Endangered Species Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.15).

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.