Protecting 30% of our oceans by 2030

Canada is an ocean nation.

Surrounded by water from coast to coast to coast.

Our future depends on the health of our oceans and the vast ecosystems, biodiversity, and marine life they sustain.

In 2015, less than 1% of Canada’s oceans were protected.

We committed to changing that.

In 2021, the Government of Canada invested almost $1 billion to protect the health of our oceans.

Today more than 15% of Canada’s marine spaces are protected.

We’re not stopping there.

We’re working with provinces, territories, Indigenous governments and Peoples, industries and other Canadians to establish new marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, such as marine refuges.

We’re going to protect 30% of our oceans by 2030.

Because heathy oceans support healthy communities.

They sustain fish and marine life, support jobs and opportunities for Canadians, and help mitigate the impacts of climate change.

When we protect our oceans we’re protecting Canada’s future.

Learn more about what Canada is doing to protect its oceans at: www.canada.ca/oceans