Fisheries and Oceans Canada: grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · all departments

Fisheries and Oceans Canada: grants and contributions: 15,228 agreements; $5.2B value; 5,290 recipients; 150 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1OM3HDI0E9 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Fisheries and Oceans Canada: grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/fisheries-and-oceans-canada/

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15,228agreements
$5.2Bvalue
5,290recipients
150programs

Years

2026278agreements$153Mvalue1departments
2025892agreements$700Mvalue1departments
20241,327agreements$380Mvalue1departments
20231,606agreements$529Mvalue1departments
20221,213agreements$441Mvalue1departments
20211,226agreements$385Mvalue1departments
20201,350agreements$495Mvalue1departments
20191,747agreements$485Mvalue1departments
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20181,381agreements$445Mvalue1departments
2017748agreements$255Mvalue1departments
2016460agreements$90.3Mvalue1departments
2015588agreements$126Mvalue1departments
2014418agreements$95.8Mvalue1departments
2013444agreements$134Mvalue1departments
2012557agreements$168Mvalue1departments
2011627agreements$208Mvalue1departments
2010366agreements$80.7Mvalue1departments

Programs

Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)464agreements$273Mvalue224recipients
Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)431agreements$226Mvalue61recipients
Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)792agreements$224Mvalue596recipients
Great Bear Sea Project Finance for Permanence (GBS PFP)1agreements$200Mvalue1recipients
Qikiqtani Project Finance for Permanence Aajuraq Fund Grant Agreement1agreements$200Mvalue1recipients
Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)209agreements$195Mvalue121recipients
Contribution Program to support Canada's fish and seafood sector665agreements$170Mvalue520recipients
Salish Sea Initiative Contribution Program53agreements$145Mvalue47recipients
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Grant Program to Support Self-employed Fish Harvesters in Canada Affected by COVID-192agreements$130Mvalue0recipients
    British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)120agreements$128Mvalue85recipients
    Contributions to support to the Development and Implementation of Coastal Zone Plans, Identify Restoration Priorities, Implement Projects, and Address Threats to Marine Species Located on Canada's Coasts234agreements$127Mvalue171recipients
    Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements293agreements$119Mvalue232recipients
    Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (PICFI)307agreements$111Mvalue94recipients
    Oceans Management Contribution Program To Support Development And Implementation Of Oceans Conservation And Management Activities130agreements$106Mvalue109recipients
    Ocean and Freshwater Science Contribution Program240agreements$83.1Mvalue185recipients
    Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species At Risk105agreements$81.6Mvalue83recipients
    Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program124agreements$80.6Mvalue99recipients
    Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund45agreements$77.3Mvalue45recipients
    Ocean And Climate Change Science Contribution Program13agreements$65.2Mvalue9recipients
    Oceans Management Program - Contributions156agreements$64.6Mvalue120recipients
    Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund124agreements$63.2Mvalue102recipients
    Pacific Salmon Commercial Transition Program388agreements$56.2Mvalue81recipients
    Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative182agreements$50.7Mvalue64recipients
    Fish Harvester Benefit and Grant Program1agreements$50.0Mvalue1recipients
    Sustainable Fisheries Solutions And Retrieval Support Contribution Program178agreements$46.2Mvalue155recipients

    Largest recipients

    COAST CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND FOUNDATION1agreements$200Mvalue1departments
    • Great Bear Sea Project Finance for Permanence (GBS PFP)

    All grants to COAST CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND FOUNDATION

    AAJURAQ CONSERVATION FUND SOCIETY1agreements$200Mvalue1departments
    • Qikiqtani Project Finance for Permanence Aajuraq Fund Grant Agreement

    All grants to AAJURAQ CONSERVATION FUND SOCIETY

    OCEAN NETWORKS CANADA SOCIETY11agreements$75.9Mvalue1departments
    • Ocean And Climate Change Science Contribution Program
    • Oceans Management Contribution Program To Support Development And Implementation Of Oceans Conservation And Management Activities
    • Commonwealth Blue Charter Champion Contribution Program
    • Coastal Environmental Baseline Contribution Program

