General information
Name of horizontal initiative: Oceans Protection Plan (OPP)
Lead department: Transport Canada
Federal partner departments: Fisheries and Oceans Canada; the Canadian Coast Guard; Natural Resources Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; and Health Canada.
Start date of the horizontal initiative: OPP renewal date: July 19, 2022; initial OPP start date: November 2016
End date of the horizontal initiative: March 31, 2031
Description of the horizontal initiative: 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, Transport Canada (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): $2.06 billion (cash)
Total federal planned spending to date (dollars): $2.06 billion (cash)
Total federal actual spending to date (dollars): $146.7 million
Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative: July 19, 2022
Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal, and source of funding (dollars): $2.06 billion (cash) through Budget 2022
Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars): Not applicable.
Total planned spending since the last renewal: $2.06 billion
Total actual spending since the last renewal: $146.7 million
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: 2026-27
Performance highlights: Over the course of 2022-23, work under all 4 pillars of the OPP was advanced. Under the Marine Safety pillar, TC held engagement sessions to discuss the proposed amendments to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 to address critical gaps in the marine safety system. The amendments (introduced in spring 2023) will strengthen requirements for oil spill response, environmental protection, enforcement, and compliance, while also ensuring Canada's legal framework is aligned with new international standards and modern regulatory practices. Under this same pillar, the Marine Pollution Preparedness and Response (MPPR) initiative also undertook external engagement efforts with Indigenous communities, marine industry stakeholders, and targeted provincial/territorial contacts. The National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP) completed its surveillance activities in the Arctic for the 2022 shipping season.
Through 2022-23, under the Advancing Indigenous Partnerships and Engaging Canadians pillar, the OPP continued to enable relationship building, engagement, partnership development, collaboration, and co-development with Indigenous peoples, nations, and organizations. To further support sustained engagement in OPP initiatives and ensure a greater role for indigenous peoples in Canada's marine system, the Government of Canada announced the Indigenous Marine Coordinator (IMC) program in March 2023.
During 2022-23 under the Protecting and Restoring Marine Ecosystems pillar, various achievements were made such as: the launch of the Ballast Water Innovation Program, which will play an important role in further reducing the spread of aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region; continued progress under the Comprehensive Strategy for Vessels of Concern which, over the course of July to December 2022, assessed more than 32 vessels and addressed more than 76 vessels to ensure safer navigable waters; and continued work under the Reducing the Threat of Vessel Traffic on Whales and Other Marine Mammals through Detection and Avoidance initiative to investigate the implementation of acoustic and infra-red camera whale detection systems, as well as computer software capable of detecting underwater whale calls.
Under the Strengthening the Evidence Base pillar over the course of 2022-23, the Natural Resources Canada Multi-Partner Research Initiative launched an open call for proposals to seek applications from a variety of groups including, Indigenous peoples, academia, and NGOs. In terms of the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Environmental Response Science initiative, multi-year contracts were developed to advance priorities under the initiative. Consultants were also engaged, and procurement processes were completed. Four academic contribution agreements were successfully developed during 2022-23.
