General information
Name of horizontal initiative: Oceans Protection Plan (OPP)
Lead department: Transport Canada (TC)
Federal partner departments:
- Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Health Canada (HC)
- Natural Resources Canada (NRC)
Start date: November 2016
End date: March 31, 2031
Description: The OPP continues to advance measures to prevent and respond to marine pollution incidents, address abandoned, wrecked, and hazardous vessels, and take action to restore coastal habitats and mitigate the impact of day-to-day vessel operations on marine mammals.
Through the OPP, TC and OPP-partner departments are taking action to improve marine safety and enforce responsible shipping practices. These contributions are helping to protect Canada’s waters and marine environment, restore and protect marine ecosystems and habitats, and improve collaboration with Indigenous and coastal communities.
Governance structures: An interdepartmental senior management oversight committee is in place to maintain oversight of activities, facilitate coordination amongst departments, and provide strategic direction on the OPP. The committee is responsible for reviewing the interdepartmental reporting structure and overseeing the interdepartmental delivery of the OPP.
Total federal funding allocated from start to end date (dollars): $2.03 billion (cash)
Total federal planned spending to date (dollars): $2.03 billion (cash)
Total federal actual spending to date (dollars): $146.7 million (reflects spending at year end 2022-23)
Date of last renewal of initiative: July 19, 2022
Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal and source of funding (dollars): $2.03 billion (cash) through Budget 2022
Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars): Not applicable.
Total planned spending since the last renewal: $2.03 billion
Total actual spending since the last renewal: $146.7 million
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: 2026-27
Planning highlights:
Throughout 2024–25, advancements will be made across all four pillars of the OPP. Under the Marine Safety pillar, the Navigational Safety Assessment Program is planned to be fully operational in 2024-25 to better align navigation safety reviews for marine terminal and transshipment sites with the federal government’s regulatory review process. The program will remove the duplication of operating parallel assessment processes, creating efficiencies that aid TC in meeting its obligations under the Impact Assessment Act, and provide national consistency and predictability for project proponents, stakeholders, and Indigenous Peoples. TC will also aim to publish the new Environmental Response Regulations in the Canada Gazette Part 1. DFO’s Modern Hydrography Advancing Arctic Surveying and Charting and Indigenous Community-Based Hydrographic Data Collection initiative aims to continue building capacity with Indigenous and coastal communities and to develop a prototype product for rapidly changing areas. It also aims to conduct high-resolution bathymetric surveys at various targeted locations throughout the Arctic with the goal of increasing modern Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) coverage and improving the safety of navigation. ECCC aims to release a discussion paper on Recovery and plans to engage Canadians on what should be included in the framework for recovery.
Under the Advancing Indigenous Partnerships and Engaging Canadians pillar, the initiatives will continue enabling relationship building, engagement, partnership development, collaboration, and co-development with Indigenous Peoples. To support the government’s commitment to Reconciliation, TC and CCG will continue its development of an overarching framework for collaborative governance with Indigenous Peoples through 2024-25, identifying shared goals, encouraging proactive involvement, and providing opportunities to advance Canada’s marine safety system.
Under the Protecting and Restoring Marine Ecosystems pillar, various scientific products are expected to be published, including underwater noise model simulation results based on multiple vessel traffic management scenarios along the coast of British Columbia. These scenarios would be used to help monitor and report on progress for the requirement to offset the impacts from Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) related vessels, as well as contribute to the adaptive management of measures aimed at reducing shipping-related noise impacts on at-risk marine mammals – including the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale – in areas that are subject to increasing vessel traffic. DFO will finalize the signature of the Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund contribution agreements for a total of 45 projects to be supported by the end of March 2027, and the Government of Canada plans to enter into force the Arctic ban on heavy fuel oil use by ships on July 1st, 2024. TC also intends to hold engagement sessions with Indigenous groups and various stakeholders to develop processes collaboratively that integrate Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge systems into the regional/subregional assessments of the cumulative effects of the marine shipping initiative.
Under the Strengthening the Evidence Base pillar, through the Ocean Networks Canada - Oceanographic Radar and Hydrophone Support initiative, DFO is expected to expand the coastal ocean dynamics applications radar (CODAR) coverage with the installation of one new radar system. Under the NRCan Multi-Partner Research Initiative, NRCan, also plans to develop research partnerships with some of the world’s best researchers domestically and internationally in oil spill response research. Under the advancing evidence-based decisions pillar, through the Environmental Data initiative, ECCC will aim to collect bird, wildlife and shoreline data and intends to incorporate it into emergency preparedness databases for use in emergency response. This will help to continue advancing oil spill research to enhance Canada’s level of preparedness and response capability.
