The IUCN and BirdLife International, as well as other partners, have been working together to develop something called “key biodiversity areas”, or KBAs, which already exist in some ways in terms of the IBAs, or “important biodiversity areas”. This new KBA standard, though, will encompass all biodiversity, and that will be a great starting point towards ensuring that Canada's precious biodiversity will be covered by a protected areas network.
On May 10th, 2016. See this statement in context.