Contact information: Jennifer Little, Director General, Ocean Protection Plan, jennifer.little@tc.gc.ca
| Name of theme | Enhancing Marine SafetyFootnote 1 | Protecting and Restoring Marine Ecosystems | Strengthening the Evidence Base | Advancing Indigenous Partnerships and Engaging CanadiansFootnote 2 | Internal ServicesFootnote 3 |
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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 is 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 |
| TC | $531.3M | $145.8M | $1.0M | $43.8M | $68.9M |
| Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $696.1M | $242.3M | $93.4M | $25.3M | $95.4M |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) | $139.2M | $7.9M | $91.9M | $22.7M | |
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Natural Resources Canada |
$3.5M | $30.3M | $1.3M | ||
| Health Canada (HC) | $9.4M | $0.7M |
Performance information
Horizontal initiative overview
| Name of horizontal initiative | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewaltable 1 note 1 | 2022–23 Planned spending |
2022–23 Actual spending |
Horizontal initiative shared outcome(s) | 2022–23 Performance indicator(s) |
2022–23 Target(s) |
Date to achieve target | 2022–23 Actual results |
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| Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) | $2.06B | $220.3M | $146.7M | 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 | N/A |
| Reduction in the volume of marine pollution spills over 10 litres detected | Specific target to be determined by March 2024 | TBD | N/A | |||||
| Ten-year marine accident rate (average per year, per 1000 commercial vessels) | less than 10 per 1,000 commercial vessels | March 2031 | 6 per 1,000 commercial vessels | |||||
| Measures are in place to reduce impacts of marine safety incidents, marine shipping, vessels of concern and vessel traffic on marine ecosystems | Eight measures in place | March 2031 | 3 | |||||
| Square meters of aquatic habitat in marine and coastal areas of Canada that have been restored | 700 million square meters restored | March 2027 | 0 | |||||
| % 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 |
N/A |
Theme horizontal initiative activities
| Name of theme | Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewaltableau 2 note * | 2022–23 Federal theme planned spending |
2022–23 Federal theme actual spending |
Theme outcome(s) | Theme performance indicator(s) | Theme target(s) | Date to achieve theme target | 2022–23 Actual results |
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| Enhancing Marine Safety | $1,393.53M |
TC: DFO/CCG: NRCan: $0.67M ECCC: HC: |
TC: DFO/CCG: NRCan: $0.67M ECCC: HC: |
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 | 0% |
| % of responses to environmental incidents that meet established standards | 100% every year, ongoing | Annual | 100% (100/100) | |||||
| % of search and rescue responses that meet established standards | 99% every year, ongoing | Annual | 99% (98.85/100) | |||||
| # 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 |
17 Target to be determined in 2023-24 |
| 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 renewaltable 2 note 1 | 2022–23 Planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2022–23 Actual spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity expected result(s) |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s) |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity target(s) |
Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target | 2022–23 Actual results |
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| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Legislative and Regulatory Modernization | $13.51M / 5 years | $2.85M | $2.00M |
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 | 0% |
| 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 | 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 | 0% | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways); DFO/CCG | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Enhanced Navigational Safety Assessment Program |
TC: $21.23M / 9 years, $2.37M Ongoing DFO/CCG $24.41M / 9 years, 2.65M Ongoing Total: $45.64M / 9 years, $5.01M Ongoing |
TC: DFO/CCG: Total: $5.5M |
TC: DFO/CCG: Total: $3.57M |
% 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 | 50% | |
| TC | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Active Vessel Traffic Management (Anchorages) | $2.24M / 3 years | $0.67M | $0.50M | % 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 | 0% | |
| DFO/CCG (Canadian Hydrographic Services) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Modern Hydrography | $84.01M / 9 years, $3.94M Ongoing | $7.04M | $6.74M |
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 | $0.67M | $0.40M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Office of Boating Safety (OBS) | $33.31M / 9 years, $3.3M Ongoing | $4.57M | $2.41M | % increase in recreational boaters following safety boating practices | 10% increase from baseline | March 2027 | N/A | |
| 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 | $1.65M | $1.46M |
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 | 100% and 100% |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Strengthening and Modernizing Canada's Domestic Vessel Oversight Regime | $28.82M / 5 years | $5.54M | $2.05M | N/A | 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 | $5.78M | $4.78M | Enhanced inspection of every foreign tanker inspected under Port State Control | 90% | March 2024 | 92.11% | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Administration of the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act | $1.99M / 9 years, $0.22M Ongoing | $0.21M | $0.48M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways). |