Contact information: Fabien Lefebvre, A/Director General, Ocean Protection Plan, fabien.lefebvre@tc.gc.ca
Horizontal initiative framework: departmental funding by theme (dollars)
Shared outcomes: The Negative Impacts of Marine Traffic are Reduced.
| Name of theme | Enhancing Marine SafetyFootnote 1 | Protecting and Restoring Marine Ecosystems | Strengthening the Evidence Base | Advancing Indigenous Partnerships and Engaging Canadians | Internal ServicesFootnote 2 |
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| Theme outcome(s) | Federal marine safety system capable of preventing and responding to marine emergencies, responding to a broader range of pollution, and planning for recovery from marine oil spills | Marine ecosystems are restored, and proactive measures are in place for the ongoing protection against the impacts of marine shipping | Scientific information and capacity for expert analysis are available to inform decisions related to the prevention, prediction, and response of marine incidents, as well as to guide ecosystem protection | Indigenous Peoples are meaningfully participating and have a role in the marine safety system and ecosystem protection. | Not applicable |
| Transport Canada (TC) | $525.5M | $139.4M | $1.0M | $43.8M | $68.9M |
| Department of Fisheries (DFO) | $710.2M | $242.4M | $93.5M | $11.3M | $95.4M |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) | $131.1M | $7.6M | $84.3M | - | $12.4M |
| Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) | $3.5M | - | $30.3M | - | $1.3M |
| Health Canada (HC) | $9.4M | - | - | - | $0.8M |
Performance information
Horizontal initiative overview
| Name of horizontal initiative | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal* | 2024–25 Planned spending |
Horizontal initiative shared outcome(s) | Performance indicator(s) | Target(s) | Date to achieve target |
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| Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) | $2.03B | $327.8M | The Negative Impacts of Marine Traffic are Reduced | Increase in confidence amongst Indigenous Peoples and Canadians that the impacts from marine traffic on marine ecosystems have been reduced and that marine habitats and species are protected | 5% increase of survey respondents are confident in Canada’s marine safety system from the end of 2022 | Every two years beginning in FY 2023/24 |
| Reduction in the volume of marine pollution spills over 10 litres detected | Specific target to be determined by March 2024 | TBD | ||||
| Ten-year marine accident rate (average per year, per 1000 commercial vessels) | less than 10 per 1,000 commercial vessels | March 2031 | ||||
| Measures are in place to reduce the impacts of marine safety incidents, marine shipping, vessels of concern, and vessel traffic on marine ecosystems | Eight measures in place | March 2031 | ||||
| Square meters of aquatic habitat in marine and coastal areas of Canada that have been restored | 700 million square meters restored | March 2027 | ||||
| % Increase in involvement of Indigenous Peoples throughout the marine safety system | An increased number of interested Indigenous groups are active partners in Canada’s marine safety system [specific target to be co-determined through collaboration between OPP and Indigenous partners by March 2024] | March 2031 |
Theme horizontal initiative activities
Theme 1 - Enhancing Marine Safety
| Name of theme | Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal* | 2024–25 Federal theme planned spending |
Theme outcome(s) | Theme performance indicator(s) | Theme target(s) | Date to achieve theme target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enhancing Marine Safety | $1,379.7M |
TC: $74.05MFootnote 3 DFO/CCG: $102.73MFootnote 4 ECCC: $18.04MFootnote 5 NRCan: $0.71M HC: $1.02M |
Federal marine safety system capable of preventing and responding to marine emergencies, responding to a broader range of pollution, and planning for recovery from marine oil spills | % of authorities sought to close gaps and strengthen marine safety and environmental protection receive Royal Assent. | 100% | March 2027 |
| % of responses to environmental incidents that meet established standards | 100% every year, ongoing | Annual | ||||
| % of search and rescue responses that meet established standards | 99% every year, ongoing | Annual | ||||
| # of distinct (coastal and inland) communities that have increased marine safety capacity from the Oceans Protection Plan | # of distinct (coastal and inland) communities that have increased marine safety capacity from the Oceans Protection Plan | Target to be determined by March 2023 |
Theme 1 - Enhancing Marine Safety - horizontal initiative activities
| Department | Link to the department’s Program Inventory | Horizontal initiative activity (activities) | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal* | 2024–25 Planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity expected result(s) | 2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s) | 2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity target(s) | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target |
