Summary of British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund 2019 to 2026 Updated as of May 2024

What is BCSRIF?

The British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF) is a contribution program funded jointly by the federal and provincial governments.

The fund is providing up to $254.08 million over 7 years to support protection and restoration activities for priority wild fish stocks, including salmon. Between 2019 and 2026, 170 projects received funding with 84% of those projects focusing on wild Pacific salmon species.

Project proponents include:

• other (1%)
• industry associations (9%)
• academia and research (9%)
• stewardship organizations (6%)
• indigenous organizations (40%)
• environmental non-governmental organizations (35%)

Indigenous involvement in projects:

• project lead (40%)
• not involved (34%)
• project partner (26%)

Funding distribution by program pillar:

• Innovation funding at $98 million (39%) to encourage the development of new technologies.
• Science partnerships funding at $78 million (31%) to support collaborations with academia and other research institutions.
• Infrastructure funding at $78 million (31%) to encourage capital investments in new products, processes or technologies.

Funding distribution by priority:

• Aquaculture $20M (8%)
• Selective fishing $3M (1%)
• Salmon habitat $46M (18%)
• Species of concern $8M (3%)
• Habitat restoration $29M (11%)
• Salmon ecosystems $68M (27%)
• Sustainable fisheries $12M (5%)
• Community hatcheries $4M (2%)
• Habitat and healthy salmon $46M (18%)
• Fishereis and seafood innovation $18M (7%)

Projects by species group:

• kelp 3%
• pelagics 3%
• shellfish 4%
• salmon 84%
• groundfish 4%
• aquatic invasive species 3%

As of May 2024, 100% of available funds have been allocated.

Projects by region:

• South Coast 36%
• Fraser/Interior 25%
• Columbia/Kootenays 2%
• Central and Northern BC 15%
• BC Wide and Coastal Waters 22%

Learn more at: www.bcsrif.ca