Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced an important milestone has been reached towards ensuring the protection and conservation of fish and fish habitat. On August 28, 2019, strengthened fish and fish habitat protection provisions under the modernized Fisheries Act, as well as regulations that support these provisions, officially … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) and British Columbia MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard announced $2.2 million in funding for four Vancouver Island-based projects under the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund. Projects funded under the fund will advance work to enhance salmon habitats to help support British Columbia’s fish … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Serge Cormier (Acadie-Bathurst, N.B.) on behalf of Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced an arrangement to support icebreaking activities in Northern New Brunswick this winter. The arrangement to be put in place will enable the Coast Guard to call up third … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced five new Vancouver-based projects under the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, amounting to an investment of almost $2.7 million. The funding will advance work to restore and enhance salmon habitat to support British Columbia’s fish and seafood sector, and help … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) on behalf of Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced more than $355,000 in federal funding to support three clean economic growth initiatives in southern Quebec. The Province of Quebec is also contributing $239,000 in funding to the environmentally-friendly initiatives. The full release is … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.), Chief Arren Sock of Elsipogtog First Nation and Chief of Alvery Paul of the Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, announced that they have agreed to a long-term plan to advance reconciliation in the fisheries. The 10-year Interim Fisheries … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) on behalf of Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced $430,000 in funding for two marine environmental data collection projects in Frobisher Bay, near Iqaluit. The funding will support projects by the Government of Nunavut and SmartICE, which will help create a clearer picture … Read more
The Government of Canada and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador announced $8 million in funding to support the harvesting and processing sectors through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund. The fund will invest in 59 projects that will work to modernize harvesting technologies, improve the quality of landings, and increase productivity and sustainability of operations. The contribution comes … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to Status of Women Terry Duguid (Winnipeg South, Man.) on behalf of Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing $6,385,000 in scientific research on the impacts of potential oil spills at the University of Manitoba. Duguid also announced more than $360,000 … Read more
Liberal MP Karen Ludwig (New Brunswick Southwest, N.B.) on behalf of Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing in harbour infrastructure in North Head in Southwest New Brunswick. The work, led by Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Small Craft Harbours program, involves dredging the … Read more