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| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Legislative and Regulatory Modernization | $13.51M / 5 years |
$2.68M | The national prevention framework is adapted to prevent or minimize marine incidents and impacts from routine marine transportation and shipping | % of identified gaps in the national framework that are closed to ensure that the prevention framework is adapted to account for changes to marine transportation | 100% | March 2027 |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Mandate to Negotiate the Repeal of the Great Lakes Agreement, 1973 | No Funding | No Funding | % of identified gaps in the national framework that are closed to ensure that the prevention framework is adapted to account for changes to marine transportation | 100% | March 2027 | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways); DFO/CCG | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Enhanced Navigational Safety Assessment Program |
TC: $21.23M / DFO/CCG $24.41M / 9 years, $2.65M Ongoing Total: $45.64M / |
TC: $2.29M DFO/CCG: $2.71M Total: $5M |
% of identified gaps in the national framework that are closed to ensure that the prevention framework is adapted to account for changes to marine transportation |
100% |
March 2027 |
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| TC | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Active Vessel Traffic Management (Anchorages) | $2.24M / 3 years |
$0.78M | % of identified gaps in the national framework that are closed to ensure that the prevention framework is adapted to account for changes to marine transportation |
100% |
March 2027 |
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| DFO/CCG (Canadian Hydrographic Services) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Modern Hydrography | $84.01M / 9 years, $3.94M ongoing |
$15.69M | Tools are in place to facilitate safe navigation |
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| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | National Pilotage Certification Program | $1.12M / 2 years |
No Funding | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Office of Boating Safety (OBS) | $29.78M / 9 years, $2.72M Ongoing |
$4.55M | % increase in recreational boaters following safe boating practices | 10% increase from baseline | March 2027 | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | National Aerial Surveillance Program’s (NASP) Complex and Augmenting the NASP | $54.09M / 9 years; $2.8M ongoing |
$1.44M | Enhanced Oversight and Enforcement of federal marine safety and environmental regulations | NASP response rate to search and rescue and oil spill tasking | 70% response rate to search and rescue tasking and 100% response rate to oil spill taskings | March 2027 |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Strengthening and Modernizing Canada’s Domestic Vessel Oversight Regime | $28.28M / 5 years |
$6.38M | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Strengthen the Port State Control Including Tanker Inspections - Modernization of the Mandatory Regulatory Cargo Inspection Program | $41.02M / 9 years, $4.18M Ongoing |
$4.95M | Enhanced inspection of every foreign tanker inspected under Port State Control | 90% | March 2024 | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Administration of the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act | $1.99M / 9 years, $0.22M Ongoing |
$0.22M | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways). DFO/CCG (Environmental Response, Aquatic Ecosystem Science, Fish and Fish Habitat Protection), ECCC (Substances and Waste Management), HC (Health Impacts of Chemicals), NRCan (Energy Innovation and Clean Technology) |
M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) |
TC: $8.39M / 9 years, $0.86M Ongoing DFO/CCG: $75.19M / 9 years, $7.83M Ongoing ECCC: $17.36M / HC: $3.05M / NRCan: $3.52M / Total: $107.51M / 9 years; $11.1M Ongoing |
TC: $1.46M DFO/CCG: $13.13M ECCC: $2.70M HC: $0.33M NRCan: $0.71M Total: $18.33M |
National direction and guidance are available to guide response in the event of a marine emergency | % of responders trained to participate in HNS incident response | 70% | March 2027 |
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TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways). DFO/CCG (Environmental Response) |
M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Marine Pollution Preparedness and Response (MPPR) |
TC: $48.94M / DFO/CCG: $12.38M / Total: $61.32M / 9 years; $4.95M Ongoing |
TC: $6.28M DFO/CCG:$2.42M Total: $8.70M |
% national policy/plans/frameworks updated to reflect the national system | 100% | March 2027 | |
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TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways); DFO/CCG |
M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Enhanced Marine Emergency Management (EMEM) |
TC: No Funding DFO/CCG: $7.63M / |
TC: No Funding DFO/CCG: $0.61M |
% national policy/plans/frameworks updated to reflect the national system | 100% | March 2027 | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways); DFO/CCG | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Places of Refuge (POR) |
