This chart follows the progress made by the Canadian Biogenome team to generate and deposit
400 high quality reference genomes for species in Canada that represent a diverse domain of life.
Updated on 31-Mar-2023.
The Canadian Biogenome Project deposits all generated data to the NCBI as BioProject 813333.
Updated on 31-Mar-2023.
Canada possesses significant biodiversity, with ~80,000 plant and animal species in environments ranging from desert to the arctic. Many of these species are under threat due to rapid changes in climate and other human-led impacts on our environment.
The 2015 federal Wild Species report, which assessed ~27,500 Canadian species, identified ~6 per cent (1,659 species) as “May Be at Risk” in Canada
As of 2017-18, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada’s (COSEWIC) assessments included 771 wildlife species in various risk categories; 18 assessed as extinct.
Assessments by Indigenous Peoples in Canada also reflect systemic change— Inuit report declining abundance, health and populations in several species.