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: $18.48M / 9 years, $2.07M Ongoing HC: NRCan: $3.52M / 5 years Total: $108.63M / 9 years; $11.1M Ongoing |
TC: DFO/CCG: $3.81M ECCC: $0.84M HC: NRCan: $0.67K Total: $6.16M |
TC: DFO/CCG: ECCC: HC: NRCan: Total: $4.01M |
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 | 0% |
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TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways). |
M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Marine Pollution Preparedness and Response (MPPR) |
TC: DFO/CCG: $12.38M / 5 years Total: $61.32M / 9 years; $4.95M Ongoing |
TC: DFO/CCG:$2.71M |
TC: DFO/CCG: Total: $4.30M |
% national policy/plans/frameworks updated to reflect the national system | 100% | March 2027 | 0% | |
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TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways); CCG |
M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Enhanced Marine Emergency Management (EMEM) |
TC: CCG: $7.63M / 9 years, $1.04M Ongoing Total: $7.63M / 9 years, $1.04M Ongoing |
TC: CCG: $0.22M Total: $0.22 |
TC CCG: Total: $0.10M |
% national policy/plans/frameworks updated to reflect the national system | 100% | March 2027 | 100% | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways); DFO/CCG | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Places of Refuge (POR) |
TC: |
TC: DFO/CCG: $0.15M Total: $1.41M |
TC: DFO/CCG: Total: |
% of places of refuge designated | 75% | March 2027 | 0% | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Integrated Data Fusion and Analytical Capacity | $7.27M / 9 years, $0.79M Ongoing | $0.75M | $0.54M | % increase in datasets and products shared with stakeholders to support decisions using real-time information | at least 50% | March 2027 | 0% | |
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DFO/CCG (Search |
M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Risk-Based Analysis of Maritime Search and Rescue Delivery (RAMSARD) | $19.1M / 9 years, $2.33M Ongoing | $0.90M | $0.88M | # of search and rescue areas reviewed using the risk-based analysis methodology | Eight reviews annually starting in 2024 | Annual | 0 | |
| 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: ECCC: $69.13M / 9 years, $7.93M Ongoing HC: Total: $328.65M / 9 years; $39.03M Ongoing |
DFO/CCG:$16.29M TC: ECCC: $4.31M HC: Total: $22.19M |
DFO/CCG: TC: ECCC: HC: Total: $15.71M |
# of integrated marine pollution response plans developed that are informed by science, Indigenous knowledge and operational experience | Eight | March 2027 | 0 | |
| 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 | $34.46M / 9 years, $3.54M Ongoing | $2.30M | $1.79M |
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 | 100% |
| DFO/CCG (Search & Rescue) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Enhanced Arctic Response Station | $27.42M / 9 years, $3.1M Ongoing | $1.96M | $1.49M | # of days the Arctic Response Station is operating per year (June-October) | 115 days per year starting 2023 | Annual | 119 days | |
| DFO/CCG (Environmental Response) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Improving Environmental Response Community Caches in the Arctic | $6.92M / 9 years, $0.38M Ongoing | $0.44M | $0.33M | # of caches (community packs) delivered to identified communities at prescribed locations | 29 | March 2027 | 0 | |
| DFO/CCG (Environmental Response) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Acquisition of Pollution Response Vessels (PRVs) for Environmental Response | $10.05M / 5 years | No Funding for 2022-23 | No Funding for 2022-23 | # of new pollution response vessels delivered to environmental response depots | 8 | March 2027 | 0 | |
| 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 | $3.59M | $1.60M | # of coastal communities and partners that have received access to a CCG integrated communication tool to supports on-water marine response | 38 | March 2027 | 0 | |
| DFO/CCG (Environmental Response) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Heiltsuk Marine Emergency Response Team | $5.18M / 5 years | $0.95M | $0.53M | % MERT responders trained and equipped to respond to marine pollution incidents | 100% | March 2027 | 0 | |
| DFO/CCG (Environmental Response) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Coastal Marine Response Teams | $40.5M / 5 years | $1.88M | $1.05M | # of coastal marine response teams (CMRT) trained, equipped, and ready to respond to marine pollution incidents | 19 | March 2027 | 0 | |
| DFO/CCG (Search & Rescue) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Indigenous Community Boat Volunteer Project (ICBVP) | $35.51M / 9 years, $3.97M Ongoing | $3.54M | $2.85M | % of Indigenous community units funded under the Indigenous Community Volunteer Program who are active members of the CCG Auxiliary | 100% | March 2027 | 0 | |
| DFO/CCG (Search & Rescue) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Coast Guard Auxiliary Renewal | $34.1M / 9 years, $4.85M Ongoing | $0.27M | $0.35M | % of maritime SAR responses to which the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary responded | 25% (five-year average) | March 2027 | 21% (1326/6425) | |