TC: $10.97M / DFO/CCG: $5.89M / Total: $16.86M / 9 years; $1.23M Ongoing |
TC: $1.19M DFO/CCG: $1.40M Total: $2.59M |
% of places of refuge designated | 75% | March 2027 | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Integrated Data Fusion and Analytical Capacity | $6.18M / 9 years, $0.64M Ongoing | $0.69M | % increase in datasets and products shared with stakeholders to support decisions using real-time information | at least 50% | March 2027 | |
| DFO/CCG (Search & Rescue) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Risk-Based Analysis of Maritime Search and Rescue Delivery (RAMSARD) | $19.1M / 9 years, $2.33M Ongoing | $2.22M | # of search and rescue areas reviewed using the risk-based analysis methodology | Eight reviews annually starting in 2024 | Annual | |
| DFO/CCG (Environmental Response), TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways). ECCC (Migratory Birds and other Wildlife, Water Quality and Ecosystems Partnerships, Substances and Waste Management), HC (Health Impacts of Chemicals) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Integrated Marine Response Planning program |
DFO/CCG: $246.29M / 9 years, $29.64M Ongoing TC: $10.28M / ECCC: $65.07M / HC: $2.93M / Total: $324.57M / 9 years; $39.04M Ongoing |
DFO/CCG:$28.25M TC: $1.11M ECCC: $8.67M HC: $0.32M Total: $38.34M |
# of integrated marine pollution response plans developed that are informed by science, Indigenous knowledge and operational experience | Eight | March 2027 | |
| ECCC (Migratory Birds and other Wildlife, Substances and Waste Management, Compliance Promotion and Enforcement-Wildlife) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Environmental and Scientific Support to Environmental Emergency Response | $32.52M / 9 years, $3.54M Ongoing |
$4.26M | The federal government, Indigenous and coastal communities have improved capacity to respond to marine incidents | % of occasions where the scientific and technical advice provided by ECCC is considered in response and remediation decisions | 90% | 2027 |
| DFO/CCG (Search & Rescue) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Enhanced Arctic Response Station | $27.42M / 9 years, $3.1M Ongoing |
$3.35M | # of days the Arctic Response Station is operating per year (June-October) | 115 days per year starting 2023 | Annual | |
| DFO/CCG (Environmental Response) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Improving Environmental Response Community Caches in the Arctic | $6.92M / 9 years, $0.38M Ongoing |
$2.01M | # of caches (community packs) delivered to identified communities at prescribed locations | 29 | March 2027 | |
| DFO/CCG (Environmental Response) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Acquisition of Pollution Response Vessels (PRVs) for Environmental Response | $10.05M / 5 years |
$4.27M | # of new pollution response vessels delivered to environmental response depots | 8 | March 2027 | |
| DFO/CCG (Environmental Response) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Expanding the Communication Portal for Integrated Incident Response (CPIIR) | $24.15M / 9 years, $1.5M Ongoing |
$4.23M | # of coastal communities and partners that have received access to a CCG-integrated communication tool to support on-water marine response | 38 | March 2027 | |
| DFO/CCG (Environmental Response) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Heiltsuk Marine Emergency Response Team | $5.18M / 5 years |
$1.05M | % MERT responders trained and equipped to respond to marine pollution incidents | 100% | March 2027 | |
| DFO/CCG (Environmental Response) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Coastal Marine Response Teams | $40.5M / 5 years |
$7.33M | # of coastal marine response teams (CMRT) trained, equipped, and ready to respond to marine pollution incidents | 19 | March 2027 | |
| DFO/CCG (Search & Rescue) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Indigenous Community Boat Volunteer Project (ICBVP) | $35.51M / 9 years, $3.97M Ongoing |
$4.03M | % of Indigenous community units funded under the Indigenous Community Volunteer Program who are active members of the CCG Auxiliary | 100% | March 2027 | |
| DFO/CCG (Search & Rescue) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Coast Guard Auxiliary Renewal | $34.1M / 9 years, $4.85M Ongoing |
$2.85M | % of maritime SAR responses to which the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary responded | 25% (five-year average) | March 2027 | |
| DFO/CCG (Search & Rescue) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Indigenous Search and Rescue Training and Exercising | $24.29M / 9 years, $3.37M Ongoing |
$2.68M | # of Indigenous Peoples who participate in marine emergency response training and/or exercising through agreements and arrangements with Coast Guard | 360 | March 2027 | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Enhanced Maritime Situational Awareness | $109.19M / 9 years, $12.73M Ongoing | $11.77M | % increase of users with access to EMSA (current baseline is 650 users) | 100% increase (1300 users) | March 2027 | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Safety Equipment and Basic Marine Infrastructure in Northern Communities | $62.03M / 5 years |
