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Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program

Contribution Program to support Canada's fish and seafood sector

Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.

Total value
$171M
Agreements
672
Dec 2017 to Nov 2021
Median agreement
$60K
Typical range
$28K–$70K
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
Namgis First Nation7$21.1M
Nature Trust of BC2$14.5M
The British Columbia Conservation Foundation3$11.9M
Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance1$7.2M
Pacific Salmon Foundation7$6.8M
Canadian Wildlife Federation2$6.8M
Cowichan Valley Regional District2$6.2M
Centre For Aquatic Health Sciences2$6M
North Pacific Anadromous Fish2$5.1M
Icewater Seafoods Inc.1$4.6M
Secwepemcul'ecw Restoration & Stewardship Society2$4.5M
Sport Fishing Institute6$3.9M
Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc6$3.6M
University of Victoria4$3M
Association des Crabiers Acadiens1$2.7M
The University of British Columbia2$2.6M
Scotia Harvest Inc.1$2.6M
Scw'exmx Tribal Council2$2.2M
Cape d'Or Sustainable Seafoods Inc1$2.1M
Adams Lake Indian Band (ALIB)1$1.8M
PEI Fishermen's Association1$1.6M
Mcgraw Seafood (2008) Inc3$1.5M
Institut De Recherche Sur Les Zones Cotieres1$1.5M
Baker Creek Enhancement Society2$1.3M
Fish, Food And Allied Workers4$1.1M
Canadian Groundfish Research And Conservation Society2$1M
Canso Seafoods Limited3$1M
Tides Canada Initiatives2$1M
Memorial University of Newfoundland1$947K
BC Cattlemens Association Program Delivery Inc2$935K
National Indigenous Fisheries Institute3$882K
Fogo Island Co-Operative Society Limited1$836K
Squamish River Watershed Society2$731K
We'koqma'q First Nation1$702K
Écloserie Acadienne Inc. / Acadian Hatchery Inc.1$700K
L'Etang Ruisseau Bar Ltd2$612K
Gitanyow Fisheries Authority1$607K
Mcgraw Aquaculture Inc1$592K
La Renaissance des îles1$567K
Skeena Fisheries Commission2$563K
Comox Valley Project Watershed Society2$547K
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council2$547K
Ueushuk Fisheries Ltd2$520K
BC Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences1$520K
Bait Masters Inc.3$497K
Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance Society1$476K
Harbour Authority of Triton2$462K
Association des Pecheurs de Petoncles des Iles-de-la-Madeleine3$453K
Seymour Salmonid Society1$433K
Pecheries Baie Chaleurs Fisheries (2012)1$350K

Plus 161 agreements ($5.5M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20171$70K
201850$14.7M
2019446$126M
2020167$29.2M
20218$449K

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
British Columbia67$99.2M
Nova Scotia232$27.5M
Newfoundland and Labrador198$16.4M
New Brunswick100$13.6M
Ontario5$7.2M
Prince Edward Island47$4.6M
Quebec23$2.3M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities61$98.3M
For-profit organizations491$62.1M
Indigenous recipients11$8M
Individuals and sole proprietorships109$2.4M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Nov 2021East Cape Oyster Company Ltd.$50,817
Mar 2021Pecheries JP Element Inc$69,825
Feb 2021Y. R. U. Cooking Ltd.$69,642
Feb 2021GHGES Marine Solutions Inc$41,220
Feb 20219234-6493 Quebec Inc$62,385
Jan 2021Collins Lobster Fisherman's Market Ltd.$69,696
Dec 2020Fruits de Mer Madeleine$50,873
Dec 2020L'Association coopérative des pêcheurs de l'Île$69,728
Dec 2020Micmacs of Gesgapegiag Band$206,564
Nov 2020Seafood 2000 Ltd.$69,924
Nov 2020Captain Dan's Inc.$69,793
Nov 2020Cape Bald Packers Ltd$69,456
Oct 2020McGraw Seafoods (2008) Inc.$49,493
Oct 2020Westmorland Fisheries Ltd.$66,570
Oct 2020Pecheries St-Paul (1989) Ltee$69,481
Oct 2020Administration Portuaire de Val-Comeau Inc.$69,829
Sep 2020Adams Lake Indian Band (ALIB)$1,764,827
Sep 2020Harbour Authority of Petty Harbour$98,428
Sep 2020Rassemblement des pêcheurs et pêcheuses des côtes des Îles$231,702
Sep 2020Osoyoos Indian Band$252,198
Sep 2020Pêcherie Pierre-Paul Dupuis et Fils Inc$69,997
Aug 2020M. Leblanc Fisheries Ltd$60,143
Aug 2020Belliveau Brothers Ltd$12,635
Aug 2020Baie Ste. Anne Seafoods (2014) Inc.$69,903
Aug 202011656520 Canada Inc.$69,930