| DFO/CCG (Search & Rescue) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Indigenous Search and Rescue Training and Exercising | $24.29M / 9 years, $3.37M Ongoing | $0.76M | $0.81M | # of Indigenous Peoples who participate in marine emergency response training and/or exercising through agreements and arrangements with Coast Guard | 360 | March 2027 | 0 | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Enhanced Maritime Situational Awareness | $109.19M / 9 years, $12.73M Ongoing | $10.12M | $5.93M | % increase of users with access to EMSA (current baseline is 650 users) | 100% increase (1300 users) | March 2027 | 60% (786 users) | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Safety Equipment and Basic Marine Infrastructure in Northern Communities | $62.03M / 5 years | $0.4M | $0.42M | % of targeted Northern Indigenous communities deploying new safety equipment and/or basic marine infrastructure | 90% | 2027 | 0% | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways); DFO/CCG | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Indigenous Participation and Training – Marine Training Program |
TC: DFO/CCG: $9.99M / 5 years Total: $48.93M / 5 years |
TC: DFO/CCG: $0.48M Total: $8.26M |
TC: DFO/CCG: Total: $0.78M |
% of Marine Training Program graduates who are employed in the marine sector | 70% | March 2027 | 45.4% | |
| 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: $14.29M / 9 years, $1.49M Ongoing DFO/CCG: $3.09M / 5 years HC: Total: $20.61M / 9 years; $1.86M Ongoing |
ECCC: $1.28M DFO/CCG: $0.67M HC: Total: $2.37M |
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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 | ECCC is in the process of clarifying the roles and responsibilities of federal agencies |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Liability and Compensation | $13.42 / 9 years, $1.51M Ongoing | $1.46M | $0.67M | Availability of compensation for all future losses of income or profit in all spills | December 2022 | December 2022 | Changes to compensation for future losses not yet in force |
| Name of theme | Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewaltable 3 note 1 | 2022–23 Federal theme planned spending |
2022–23 Federal theme actual spending |
Theme outcome(s) | Theme performance indicator(s) | Theme target(s) | Date to achieve theme target | 2022–23 Actual results |
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Protecting and Restoring Marine Ecosystems |
$396.10M |
TC: DFO/CCG: ECCC: |
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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 | 3 |
| # of square meters of aquatic habitat in marine and coastal areas of Canada that have been restored | 700 million square meters restored | March 2027 | 0 |
| Departments | Link to the departments Program Inventory | Horizontal initiative activity (activities) | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewaltable 3 note * | 2022–23 Planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2022–23 Actual spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity expected result(s) |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s) |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity target(s) |
Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target | 2022–23 Actual results |
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| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping | $8.89M / 5 years | $1.85M | $0.52M |
Scientific information and tools are available to inform decisions related to marine ecosystems 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 | 0 |
| 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 | $5.78M | $4.75M | # new science products related to SARA-listed marine mammals, whale detection, underwater noise and noise management | At least four | March 2027 | 0 | |
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M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Comprehensive Strategy for Vessels of Concern |
TC: DFO/CCG: $112.14M / 5 years, $0.39M Ongoing ECCC: $7.92M / 5 years Total: $183.70M / 5 years; $0.39M Ongoing |
TC: $18.29M DFO/CCG:$23.32M ECCC: $1.03M Total: $42.64M |
TC: DFO/CCG: $16.43M ECCC: Total: |
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 |
$3.18M |
$4.54M |
Aquatic restoration efforts are expanded to include in-land waterways | % of aquatic ecosystem restoration projects taking place in freshwater environments | 20% | March 2027 | 100% |
| 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 | $1.72M | $1.28M |
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 | $71.72M / 9 years, $4.62M Ongoing | $4.63M | $2.07M | % of ships inspected compliant with Ballast Water Regulations | 95% of vessels over 400 gross tonnage comply with the Ballast Water Regulations | March 2027 | 96.5% | |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Arctic Ban on Heavy Fuel Oil Use by Ships | No Funding | 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 | N/A | |
| DFO/CCG (Fisheries Management) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Marine Mammal Response Program | $1.01M / 1 year | $1.01M | $0.73M | # of partners equipped or trained to respond to marine mammal incidents | 11 | March 2023 | 21 | |
| 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 | $1.22M | $1.13M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Name of theme | Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewaltable 4 note * | 2022–23 Federal theme planned spending |
2022–23 Federal theme actual spending |