    All grants to OCEAN NETWORKS CANADA SOCIETY

    QIKIQTANI INUIT ASSOCIATION12agreements$74.6Mvalue1departments
    • Oceans Management Program - Grants
    • Qikiqtani Inuit Association for the Nauttiqsuqtiit Conservation Centre Project – Qikiqtani Regional Conservation Model
    • Oceans Management Program - Contributions
    • Oceans Management Contribution Program To Support Development And Implementation Of Oceans Conservation And Management Activities
    • Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk (CNFASAR)
    • Community Participation And Co-Development Contribution Program

    All grants to QIKIQTANI INUIT ASSOCIATION

    NUU-CHAH-NULTH TRIBAL COUNCIL46agreements$60.6Mvalue1departments
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program
    • Oceans Management Program - Contributions
    • British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)

    All grants to NUU-CHAH-NULTH TRIBAL COUNCIL

    Phase 2 COVID-19 fish harvester benefit payments will be issued to approximately 12,000 individuals throughout Canada.1agreements$50.0Mvalue1departments
    • Fish Harvester Benefit and Grant Program

    All grants to Phase 2 COVID-19 fish harvester benefit payments will be issued to approximately 12,000 individuals throughout Canada.

    PEACE HILLS TRUST COMPANY IN TRUST1agreements$50.0Mvalue1departments
    • Salish Sea Initiative Contribution Program

    All grants to PEACE HILLS TRUST COMPANY IN TRUST

    PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION74agreements$49.2Mvalue1departments
    • British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)
    • Contribution Program with the Pacific Salmon Foundation
    • Ocean and Freshwater Science Contribution Program
    • Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund
    • Contributions to support to the Development and Implementation of Coastal Zone Plans, Identify Restoration Priorities, Implement Projects, and Address Threats to Marine Species Located on Canada's Coasts
    • Contribution Program to support Canada's fish and seafood sector

    All grants to PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION

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    SECRETARIAT OF THE HAIDA NATION58agreements$41.1Mvalue1departments
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements
    • Contributions to support to the Development and Implementation of Coastal Zone Plans, Identify Restoration Priorities, Implement Projects, and Address Threats to Marine Species Located on Canada's Coasts
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program

    All grants to SECRETARIAT OF THE HAIDA NATION

    DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY84agreements$37.9Mvalue1departments
    • Oceans Management Program - Contributions
    • Sustainable Fisheries Science Fund Contribution Program
    • Freshwater Research Contribution Program
    • Ocean And Climate Change Science Contribution Program
    • Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund
    • Oceans Management Contribution Program To Support Development And Implementation Of Oceans Conservation And Management Activities

    All grants to DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY

    UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA33agreements$36.0Mvalue1departments
    • Ocean and Freshwater Science Contribution Program
    • Ocean And Climate Change Science Contribution Program
    • British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)
    • Marine Environmental Quality Regulatory / Non Regulatory Measures Contribution Program
    • Sustainable Fisheries Science Fund Contribution Program
    • Oceans Management Program - Contributions

    All grants to UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

    SKEENA FISHERIES COMMISSION32agreements$33.2Mvalue1departments
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)
    • Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (PICFI)
    • Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative
    • British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)
    • Contribution Program to support Canada's fish and seafood sector
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)

    All grants to SKEENA FISHERIES COMMISSION

    ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION87agreements$31.6Mvalue1departments
    • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI)
    • Sustainable Fisheries Solutions And Retrieval Support Contribution Program
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements
    • Indigenous Marine Servicing Initiative (IMSI)

    All grants to ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION

    OKANAGAN NATION ALLIANCE62agreements$26.4Mvalue1departments
    • British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species At Risk
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements

    All grants to OKANAGAN NATION ALLIANCE

    FIRST NATIONS FISHERIES SOCIETY21agreements$25.8Mvalue1departments
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)
    • Oceans Management Contribution Program To Support Development And Implementation Of Oceans Conservation And Management Activities
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • Indigenous Habitat Participation Contribution Program
    • Salmon Enhancement Transfer Payment Program-grants

    All grants to FIRST NATIONS FISHERIES SOCIETY

    LISTUGUJ MI'GMAQ GOVERNMENT47agreements$21.7Mvalue1departments
    • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • Sustainable Fisheries Solutions And Retrieval Support Contribution Program
    • CCG Marine Operation & Response TPP-Contributions

