Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s 2023-24 Departmental Results Report: At a glance
A Departmental Results Report provides an account of actual accomplishments against plans, priorities and expected results set out in the associated Departmental Plan.
Key priorities
Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s top priorities for 2023–24Footnote1 were as follows:
- ensuring Canada is positioned to succeed in the fast-growing global ocean sectors of the blue economy while advancing reconciliation, conservation, and climate objectives
- protecting the safety of mariners in Canadian waters and Canada’s marine environment through initiatives such as the renewal of the Canadian Coast Guard fleet
- advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and the recognition of rights related to fisheries, oceans, aquatic habitats, and marine waterways
- fostering diversity and inclusion among the Department’s employees to ensure services are delivered by a workforce that is representative of the peoples and communities being served
Highlights
In 2023–24, total actual spending (including internal services) for Fisheries and Oceans Canada was $4,546,062,407 and total full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) was 14,857. For complete information on Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s total spending and human resources, read the Spending and human resources section of the full report.
The following provides a summary of the Department’s achievements in 2023–24 according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department’s core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve, and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.
Core responsibility 1: Fisheries
Actual spending: $1,322,353,195
Actual human resources: 3,822
Departmental results achieved
- Canadian fisheries are sustainably managed
- announced the publication of Canada’s Blue Economy Regulatory Roadmap
- supported the sustainability of Pacific salmon and wild Atlantic salmon
- continued the development of our world-class Ghost Gear Program
- Canadian aquaculture is sustainably managed
- worked on a proposed federal Aquaculture Act
- consulted key partners and stakeholders on a responsible plan to transition from open net-pen salmon farmingFootnote2
- The commercial fishing industry has access to safe harbours
- assessed and upgraded harbours to be better prepared for the effects of climate change
- Fisheries, oceans and other aquatic ecosystems are protected from unlawful exploitation and interference
- tackled illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing nationally and internationally
- Scientific information on fisheries resources is available to inform management decisions
- developed and piloted a new, more streamlined and more consistent fisheries science advisories report and communicated results
- Enhanced relationships with, involvement of, and outcomes for Indigenous people
- developed the next phase of implementing the right to fish in pursuit of a moderate livelihood
- reached four new Rights Reconciliation Agreements with 11 First Nations
More information about Fisheries can be found in the ‘Results – what we achieved’ section of the full Departmental Results Report.
Core responsibility 2: Aquatic ecosystems
Actual spending: $458,649,029
Actual human resources: 1,994
Departmental results achieved
- Negative impacts on Canada’s oceans and other aquatic ecosystems are minimized or avoided
- made progress on establishing new Marine Protected Areas and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures in support of Canada’s commitment to conserve 25 per cent of Canada’s oceans by 2025 and 30 per cent by 2030, and championed this commitment internationally
- prioritized the valuation and restoration of coastal and ocean areas that have a high potential to absorb and store carbon
- worked with partners on the continued implementation of the Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations and expanded the Aquatic Invasive Species program
- worked with partners to further protect species at risk under the Enhanced Nature Legacy Initiative and the Species at Risk Act
- Scientific information on Canada’s oceans and other aquatic ecosystems is available to inform management decisions
- under the renewed Oceans Protection Program, worked with partners to improve Canada’s oil-spill preparedness and response system
- updated policies and practices to reinforce provision of expert science advice
- Enhanced relationships with, involvement of, and outcomes for Indigenous people
- Continued to work with Indigenous partners to better integrate Indigenous Knowledge into our work
More information about Aquatic ecosystems can be found in the ‘Results – what we achieved’ section of the full Departmental Results Report.
Core responsibility 3: Marine navigation
Actual spending: $361,292,498
Actual human resources: 1,784
Departmental results achieved
- Mariners safely navigate Canada’s waters
- continued to digitize and modernize hydrographic and navigational products
- expanded the implementation of the Collaborative Voyage Management System in Halifax, Prince Rupert, and Iqaluit to allow offshore mariners to send vessel traffic services reports electronically to CCG
- A Canadian maritime economy that is supported by navigable waters
- strengthened marine traffic management, particularly in the Arctic
- Enhanced relationships with, involvement of, and outcomes for Indigenous people
- supported capacity-building through collaborative agreements and by sharing new hydrographic surveying technologies with Indigenous communities
More information about Marine navigation can be found in the ‘Results – what we achieved’ section of the full Departmental Results Report.
Core responsibility 4: Marine operations and response
Actual spending: $1,798,672,442
Actual human resources: 4,714
Departmental results achieved
- Canadian Coast Guard has the capability to respond to on-water incidents
- worked with partners to improve Canada’s response capacity
- under the renewed Oceans Protection Plan, raised the budgets for Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary members
- worked on attracting and maintaining a sustainable and representative workforce
- Canada’s Civilian fleet has the capability to meet established service standards for clients
- continued the CCG’s substantial priorities under the National Shipbuilding Strategy
- continued our work as a federal decarbonization leader by testing renewable diesel blend fuel on several of our ships and awarding a contract for our first diesel-electric hybrid propulsion vessel with a battery energy storage system
- Enhanced relationships with, involvement of, and outcomes for Indigenous people
- under the renewed Oceans Protection Plan, committed additional funding for new and existing partners through the Indigenous Community Boat Volunteer Program and the Coastal Marine Response Network
- under the renewed Oceans Protection Plan, committed to engage with new and existing partners to develop area response plans, which will incorporate local knowledge from Indigenous groups and coastal communities, as well as scientific information
More information about Marine operations and response can be found in the ‘Results – what we achieved’ section of the full Departmental Results Report.
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