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The 2025 federal budget briefly recognizes that nature is central to the “unique identity” of Canada (p. 8). While this acknowledgement, and reference to a Youth Climate Corps is welcome, the funding and details required to turn that recognition into meaningful action are not yet on the table.

Echoing the concerns raised by Nature Canada and the Green Budget Coalition, BC Nature is urging the federal government to demonstrate a real, measurable commitment to nature protection—and to do so without delay.

The Gap Between Promises and Delivery
Nature Canada’s analysis reflects a growing concern shared across the conservation community:
the 2025 budget does not provide the funding needed to implement Canada’s 2030 Nature Strategy.

Despite the government’s vague acknowledgment that nature underpins economic resilience, cultural identity, and global credibility, the budget provides no detailed or costed plan to restore ecosystems, protect biodiversity, or meet Canada’s international conservation commitments. In fact, it seems to do the opposite, as one of the only other mentions of nature is in the statement that Environment and Climate Canada will “streamline its nature programming” (p. 312). 

Why This Matters for British Columbia
British Columbia is home to some of Canada’s most ecologically significant landscapes, from coastal wetlands and migratory bird corridors to globally important salmon systems, to the urban biodiversity hotspots that millions of residents rely on for daily connection to nature.

Without sustained federal investment:

• Critical habitats remain vulnerable, including shorelines, estuaries, and old-growth forest ecosystems.
• B.C.’s migratory bird populations face increased pressure, particularly along the Pacific Flyway.
• Urban wildlife corridors essential for climate resilience remain fragmented or unprotected.
• Indigenous-led conservation initiatives risk going underfunded, despite national commitments.

Conservation is not optional in British Columbia. It is foundational.

BC Nature’s Recommendations to the Federal Government
BC Nature echoes the priorities raised by the Green Budget Coalition and offers the following recommendations to support strong, evidence-based federal investment in nature.

• Commit to stable, multi-year funding for Canada’s 2030 Nature Strategy so conservation partners, Indigenous Nations, and communities can deliver long-term results.
• Integrate nature into federal decision-making across ministries, recognizing biodiversity as essential to health, climate resilience, infrastructure planning, and economic well-being.
• Strengthen federal–provincial–Indigenous collaboration in British Columbia, with investments that support coastal habitat protection, migratory bird conservation, nature-based climate solutions, and Indigenous stewardship.
• Ensure that “streamlining” does not reduce conservation capacity, weaken environmental assessments, or undermine species recovery and habitat protection efforts.
• Provide transparent, annual public reporting on progress toward 30×30, species recovery, ecosystem restoration, and nature-related investments.

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