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Overview of departmental regions

Significant regional presence

Note: boundaries for the new Arctic regions are being determined.

DFO – Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) region

Regional HQ & Lab facilities

Three area offices

plus 14 satellite offices, Conservation & eight Protection (C&P) detachments

Key priorities:

The region has 625 employees and an operating budget of $78.7 million. Responsibilities include part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and three international boundaries: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area; Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (France); and, Greenland.

DFO – Maritimes region

Regional HQ

Three area offices

Two research institutes

Key priorities:

The region has approximately 867 employees and an operating budget of $88.5 million. It accounts for 37% of the total landed value of Canada’s commercial fisheries.

DFO – Gulf region

Regional HQ

Three area offices

Three research facilities

Key priorities:

The region has 489 employees and an operating budget of $50.6 million. It has one of the country’s most productive marine areas with 30 commercially fished species.

DFO – Quebec region (QC)

Regional HQ

Three area offices

One research institute

Key priorities:

The region has 575 employees and an operating budget of $73.9 million. It manages the Quebec Fisheries Fund.

DFO – Central and Arctic region

Regional offices

Eight local offices

Three research institutes

The region has 775 employees, an operating budget of $90.6 million. The focus is on fisheries and marine conservation in the north; and preserving biodiversity in the south.

DFO – Pacific region

Regional HQ

Four area offices

Three research institutes

Key priorities:

The region has 1,530 employees and an operating budget of $154.7 million. It manages the BC Salmon Restoration & Innovation Fund and the Salmon Enhancement Program.

* This excludes First Nations communal commercial licenses and recreational harvesting licenses (over 340,000)

Coast Guard – Atlantic region

Regional office

The region spans NB, NS, PEI, and NL, with a Search and Rescue (SAR) zone extending halfway across the Atlantic.

Key priorities:

The region has 1,840 employees and an operating budget of $135.9 million.

Regional assets:

Coast Guard – Central and Arctic region

Regional office

The region covers the St. Lawrence River, Gulf of St. Lawrence (Northern Area), Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and the Arctic coast up to Alaska.

Key priorities:

The region has 1,370 employees and an operating budget of $122.2 million. It will continue to deliver programs and services along the Arctic coast until the Arctic region’s boundaries are defined.

Regional assets:

Coast Guard – Western region

Regional office

The region spans the entire BC coastline, and includes Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba and the McKenzie River in the NWT.

Key priorities:

The region has 1,164 employees and an operating budget of $93.4 million. It sees almost 50 per cent of all marine communications and traffic services (MCTS) in Canada.

Regional assets:

The Arctic region

DFO

Key priorities

Coast Guard

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