Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker is proposing a bylaw that will ban shark fin in Toronto, just a week after Brantford city councillors voted in favour of a similar ban.

De Baeremaeker is expected to introduce a motion in June for a proposed bylaw that would ban the sale and possession of shark fin and related products.

Shark fin soup, which is considered a Chinese delicacy, is the main reason why one-third of the world’s shark are threatened with extinction, according to WildAid, an organization aimed at ending illegal wildlife trade. Last month, Branford became the first municipality in North America to ban the possession, sale and consumption of shark fin.

The practice of shark finning is illegal in Canada but the current federal laws do not address the shark fin trade, according to the group.