$15.40M | % of targeted Northern Indigenous communities deploying new safety equipment and/or basic marine infrastructure | 90% | 2027 | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways); DFO/CCG | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Indigenous Participation and Training – Marine Training Program |
TC: $38.94M / DFO/CCG: $9.99M / Total: $48.93M / 5 years |
TC: $7.80M DFO/CCG: $2.20M Total: $10M |
% of Marine Training Program graduates who are employed in the marine sector | 70% | March 2027 | |
| ECCC (Substances and Waste Management), DFO/CCG (Environmental Response, Aquatic Ecosystem Science), HC (Health Impacts of Chemicals) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Recovery from Environmental Emergencies Involving Marine Oil Spills |
ECCC: $13.51M / DFO/CCG: $3.09M / HC: $3.42M / Total: $20.02M / |
ECCC: $1.93M DFO/CCG: $0.61M HC: $0.37M Total: $2.91M |
Recovery operations are coordinated to minimize residual impacts of marine oil spills and compensation to affected parties for impact of pollutants is enhanced | The Recovery Framework is established | By 2027 | 2027 |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Liability and Compensation | $12.78 / 9 years, $1.40M Ongoing |
$1.42M | Availability of compensation for all future losses of income or profit in all spills | December 2022 | December 2022 |
Theme 2 - Protecting and Restoring Marine Ecosystems
| Name of theme | Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal* | 2024–25 Federal theme planned spending |
Theme outcome(s) | Theme performance indicator(s) | Theme target(s) | Date to achieve theme target |
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| Protecting and Restoring Marine Ecosystems | $389.34M |
TC: $25.16M DFO/CCG: $56.10M ECCC: $1.67M |
Marine ecosystems are restored, and proactive measures are in place for the ongoing protection against the impacts of marine shipping | # of measures in place to reduce impacts of marine safety incidents, marine shipping, vessels of concern and vessel traffic on marine ecosystems | Seven | March 2027 |
| # of square meters of aquatic habitat in marine and coastal areas of Canada that have been restored | 700 million square meters restored | March 2027 |
Theme 2 - Protecting and Restoring Marine Ecosystems - Horizontal initiative activities
| Departments | Link to the department’s Program Inventory | Horizontal initiative activity (activities) | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal* | 2024–25 Planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity expected result(s) |
2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s) |
2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity target(s) |
Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target |
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| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping | $8.29M / 5 years |
$1.57M | Scientific information and tools are available to inform decisions related to marine ecosystem and marine mammal protection | # of regional assessments completed on the cumulative effects of marine shipping on marine environments and local communities | Six regional assessments completed | March 2027 |
| DFO (Aquatic Ecosystem Science) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Assessment and monitoring of physical and acoustic (noise) effects on marine mammals from major marine development projects, including the continued delivery of TMX Project Recommendation 5-6 | $28.06M / 5 years |
$6.49M | # new science products related to SARA-listed marine mammals, whale detection, underwater noise and noise management | At least four | March 2027 | |
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TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways), DFO/CCG (Small Craft Harbours), ECCC (Migratory Birds and other Wildlife, Substances and Waste Management) |
M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Comprehensive Strategy for Vessels of Concern |
TC: $64.12M / 5 years DFO/CCG: $112.14M / 5 years, $0.39M Ongoing ECCC: $7.63M / 5 years Total: $183.89M / 5 years; $0.39M Ongoing |
TC: $11.36M DFO/CCG: $21.69M ECCC: $1.67M Total: $34.72M |
Abandonment of vessels is reduced and vessels of concern are addressed |
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| DFO (Fish and Fish Habitat Protection) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Fund | $85.40M / 5 years |
$26.29M | Aquatic restoration efforts are expanded to include in-land waterways | % of aquatic ecosystem restoration projects taking place in freshwater environments | 20% | March 2027 |
| Indigenous Peoples play a more significant role in aquatic habitat restoration |
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| DFO/CCG (Marine Planning and Conservation) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Establishing and implementing Marine Environmental Quality tools under the Oceans Act to address key stressors and support decision making in the marine environment | $14.53M / 9 years, $1.57M Ongoing | $1.64M | Measures are in place, and complied with, to reduce the risk of stressors on marine ecosystems |
