Health of the Oceans Initiatives

In 2007, as part of Canada’s new National Water Strategy, the federal government announced five-year funding for various initiatives to protect fragile marine environments, counter pollution and strengthen preventive measures.

Purpose of the initiatives

• Importance
• Issues

Who is involved?

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Environment Canada (EC)
• Parks Canada Agency (PCA)
• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

List of initiatives
Description of federally-funded Health of the Oceans Initiatives.

The Oceans Directorate of DFO, through The Oceans Secretariat, is mandated to monitor the HOTO initiative biannually and to produce annual performance reports on behalf of all five partnering departments and agencies. Results and achieved outcomes to date for each of the HOTO components are summarized (Results as of October 2009).