Common name *
Scientific name
Population
Taxon
Range
COSEWIC status
On Schedule 1 (Yes/No)?
SARA status
All Lichens Mosses Vascular Plants Molluscs Arthropods Fishes (marine) Fishes (freshwater) Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals (marine) Mammals (terrestrial)
All Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador Pacific Ocean Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean
All Extinct Extirpated Endangered Threatened Special Concern Not at Risk Data Deficient Non-active No Status
All No schedule Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3
All Extirpated Endangered Threatened Special Concern No Status
Baird's Beaked Whale
Berardius bairdii
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas
St. Lawrence Estuary population
Mammals
Quebec, Atlantic Ocean
Endangered
Yes
Endangered
Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Cumberland Sound population
Mammals
Nunavut, Arctic Ocean
Endangered
Yes
Threatened
Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Eastern Hudson Bay population
Mammals
Nunavut, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Threatened
No
No Status
Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Eastern High Arctic - Baffin Bay population
Mammals
Nunavut, Arctic Ocean
Special Concern
No
No Status
Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Ungava Bay population
Mammals
Quebec, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Endangered
No
No Status
Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Eastern Beaufort Sea population
Mammals
Northwest Territories, Arctic Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Southeast Baffin Island-Cumberland Sound population
Mammals
Nunavut, Arctic Ocean
Non-active
No
Endangered
Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Western Hudson Bay population
Mammals
Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas
James Bay population
Mammals
Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec
Not at Risk
No
Blainville's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Mammals
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Non-active
No
Special Concern
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Atlantic population
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Endangered
Yes
Endangered
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Pacific population
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Endangered
Yes
Endangered
Bowhead Whale
Balaena mysticetus
Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population
Mammals
Arctic Ocean
Special Concern
Yes
Special Concern
Bowhead Whale
Balaena mysticetus
Eastern Arctic population
Mammals
Arctic Ocean
Non-active
No
Endangered
Bowhead Whale
Balaena mysticetus
Eastern Canada-West Greenland population
Mammals
Arctic Ocean
Special Concern
No
No Status
Common Minke Whale North Atlantic subspecies
Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Common Minke Whale North Pacific subspecies
Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammonii
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
Mammals
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk
No
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Mammals
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Non-active
No
Special Concern
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Atlantic population
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Special Concern
Yes
Special Concern
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Pacific population
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Special Concern
Yes
Threatened
Grey Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Atlantic population
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Extinct
Yes
Extirpated
Grey Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Eastern North Pacific population
Mammals
Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean
Non-active
Yes
Special Concern
Grey Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Northern Pacific Migratory population
Mammals
Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean
Not at Risk
No
No Status
Grey Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Pacific Coast Feeding Group population
Mammals
British Columbia, Pacific Ocean
Endangered
No
No Status
Grey Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Western Pacific population
Mammals
British Columbia, Pacific Ocean
Endangered
No
No Status
Hubbs' Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
North Pacific population
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Special Concern
Yes
Special Concern
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Western North Atlantic population
Mammals
Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Special Concern
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Northwest Atlantic / Eastern Arctic population
Mammals
Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Special Concern
No
No Status
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Northeast Pacific transient population
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Threatened
Yes
Threatened
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Northeast Pacific northern resident population
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Threatened
Yes
Threatened
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Northeast Pacific southern resident population
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Endangered
Yes
Endangered
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Northeast Pacific offshore population
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Threatened
Yes
Threatened
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala melas
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk
No
North Atlantic Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Endangered
Yes
Endangered
North Pacific Right Whale
Eubalaena japonica
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Endangered
Yes
Endangered
Northern Bottlenose Whale
Hyperoodon ampullatus
Scotian Shelf population
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Endangered
Yes
Endangered
Northern Bottlenose Whale
Hyperoodon ampullatus
Davis Strait-Baffin Bay-Labrador Sea population
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Special Concern
No
No Status
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Lissodelphis borealis
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps
Mammals
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis
Mammals
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Non-active
No
Endangered
Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis
Atlantic population
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Endangered
No
No Status
Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis
Pacific population
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Endangered
Yes
Endangered
Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Sowerby's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon bidens
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Special Concern
Yes
Special Concern
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Mammals
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk
No
Stejneger's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon stejneri
Mammals
Pacific Ocean
Not at Risk
No
True's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon mirus
Mammals
Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk
No