The Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture (CIJV) is a partnership of "government agencies, Aboriginal groups, nongovernmental organizations, industry, universities and landowners"[1] for the implementation of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan in the inter-mountain areas of south and central British Columbia in Canada,[1] and the south-western mountain region of Alberta.
Established in November 2003,[2] it operates as part of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative.
It also participates in the implementation of The Canadian Shorebird Plan, Partners in Flight, and Canada's Conservation Program for Seabirds and Waterbirds.
[6] Ducks Unlimited Canada describes the area as "a landscape of varyings elevation and climate that has resulted in a tremendous diversity of habitat types, including desert, grasslands, shrub-steppe, riparian, wetlands, dry and moist coniferous forests, and alpine tundra".
[4] It supports 1.6 million breeding waterfowl[4] of at least 26 species[2] throughout the 20,000 km2 of lakes and wetlands in the region,[4] and at least 373 bird species overall,[2] including the entire population of eleven provincially endangered species: Brewer's sparrow (subspecies breweri), burrowing owl, ferruginous hawk, grasshopper sparrow, lark sparrow, prairie falcon, sage thrasher, Swainson's hawk, white-headed woodpecker, Williamson's sapsucker, and yellow-breasted chat.