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| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species through Marine Transportation | $66.94M / 9 years, $4.56M Ongoing |
$12.23M | % of ships inspected compliant with Ballast Water Regulations | 95% of vessels over 400 gross tonnage comply with the Ballast Water Regulations | March 2027 | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Arctic Ban on Heavy Fuel Oil Use by Ships | No Funding | No Funding | % of ships inspected compliant with Ballast Water Regulations | 95% of vessels over 400 gross tonnage comply with the Ballast Water Regulations | March 2027 | |
| DFO/CCG (Fisheries Management) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Marine Mammal Response Program | $1.01M / 1 year |
No Funding | # of partners equipped or trained to respond to marine mammal incidents | 11 | March 2023 | |
| DFO (Aquatic Ecosystem Science) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Reducing the Threat of Vessel Traffic on Whales and Other Marine Mammals through Detection and Avoidance | $1.22M / 1 year |
No Funding | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Theme 3 - Strengthening the Evidence Base
| Name of theme | Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal* | 2024–25 Federal theme planned spending |
Theme outcome(s) | Theme performance indicator(s) | Theme target(s) | Date to achieve theme target |
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| Strengthening the Evidence Base | $209.03M |
TC: $0.11M DFO/CCG: $17.88M NRCan: $8.46M ECCC: $10.81M |
Scientific information and capacity for expert analysis is available to inform decisions related to the prevention, prediction, and response of marine incidents, as well as to guide ecosystem protection | # of scientific publications, products and programs | 65 | March 2027 |
Theme 3 - Strengthening the Evidence Base - Horizontal initiative activities
| Departments | Link to the department’s Program Inventory | Horizontal initiative activity (activities) | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal* | 2024–25 Planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity expected result(s) |
2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s) |
2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity target(s) |
Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target |
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| ECCC (Migratory Birds and other Wildlife, Water Quality and Ecosystems Partnerships) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Advancing Evidenced Based Decisions Through Environmental Data (AED) | $62.71M /9 years, $7.13M Ongoing | $8.14M | Increased access to new research and data to inform safer navigation and to support incident response | % of priority areas by region that have environmental data available for environmental emergencies | 100% | March 2027 |
| DFO/CCG (Aquatic Ecosystem Science) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | DFO Environmental Response Science | $41.65M /5 years | $7.52M | # of scientific publications and products related to oil in the marine environment | Beginning in 2023, at least five per year until 2027 | Annual | |
| NRCan (Energy Innovation and Clean Technology) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Multi-Partner Research Initiative | $30.26M /5 years | $8.46M | Data and research products are available to inform safer navigation, emergency response planning and marine ecosystems impacts | # of scientific publications and products related to oil in the marine, offshore, offshore platform and near-shore environments, as well as onshore pipeline oil spill scenarios | Beginning in FY 2023/24, at least five per year until 2027 (20 in total) |
Annual |
| DFO (Oceans and Climate Change Science) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Oceans Network Canada | $51.79M /5 years | $10.36M | # of CODAR sites where real-time or near real-time data is available | 14 | March 2027 | |
| ECCC (Migratory Birds and other Wildlife) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Community-based Partnerships for Marine Response | $21.60M /9 years, $2.60M Ongoing | $2.67M | % of engaged Indigenous groups providing data and/or information to support marine safety | 100% of engaged Indigenous groups are contributing local information to support marine safety | March 2027 | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | World Maritime University (WMU) Chair Position | $1.01M /9 years, $0.11M Ongoing | $0.11M | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Theme 4 - Advancing Indigenous Partnerships and Engaging Canadians
| Name of theme | Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal* | 2024–25 Federal theme planned spending |
Theme outcome(s) | Theme performance indicator(s) | Theme target(s) | Date to achieve theme target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advancing Indigenous Partnerships and Engaging Canadians - horizontal initiative activities | $55.08M |
TC: $8.83M DFO/CCG: $2.20M |
Indigenous Peoples are meaningfully participating and have a role in the marine safety system and ecosystem protection. | % of Indigenous groups who feel that they meaningfully participated in the Oceans Protection Plan | By March 2027, X% [target to be established by March 2024 following first Public Opinion Research survey] | March 2027 |
