Dear partners of the Oceans Protection Plan,
We have some great news to share with you!
Delivering clean oceans and healthy coasts with an expanded Oceans Protection Plan
Canadians are proud of our oceans. With the longest coastline in the world, marine and coastal areas are essential to our livelihoods and our economy right across the country. Since it was launched in 2016, the Oceans Protection Plan has strengthened protections for our coasts and wildlife, improved marine traffic and incident management, and advanced partnerships with Indigenous communities.
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced the next phase of Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan. With the new investment of $2 billion over nine years, announced in Budget 2022, Canada will establish 15 new measures to expand ocean protection initiatives to more regions and better proactively combat emerging threats to marine safety, while continuing or expanding 39 existing initiatives. This new funding is in addition to the $1.5 billion initially announced in 2016 and brings the total invested in support of the plan to $3.5 billion.
Investing $2 billion over nine years to protect our oceans and waterways
- Ensuring the safe movement and navigation of large and small vessels
- Expanding Canada’s marine emergency prevention, preparedness, and response
- Keeping Canada’s supply chains healthy, strong, and resilient
- Strengthening marine traffic management
New Oceans Protection Plan website
The new Oceans Protection Plan website is now live. Check it out to learn about initiatives and projects, watch the latest videos, or see what’s been achieved in the last five years.
More about the Oceans Protection Plan
- Social Media Hashtag: #OceansProtectionPlan, #PlanDeProtectionDesOcéans
- Let’s Talk Oceans Protection Plan (share your feedback)
- OPP by the numbers (infographics)
- OPP Videos
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