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Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program

Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund

Renew and expand the Coastal Restoration Fund to renew investments in coastal and upstream inland communities to support contributions towards aquatic restoration efforts that protect and restore Canada’s coastal areas and address threats to marine species, including marine mammals and expand supported aquatic restoration activities on all of Canada’s coasts.

Total value
$77.3M
Agreements
45
Dec 2022 to Feb 2025
Median agreement
$1.5M
Typical range
$812K–$2.3M
the middle half of agreements

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Saint Mary’s University1$5M
The Nature Trust of British Columbia1$5M
Fisheries and Marine Institute of the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador1$4.9M
Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences1$3.7M
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake1$2.9M
Council of the Haida Nation1$2.9M
Nova Scotia Salmon Association1$2.8M
Raincoast Conservation Foundation1$2.6M
Squamish River Watershed Society1$2.6M
Comité ZIP du Sud-de-l'Estuaire1$2.5M
Passamaquoddy Recognition Group Inc1$2.4M
Pacheedaht First Nation1$2.3M
Dalhousie University1$2.3M
Pacific Salmon Foundation1$2.2M
Tla’amin Nation Government1$1.9M
SeaChange Marine Conservation Society1$1.8M
St. Mary's River Association1$1.8M
Ducks Unlimited Canada1$1.7M
Comox Valley Project Watershed Society1$1.7M
Gespe’gewa’gi Institute of Natural Understanding1$1.6M
Prince Edward Island Watershed Alliance Inc1$1.6M
Conseil de la Nation Huronne-Wendat1$1.5M
Atlantic Salmon Federation1$1.5M
Association de gestion halieutique autochtone Mi’gmaq et Wolastoqey1$1.5M
Abegweit Conservation Society1$1.5M
Comité ZIP Gaspésie1$1.4M
Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance1$1.2M
Environment and Resources Management Association1$1.2M
Comité ZIP Côte-Nord du Golfe1$1.1M
The British Columbia Conservation Foundation1$1M
Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council1$961K
Atlantic Coastal Action Program Cape Breton1$941K
Ditidaht First Nation1$852K
Woodstock First Nation1$812K
Comité ZP Saguenay-Charlevoix1$805K
NunatuKavut Community Council Inc.1$788K
Nashwaak Watershed Association Ltd1$663K
Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration1$649K
Northeast Avalon ACAP Inc1$582K
Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) Saint John Inc.1$494K
Guardians Of Our Salish Estuaries Society1$435K
Mi’Kmaq Alsumk Mowimsikik Koqoey Association (MAMKA)1$389K
Skeena Knowledge Trust1$313K
Intervale Associates Inc1$195K
Three Rivers Mi'kmaq Band Inc1$187K

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20223$14.9M
202317$25.4M
202423$34.9M
20252$2M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
British Columbia14$29.5M
Quebec9$15M
Nova Scotia6$13.7M
Newfoundland and Labrador7$8.3M
New Brunswick7$7.8M
Prince Edward Island2$3M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities44$75.3M
Indigenous recipients1$1.9M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Feb 2025Guardians Of Our Salish Estuaries Society$435,000
Jan 2025Atlantic Salmon Federation$1,540,816
Nov 2024Woodstock First Nation$811,505
Oct 2024Conseil de la Nation Huronne-Wendat$1,546,593
Sep 2024Pacheedaht First Nation$2,307,664
Sep 2024Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance$1,236,656
Jul 2024Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration$649,449
Jul 2024Pacific Salmon Foundation$2,242,861
Jul 2024Nashwaak Watershed Association Ltd$662,642
Jun 2024Raincoast Conservation Foundation$2,624,514
Jun 2024Intervale Associates Inc$195,000
Jun 2024Prince Edward Island Watershed Alliance Inc$1,562,748
May 2024Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) Saint John Inc.$494,450
Apr 2024Environment and Resources Management Association$1,200,000
Apr 2024Northeast Avalon ACAP Inc$581,776
Apr 2024Mi’Kmaq Alsumk Mowimsikik Koqoey Association (MAMKA)$389,300
Mar 2024Abegweit Conservation Society$1,465,271
Mar 2024Nova Scotia Salmon Association$2,758,716
Mar 2024Ducks Unlimited Canada$1,715,098
Feb 2024Comox Valley Project Watershed Society$1,698,135
Feb 2024Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences$3,683,027
Feb 2024SeaChange Marine Conservation Society$1,818,901
Jan 2024Council of the Haida Nation$2,924,899
Jan 2024Atlantic Coastal Action Program Cape Breton$941,000
Jan 2024Comité ZIP Gaspésie$1,380,345