    All grants to LISTUGUJ MI'GMAQ GOVERNMENT

    A-TLEGAY FISHERIES SOCIETY32agreements$21.6Mvalue1departments
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)
    • British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)
    • Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (PICFI)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements
    • Pacific Salmon Commercial Transition Program

    All grants to A-TLEGAY FISHERIES SOCIETY

    MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND59agreements$21.3Mvalue1departments
    • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)
    • Freshwater Research Contribution Program
    • Ocean and Freshwater Science Contribution Program
    • Ocean And Freshwater Science Contribution Program
    • Coastal Environmental Baseline Contribution Program
    • Contribution Program to support Canada's fish and seafood sector

    All grants to MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND

    DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA40agreements$20.5Mvalue1departments
    • British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)
    • Contributions to support to the Development and Implementation of Coastal Zone Plans, Identify Restoration Priorities, Implement Projects, and Address Threats to Marine Species Located on Canada's Coasts
    • Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund
    • Small Craft Harbours - Class Contribution Program
    • Small Craft Harbours Class Contribution Program

    All grants to DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA

    Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance3agreements$19.7Mvalue1departments
    • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)
    • Contribution Program to support Canada's fish and seafood sector

    All grants to Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance

    UPPER FRASER FISHERIES CONSERVATION ALLIANCE37agreements$19.5Mvalue1departments
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)
    • Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species At Risk

    All grants to UPPER FRASER FISHERIES CONSERVATION ALLIANCE

    LFA 26A RESTRUCTURING INC.3agreements$18.6Mvalue1departments

    All grants to LFA 26A RESTRUCTURING INC.

    Cowichan Tribes27agreements$18.5Mvalue1departments
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • Salmon Enhancement Programming
    • Salish Sea Initiative Contribution Program
    • Contributions to support to the Development and Implementation of Coastal Zone Plans, Identify Restoration Priorities, Implement Projects, and Address Threats to Marine Species Located on Canada's Coasts
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements
    • British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)

    All grants to Cowichan Tribes

    ATLANTIC POLICY CONGRESS OF FIRST NATIONS CHIEFS SECRETARIAT INC.16agreements$18.4Mvalue1departments
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program

    All grants to ATLANTIC POLICY CONGRESS OF FIRST NATIONS CHIEFS SECRETARIAT INC.

    LAKE BABINE NATION27agreements$18.1Mvalue1departments
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements
    • British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)
    • Salmon Enhancement Programming
    • Salmon Enhancement Transfer Payment Program-grants
    • Indigenous Habitat Participation Contribution Program

    All grants to LAKE BABINE NATION

    ESKASONI FIRST NATION24agreements$18.0Mvalue1departments
    • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • Aboriginal Funds For Species At Risk (AFSAR)

    All grants to ESKASONI FIRST NATION

    SCW'EXMX TRIBAL COUNCIL (FORMERLY N4agreements$17.6Mvalue1departments
    • Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program (AAROM)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)

    All grants to SCW'EXMX TRIBAL COUNCIL (FORMERLY N

    ESGENOOPETITJ FIRST NATION40agreements$17.6Mvalue1departments
    • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • Small Craft Harbours- Class Contribution Program
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements
    • Aboriginal Funds For Species At Risk (AFSAR)
    • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)

    All grants to ESGENOOPETITJ FIRST NATION

    PACHEEDAHT FIRST NATION30agreements$17.2Mvalue1departments
    • Salish Sea Initiative Contribution Program
    • Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund
    • British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
    • To enhance the capacity of Indigenous peoples to support their effective participation and engagement in activities relating to cumulative effects in the Salish Sea.
    • Contributions to support to the Development and Implementation of Coastal Zone Plans, Identify Restoration Priorities, Implement Projects, and Address Threats to Marine Species Located on Canada's Coasts

    All grants to PACHEEDAHT FIRST NATION

    TOBIQUE FIRST NATION37agreements$17.0Mvalue1departments
    • Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
    • Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)

    All grants to TOBIQUE FIRST NATION

    783 agreements worth $106M went to individuals, who are not named. 1 batch reports of small grants carry $130M.

    Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value.Years are the agreement start year.Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.