Theme outcome(s) | Theme performance indicator(s) | Theme target(s) | Date to achieve theme target | 2022–23 Actual results |
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| Strengthening the Evidence Base | $216.65M |
TC: DFO/CCG: NRCan: ECCC: |
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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 | 4 programs and 11 publications |
| Departments | Link to the departments Program Inventory | Horizontal initiative activity (activities) | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewaltable 4 note * | 2022–23 Planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2022–23 Actual spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity expected result(s) |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s) |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity target(s) |
Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target | 2022–23 Actual results |
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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) | $69.02M / 9 years, $7.13M Ongoing | $5.21M | $3.49M |
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 | 8% as of 2022-23 on a national scale |
| DFO/CCG (Aquatic Ecosystem Science) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | DFO Environmental Response Science | $41.65M / 5 years | $8.58M | $5.27M | # of scientific publications and products related to oil in the marine environment | Beginning in 2023, at least five per year until 2027 | Annual | 0 | |
| NRCan (Energy Innovation and Clean Technology) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Multi-Partner Research Initiative | $30.26M / 5 years | $4.63M | $1.76M |
Data and research products are available to inform safer navigation, emergency response planning and marine ecosystem 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 |
Annual | N/A |
| DFO (Oceans and Climate Change Science) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Oceans Network Canada | $51.79M / 5 years | $10.37M | $9.27M | # of CODAR sites where real-time or near real-time data is available | 14 | March 2027 | 11 | |
| ECCC (Migratory Birds and other Wildlife) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Community-based Partnerships for Marine Response | $22.85M / 9 years, $2.60M Ongoing | $1.45M | $0.75M | % 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 | 0% | |
| 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 | $0.01M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Name of theme | Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewaltable 4 note * | 2022–23 Federal theme planned spending |
2022–23 Federal theme actual spending |
Theme outcome(s) | Theme performance indicator(s) | Theme target(s) | Date to achieve theme target | 2022–23 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Advancing Indigenous Partnerships and Engaging Canadians - horizontal initiative activities |
$55.09M |
TC: DFO/CCGFootnote 9: |
TC: DFO/CCG: |
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 | N/A |
| % of Canadians who are confident in Canadas marine safety system | By March 2027, 2% increase of survey respondents are confident in Canadas marine safety system from the end of 2022 | March 2027 | No measurable results |
| Departments | Link to the departments Program Inventory | Horizontal initiative activity (activities) | Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewaltable 4 note * | 2022–23 Planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2022–23 Actual spending for each horizontal initiative activity |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity expected result(s) |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s) |
2022–23 Horizontal initiative activity target(s) |
Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target | 2022–23 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways), |
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: DFO/CCG: Total: $2.51M |
TC: DFO/CCG: Total: |
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 | N/A |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Salish Sea Strategy | $2.03M / 5 years | $0.27M | $0.17M | 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 | N/A |
| TC (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | M60 (Protecting Oceans and Waterways) | Building Public Confidence in Canadas Marine Safety System | $7.05M / 5 years | $1.40M | $1.23M | 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 | N/A |
| 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: DFO/CCG: $8.78M / 5 years Total: $33.89M / 5 years |
TC: DFO/CCG: $1.92M Total: $7.25M |
TC: DFO/CCG: Total: |
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 | Maintained four ongoing partnership agreements, established zero new partnerships |
| 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 | 0 | |||
| 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 | 0 | |||
| 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 | 0 |
Total spending, all themes
| Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewaltable 5 note * | 2022–23 Total federal planned spending | 2022–23 Total federal actual spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhancing Marine Safety | $1,379.5M | $114.7M | $73.2M |
| Protecting and Restoring Marine Ecosystems | $396.1M | $62.0M | $40.6M |
| Strengthening the Evidence Base | $216.6M | $30.4M | $20.5M |
| Advancing Indigenous Partnerships and Engaging Canadians | $69.1M | $13.2M | $12.4M |
| Total, all themes | $2060.9M | $220.3M | $146.7M |