Canada is an ocean nation. Our three coasts connect us to each other and the world, carry our trade, and sustain hundreds of thousands of livelihoods. As Canada expands its marine infrastructure and trade routes, protecting our oceans must remain central to that growth.
Today, Prime Minister Carney announced a historic $1.2 billion investment to keep Canada’s waters safe and protect the life they sustain.
More than $740 million will strengthen marine safety as traffic grows, including expanded Coast Guard capacity, improved search and rescue, better radio and radar coverage, stronger emergency response, and modernized fisheries enforcement.
A further $136 million will help protect marine life by strengthening spill response and expanding Canada’s ability to monitor and mitigate underwater noise across the Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic, and St. Lawrence regions.
The government will also invest $186 million in the Northern Shelf Bioregion Reconciliation Framework Agreement and support Indigenous-led stewardship and restoration of the Lower Fraser River Estuary.
As we build Canada strong, we are working with Indigenous Peoples, provinces, territories, and coastal communities to keep our waters safe, protect marine life, and build a stronger, more sustainable ocean economy for generations to come.
