Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) marked National Indigenous Peoples Day by announcing that Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard are committing to a whole-of-department, long-term approach to advancing meaningful Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in the areas of fisheries, oceans, aquatic habitat, and marine waterways. … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) alongside Humane Society International, Oceana Canada, and the family of Sharkwater director, Rob Stewart, announced that Parliament has adopted important amendments to the Fisheries Act (Bill C-68, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act). The amendments prohibit the practice of shark finning and ban the import … Read more
Harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden in the North Shore region of Quebec due to risk of chemical pollution. The full list of regions can be found online. Call 418-648-5474.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced an investment of $13.6 million for the additional funding of 24 Coastal Restoration Fund (CRF) projects. This investment marks the third installment of funding the CRF has received. The funding will go towards projects that combat climate change and protect … Read more
To mark Indigenous History Month, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced $50 million in funding over five years for the new Indigenous Habitat Participation Program to support Indigenous communities in the conservation of fish and fish habitat. The full release is available online. Call 343-548-7863.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has announced that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to pollution in the Norh shore, Magdalen Islands, Gaspé and Lower St. Lawrence regions. The full release is available online. Call 418-648-5474.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced the release of two draft risk management documents to help enhance the department’s science-based decision-making processes on aquaculture: An interim Framework for Aquaculture Risk Management (FARM) to provide a consistent, predictable process for aquaculture risk management that ensures wild fish and their habitats are protected … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) issued the following statement: “Today I join many of my colleagues, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Canadian Coast Guard employees, and Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada from coast to coast to coast in marking the start of National Indigenous History … Read more
On behalf of Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing approximately $523,000 in scientific research at Dalhousie University to help protect Canadian waters in the unlikely event of a … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) and Liberal MP Ken McDonald (Avalon, NL) met with representatives of the Harbour Authority at the Foxtrap Small Craft Harbours site located in Conception Bay South, N.L. The Government of Canada is replacing a marginal wharf and slipway with a new marginal … Read more
