Following an emergency assessment undertaken in February 2018, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife (COSEWIC) has found both the Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead Trout populations to be endangered.

Following an emergency assessment, the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Catherine McKenna) must form an opinion on whether imminent threat to survival exists, and if the Minister is of the opinion there is an imminent threat, she must recommend to Governor in Council (GiC) that the population(s) be listed as a species at risk.

Following such a recommendation, GiC would make a listing decision, and may consider socio-economic impacts and the results of consultations with Indigenous Peoples and stakeholders.

A survey is available to provide input on this topic – go to:  http://isdm.gc.ca/survey-enquete/eng/cf20ca8a .