| % of Canadians who are confident in Canada’s marine safety system | By March 2027, 2% increase of survey respondents are confident in Canada’s marine safety system from the end of 2022 | March 2027 |
Theme 4 - Advancing Indigenous Partnerships and Engaging Canadians - Horizontal initiative activities
| Departments | Link to the department’s Program Inventory | Horizontal initiative activity (activities) | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal* | 2024–25 Planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity expected result(s) |
2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s) |
2024–25 Horizontal initiative activity target(s) |
Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways), DFO/CCG (Shore-Based Asset Readiness) |
M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Oceans Protection Plan Engagement Hubs and Marine Dialogue Forums |
TC: $9.60M /5 years DFO/CCG: $2.51M /5 years Total: $12.11M /5 years |
TC: $2.01M DFO/CCG: $0.49M Total: $2.50M |
Strengthened engagement with Indigenous Peoples, coastal communities, and stakeholders through enhanced collaboration, coordination, and information-sharing. | % increase of survey respondents participating in the Salish Sea Strategy and Marine Dialogue Forums who indicate engagement has helped their participation in the marine safety system or environmental protection | X% increase from baseline [target to be established after establishment in March 2024] | March 2027 |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Salish Sea Strategy | $2.03M / 5 years |
$0.34M | Strengthened engagement with Indigenous Peoples, coastal communities, and stakeholders through enhanced collaboration, coordination, and information-sharing. | % increase of survey respondents participating in the Salish Sea Strategy and Marine Dialogue Forums who indicate engagement has helped their participation in the marine safety system or environmental protection | X% increase from baseline [target to be established after establishment in March 2024] | March 2027 |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Building Public Confidence in Canada’s Marine Safety System | $7.05M / 5 years |
$1.40M | Strengthened engagement with Indigenous Peoples, coastal communities, and stakeholders through enhanced collaboration, coordination, and information-sharing. | % increase of survey respondents participating in the Salish Sea Strategy and Marine Dialogue Forums who indicate engagement has helped their participation in the marine safety system or environmental protection. | X% increase from baseline [target to be established after establishment in March 2024] | March 2027 |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways), DFO/CCG (Shore-Based Asset Readiness) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Advancing Indigenous Partnerships: Governance, Policy Framework and Partnership Agreements |
TC: $25.12M /5 years DFO/CCG: $8.77M /5 years Total: $33.89M /5 years |
TC: $5.09M DFO/CCG: $1.71M Total: $6.80M |
Meaningful engagement with Indigenous Peoples through partnerships | # of partnership agreements signed and maintained with those Indigenous groups who have indicated interest | Maintain two existing and up to four new partnership agreements nationally | March 2027 |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways), DFO/CCG (Shore-Based Asset Readiness) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Advancing Indigenous Partnerships: Proactive Vessel Management | Meaningful engagement with Indigenous Peoples through partnerships | # of partnership agreements assessed using performance indicators co-developed with Indigenous partners | At least two partnership agreements assessed | March 2027 | ||
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Advancing Indigenous Partnerships: Regulatory Roundtable | Meaningful engagement with Indigenous Peoples through partnerships | # of Indigenous groups engaged in developing a collaborative governance framework | Up to five regional or national Indigenous groups or partners | March 2027 | ||
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways), DFO/CCG (Shore-Based Asset Readiness) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Advancing Indigenous Partnerships: Northern Low Impact Shipping Corridors | Meaningful engagement with Indigenous Peoples through partnerships | # of targeted Indigenous partners contributing to developing and recommending a governance model to support low impact shipping corridors in the North | 10 targeted Indigenous partners | March 2027 |
Total spending, all themes
| Theme | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal* | 2024–25 Total federal planned spending |
|---|---|---|
| Enhancing Marine Safety | $1,379.7M | $196.6M |
| Protecting and Restoring Marine Ecosystems | $389.3M | $82.9M |
| Strengthening the Evidence Base | $209M | $37.3M |
| Advancing Indigenous Partnerships and Engaging Canadians | $55.1M | $11M |
| Total, all themes | $2,033.1M | $327.8M |
* This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal