious vision for Ontario, as suggested by participants of the Peoples’ Summit. This would exceed 30% protection of Ontario’s land by 2030, protect Ontario’s forests and peatlands, provide jobs and areas for people to connect to nature, and serve as an example for other jurisdictions across Canada.
2. Partner with the federal government and Indigenous Nations to support Indigenous-led conservation in northern watersheds and the Hudson Bay Lowlands. 
3. Work with the federal government to establish the Mushkegowuk NMCA as well as three NMCAs in Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario. 
4. Work with the federal government to restore and expand protected areas and ecological corridors in central and southern Ontario.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF QUEBEC

1. Complete outstanding regional and Indigenous-led protected areas proposals, beginning with the “Forgotten Territories” in the south of the province. 
2. Work with environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) and local partners on a regionalized conservation approach, based on science and Indigenous knowledge, to identify priority areas to achieve 30% land protection.
3. Invest $50M per year to support the implementation of a 30% protection target, notably by upgrading the conservation capacity of the Ministry of Environment, launching a program on IPCAs, and increasing support for ENGOs, local groups, and local governments working on public lands. 
4. Review governance of public land (including abolishing the Forestry ministry, so that the Fauna and Parks mandate go back to the Minister of the Environment) and modernize provincial tools for habitat protection for endangered species.

Support Pessamit First Nation to Protect the Pipmuakan

The Pessamit Innu First Nation is mobilizing to protect the Pipmuakan, an area in the heart of the boreal forest. Show your support for protecting the Pipmuakan by sending a letter to the Innu Council of Pessamit.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

1. Publicly commit to increase protected areas both in Newfoundland and Labrador and provide capacity and funding. 
2. Sign a Nature Agreement with the federal government, which should include, in addition to potential protected areas identified in the April 2022 announcement, federal funding to advance the Protected Areas Plan and protection of sites identified in this plan. 
3. Publicly commit to a community-based conservation planning process for the province, including Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, beyond the existing Protected Areas Plan.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW BRUNSWICK

1. Legally designate protected area proposals to achieve the 10% target. 
2. Develop a “beyond 10%” plan that includes additional areas proposed by Indigenous Peoples, citizens, and organizations through the Nature Legacy Initiative consultations (e.g., including coastal zone, wetlands, conservation peat lands). 
3. Focus on developing shared governance models and tools with Indigenous Nations to support co-governance and co-management of protected areas, including IPCAs. 
4. Engage communities in stewardship, monitoring, and management of protected areas, and support jobs in these areas of the conservation economy. 
5. Work on a plan to adopt more ecologically-friendly industrial practices across the province, to ensure habitats between protected areas are well-connected and resilient.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

1. Work with private land trusts, such as the Island Nature Trust, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ducks Unlimited, and PEI Wildlife Federation, to protect more private land on the island.
2. Work with Indigenous communities to create a strategy to protect and restore more public land and improve connectivity of protected areas across the island.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF NOVA SCOTIA

1. Prioritize Indigenous-led conservation in all planning processes and provide capacity for the establishment of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas. 
2. Fully implement the Nova Scotia Our Parks and Protected Areas Plan in 2022. 
3. Publicly release a new collaborative protected areas strategy by the end of 2023 to achieve the “at least 20%” land protection target. 
4. Apply interim protections immediately to new candidate protected areas on public lands. 
5. Seek federal funding to establish new protected areas and support implementation of the “at least 20%” land protection target. 
6. Work with Parks Canada and Halifax Regional Municipality to create a National Urban Park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes. 7. Allocate funding to expand Nova Scotia’s public land base through strategic land purchases for conservation. 
7. Set up an advisory table with independent experts to oversee the protected areas process, provide expert advice, and ensure objectives and timelines are being met.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

1. Focus on protecting 30% of Canada’s ocean by 2030 and reversing biodiversity loss by prioritizing the protection of areas of highest biodiversity and those that are at risk and under pressure, including ecologically important and carbon-rich coastal and nearshore areas.
2. Ensure permanent and adequate funding for marine protected areas to ensure effective management, investments in sustainable coastal communities, and meaningful job creation.
3. Issue clear federal policy guidance that directs all departments and agencies to implement the minimum protection standards and appoint an interdepartmental task force to support this and ensure additional protection measures as needed.
4. Take a whole-of-government approach to MPA planning and management by actively engaging all relevant agencies and governance partners (including provinces, territories, and Indigenous governments).
5. Advance Indigenous-led conservation by developing co-governance agreements and moving towards a more streamlined and flexible funding model (similar to Nature Agreements) that supports capacity-building and investments in Indigenous knowledge and stewardship.
6. Ensure that all other departmental and interdepartmental programs and priorities align with and support Canada’s protection and biodiversity goals.

Defending the Great Bear Sea

Show your support for a network of marine protected areas – the first one in Canada – across the Great Bear Sea.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

1. Focus on protecting 30% of Canada’s ocean by 2030 and reversing biodiversity loss by prioritizing the protection of areas of highest biodiversity and those that are at risk and under pressure, including ecologically important and carbon-rich coastal and nearshore areas.
2. Ensure permanent and adequate funding for marine protected areas to ensure effective management, investments in sustainable coastal communities, and meaningful job creation.
3. Issue clear federal policy guidance that directs all departments and agencies to implement the minimum protection standards and appoint an interdepartmental task force to support this and ensure additional protection measures as needed.
4. Take a whole-of-government approach to MPA planning and management by actively engaging all relevant agencies and governance partners (including provinces, territories, and Indigenous governments).
5. Advance Indigenous-led conservation by developing co-governance agreements and moving towards a more streamlined and flexible funding model (similar to Nature Agreements) that supports capacity-building and investments in Indigenous knowledge and stewardship.
6. Ensure that all other departmental and interdepartmental programs and priorities align with and support Canada’s protection and biodiversity goals.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

1. Focus on protecting 30% of Canada’s ocean by 2030 and reversing biodiversity loss by prioritizing the protection of areas of highest biodiversity and those that are at risk and under pressure, including ecologically important and carbon-rich coastal and nearshore areas.
2. Ensure permanent and adequate funding for marine protected areas to ensure effective management, investments in sustainable coastal communities, and meaningful job creation.
3. Issue clear federal policy guidance that directs all departments and agencies to implement the minimum protection standards and appoint an interdepartmental task force to support this and ensure additional protection measures as needed.
4. Take a whole-of-government approach to MPA planning and management by actively engaging all relevant agencies and governance partners (including provinces, territories, and Indigenous governments).
5. Advance Indigenous-led conservation by developing co-governance agreements and moving towards a more streamlined and flexible funding model (similar to Nature Agreements) that supports capacity-building and investments in Indigenous knowledge and stewardship.
6. Ensure that all other departmental and interdepartmental programs and priorities align with and support Canada’s protection and biodiversity goals.