Book 1, Tab A1 - Key Facts, Figures, and Contacts

Key contact information

Departmental Office Address:
Centennial Towers
200 Kent Street
15th Floor, Ste. 1526
Ottawa, ON K1A 0E6

Deputy Minister's Office

Lawrence Hanson
Associate Deputy Minister
613-993-2200

Caroline Quinn
A/Chief of Staff
613-617-4010

Nathalie Altherr
Executive Assistant
613-993-0683

Mario Radi
Driver
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Minister's Office

Joyce Murray
Minister
613-992-3474

Neil MacIsaac
A/Chief of Staff
613-992-3474

Johanna Hill
Departmental Liaison
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Fast facts: Fisheries and Oceans Canada

DFO is the lead federal department on a wide range of activities that ensure the conservation, protection, and regeneration of Canada's fisheries and aquatic ecosystems.
In doing so, DFO works with fish harvesters, coastal and Indigenous communities, and provincial and territorial partners to enable participation in the fisheries and continued prosperity from fish and seafood.
DFO's programs and services support four overarching priority areas: fisheries, aquatic ecosystems, marine navigation, and marine operations and response.
DFO and its special operating agency, the CCG, also play key roles in keeping Canadian waters safe and secure by responding to maritime incidents such as search-and-rescue and environmental emergencies, and by maintaining waterways year-round so they are safely navigable by mariners and all Canadians.
The Department has approximately 15,700 employees, amounting to 13,800 full-time equivalents.
In addition to the National Capital Region, DFO comprises seven regions (Arctic, Gulf, Maritimes, Newfoundland & Labrador, Quebec, Pacific, and Ontario and Prairies), with an additional four Coast Guard regions (Central, Western, Atlantic, and Arctic).
Over 80 per cent of DFO employees work outside the National Capital Region to deliver direct services to Canadians.
The 2022-23 Main Estimates forecast spending of nearly $4 billion for the Department.
DFO is a highly operational department. Operating capital expenditures combined with grants and contributions account for some 50 per cent of total spending, while the remainder consists of personnel and operating costs required to provide services to Canadians.
The size of DFO's asset base is among the top five largest of all federal departments, valued at $44.6 billion as of 2019.

Fast Facts: Marine Sector

Marine sectors contributed $39.4 billion or 1.7 per cent to Canada's GDP in 2019.
Offshore oil and gas was the largest contributor to GDP at $8.7 billion in 2019. Commercial fish and seafood industries (harvest, processing and aquaculture) contributed $8.3 billion and marine transportation $7.3 billion.
In 2019, marine industries supported 321,176 jobs (1.7 per cent of employment) throughout Canada's economy, which is 20.1 per cent higher than five years ago.
Commercial fish and seafood (72,059 jobs), followed by transportation activity (66,148 jobs), and marine tourism and recreation (63,390) contributed the majority of sector employment in 2019.
The COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges in 2020. A drop in international demand resulted in Canada's export volume and average price each falling by 7 per cent compared to 2019, which had been a record year. Border closures also resulted in slower activity in ocean tourism activities. At $8.8 billion in 2021, fish and seafood are among the largest single food commodities exported by Canada. Nationally, ocean-based recreational fisheries are much smaller and contribute 2 per cent of marine economy output, but remain a key economic driver for communities, particularly on the west coast.
The U.S. remains Canada's largest export market, valued at $6.2 billion in 2021 (70 per cent). Trade with the U.S. remained stronger than with other partners, helping to buffer the effects of the pandemic.
In 2021, lobster ($3.3 billion), snow and queen crab ($1.6 million), Atlantic salmon ($928.6 million), and shrimp ($392.5 million) were Canada's largest seafood exports.
These four species accounted for 70 per cent of total seafood exports by value and 47 per cent by volume.

Fast Facts: National Fisheries

Commercial Fisheries Statistics (2019)

Number of registered fishing vessels: 17,061
Number of aquaculture establishments: 1,396

Gross value of outputs ($'000)

Commercial sea and freshwater fisheries landings: 3,701,507
Aquaculture production (2019): 1,230,146
Seafood product preparation and packaging revenues: 6,730,676

Employment (2019)

Commercial fish harvesters and crew: 51,381
Aquaculture operations: 3,785
Seafood product preparation and packaging: 28,497

International trade ($'000) in 2020

Value of fish and seafood exports: 6,431,279
Value of fish and seafood imports: 3,973,109
Trade balance (2020): 2,458,188

Recreational fisheries statistics (2015)

Number of active adult anglers: 3,240,413
Direct expenditures ($'000): 2,544,967
Direct investments ($'000): 2,588,943

Date modified:: 2023-02-28

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