Endangered Species Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.15). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Ontario Document type Legislation Date 1990 (1997) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Endangered species Wild fauna Wild flora Protection of species Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The purpose of the present Act is to ensure the protection of endangered species. Section 9 establishes that the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations declaring any species of fauna or flora to be threatened with extinction by reason of: a) the destruction of its habitat or a drastic modification or severe curtailment thereof; b) over-exploitation; c) disease; d) predacity; e) the use of chemicals or f) any other factor or factors considered relevant. The Act consists of 4 sections. Full text English Website www.gov.on.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Endangered Species (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 328). Legislation | Canada | 1990 (2006) Keyword: Endangered species, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Endangered Species Act, 2007 (S.O. 2007, c. 6). Legislation | Canada | 2007 (2020) Keyword: Endangered species, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Protection of habitats, Classification/declassification, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Protection of species, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX