Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program
Oceans Management Program - Contributions
The purpose of the Oceans Management Contribution funding is to support the development and implementation of oceans conservation and management activities in Canada.
- Total value
- $64.6M
- Agreements
- 156
- Apr 2019 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $139K
- Typical range
- $75K–$387K
- 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.
Plus 1 agreements ($48K) 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.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | $807K |
| 2020 | 1 | $57K |
| 2021 | 7 | $16.8M |
| 2022 | 6 | $4.8M |
| 2023 | 67 | $28.4M |
| 2024 | 32 | $7.3M |
| 2025 | 37 | $6M |
| 2026 | 5 | $462K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Nunavut | 7 | $17.7M |
| Nova Scotia | 23 | $13.3M |
| British Columbia | 45 | $11.8M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 12 | $7.6M |
| Quebec | 30 | $5.9M |
| New Brunswick | 18 | $3.6M |
| Ontario | 12 | $3.2M |
| Northwest Territories | 4 | $897K |
| Manitoba | 2 | $359K |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 2 | $180K |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $85K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 58 | $33M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 96 | $31.4M |
| International (non-government) | 2 | $180K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Balaena Institute for Cetacean Cons | Bottlenose Whales and Other Cetaceans in the GullyContribution | $18,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Joint Secretariat | Coordination for Co-management of the Beaufort SeaContribution | $160,000 |
| Apr 2026 | WCS Wildlife Conservation Society C | Passive Acoustic Monitoring in the Kitikmeot RegioContribution | $30,000 |
| Feb 2026 | The Economist Intelligence Unit Na | World Ocean Summit 2026Contribution | $78,890 |
| Feb 2026 | Canada's Ocean Supercluster | Canada’s Ocean Innovation Lounge (World Ocean SummContribution | $175,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Migmawei Mawiomi Secretariat | Contribution | $40,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Centre de recherche sur les milieux | Contribution | $150,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Re | Contribution | $145,045 |
| Oct 2025 | ACPG Innovation | Contribution | $64,691 |
| Oct 2025 | SMRU Canada Limited | Contribution | $81,144 |
| Oct 2025 | Nattilik Heritage Society | Contribution | $902,270 |
| Oct 2025 | Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Incorporated | Contribution | $20,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Institut National de la Recherche S | Contribution | $44,765 |
| Sep 2025 | St. John’s Aquarium Inc. | Contribution | $23,221 |
| Sep 2025 | The Arctic Eider Society | Contribution | $86,948 |
| Sep 2025 | Centre de développement et de reche | Intégration de solutions d’intelligence artificielContribution | $83,950 |
| Aug 2025 | Dalhousie University | Contribution | $693,999 |
| Jul 2025 | Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union | Contribution | $28,750 |
| Jul 2025 | The Huntsman Marine Science Centre | Contribution | $74,510 |
| Jul 2025 | Comité ZIP Saguenay-Charlevoix | Acquisition de données sur les espèces fourragèresContribution | $69,778 |
| Jul 2025 | Comité ZIP du Sud-de-l'Estuaire | Contribution | $65,378 |
| Jul 2025 | Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l’Est | Contribution | $40,493 |
| Jun 2025 | Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Uten | Contribution | $270,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Institut Nordique de Recherche en E | Contribution | $80,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Réseau d’observation de mammifères | Contribution | $17,565 |