Aquaculture business and licences

Licences and permits, sites across Canada, funding programs, economic benefits.

Services and information

Permits, leases and licences for farmed species operations in most provinces and territories.

Licences for marine finfish, shellfish and freshwater operations in British Columbia.

Leases for shellfish operations in PEI.

Aquaculture sites and their locations throughout Canada.

Requirements for planned movement of live aquatic organisms while ensuring minimal impacts on ecosystems.

Funding for development of Northern Indigenous-owned communal commercial fishing enterprises and aquaculture operations.

Funding program for clean technologies and processes that reduce environmental impacts of fishery and aquaculture activities.

Government and industry research on fish health and ecosystem interactions.

Socio-economic benefits of aquaculture industry in remote, rural and coastal communities across Canada.