Expected Outcome

Planned Activities

Performance Measures/Indicators

Ultimate Impacts

• 1.1.1 - Improved stakeholder involvement in shared stewardship of estuarine, coastal and marine ecosystems and resources

• Develop and implement integrated management plans (IMPs) and complete demonstration projects in three coastal regions by end of 2002: Eastern Scotian Shelf, Western Arctic, and Gulf of St. Lawrence
• Establish Minister's Advisory Council on Oceans (MACO)

• Effectiveness of new oceans governance
• Level of stakeholder participation
• Number/coverage /nature of active and proposed IMPs
• Reach and usage of educational materials and Internet

• Realization of economic potential and social benefits from oceans

• 1.1.2 - Increased stakeholder involvement in delivery of marine services

• Initiate and test new CCG partnerships with private and voluntary sector stakeholders in delivery of marine services by end of 2003

• Number of new partnerships and alliances created
• Stakeholder support

• Improved marine safety
• Decreased risk of environmental pollution
• Increased awareness of environmental aspects by stakeholders

• 1.1.3 - Expanded arrangements for DFO and stakeholders to work together to achieve mutual fisheries management objectives

• Initiate co-management arrangements with 1-2 fisheries plans per year adopting the co-management model, with a goal of up to 25 co-managed fisheries by end of 2003

• Number of fisheries under the co-management model, per year
• Shared enforcement costs

• Increased economic stability among fishery participants, along with greater responsibility for management decisions, reinforcing a commitment toward responsible fishing practices

• 1.1.4 - Enhanced stakeholder involvement in delivery of fish habitat management program

• Streamline habitat referral process
• Support fish habitat restoration and enhancement across Canada through improved partnerships, public education, public awareness, and strategic investments in community capacity to carry out physical projects

• Improvements in response time to development proposals (i.e., referrals) received and reviewed by DFO in Ontario and the Prairie provinces
• Level of stakeholder participation, including in-kind contributions and leveraged funds applied to habitat conservation, restoration and enhancement initiatives
• An increased level of DFO participation in stewardship partnerships/programs in all parts of Canada which support goals of DFO habitat policy

• Conservation and protection of fish habitat from harmful alteration, disruption or destruction
• Healthy, abundant fish populations

• Expected Outcome

• Planned Activities

• Performance Measures/Indicators

• Ultimate Impacts

• 2A.1.1 - Improved scientific research

• Develop an operational framework for incorporating ecosystem considerations within fisheries and oceans management by end of 2002
• Create a national network of multidisciplinary teams from public and private sectors by end of 2001
• Identify changes to the current stock assessment process and recommend new approach by end of 2001

• Better scientific information on biodiversity and species at risk
• Increased exchanges of knowledge among private and public sectors oceans experts and fisheries scientists
• Number of fisheries managed on basis of ecosystem considerations
• Improved public confidence in scientific information and advice to fisheries and oceans managers

• Better understanding of ecosystem linkages
• Better information on effect of multi-purpose uses within an aquatic ecosystem
• Involvement of other levels of government and stakeholders
• Effective use of scientific research resources
• Better understanding of oceans
• Research activities and gaps identified
• More timely management response to changes in health of aquatic resources

• 2A.1.2 - Better understanding of environmental impacts of aquaculture and how to minimize and/or mitigate negative effects

• Increase DFO's research on environmental impacts of aquaculture by end of 2001

• Additional researchers hired
• Research projects launched
• Increased confidence on part of aquaculture industry and other stakeholders
• Increased public confidence in the Canadian aquaculture sector

• More environmentally sustainable and competitive aquaculture industry in Canada
• Reduced risk of adverse environmental degradation or accidents
• Higher public confidence in products and practices of the Canadian aquaculture industry

• 2A.1.3 - Improved knowledge and understanding of the impact of oceans on the Earth's climate

• Support the Argo Program, an international initiative to understand global climate, by deployment of up to 90 oceanographic floats in world oceans by end of 2003

• Number of floats purchased and deployed
• Data made available to Canadian and global partners
• References in climate change literature

• Contributing to international knowledge on climate change

• 2A.1.4 - More accurate, in-season, real-time fisheries information available to fisheries managers

• Develop a harmonized Fisheries Information Management database with online access through a common window by end of 2003

• % of database harmonized
• Number of standardized codes
• % of database architecture completed
• Sharing of catch and other fisheries information across DFO Regions

• Better fisheries management decisions
• More sustainable fisheries
• Reduced surveillance and enforcement costs

• 2A.1.5 - A cohesive, cross-sectoral data management system linking major DFO data holdings and initiatives

• Create an inventory of departmental data holdings and data initiatives accessible online to managers, nationally, by end of 2001
• Establish a framework to ensure that data quality and consistency is maintained department-wide by end of 2002
• Electronically link data sources identified as key for decision-making by end of 2003

• National fisheries data on landings and values of the principal fisheries is available within 6 months of the end of the calendar year
• Number of previously unconnected data sources automatically linked
• Increased number of downloads of data from departmental web sites

• More timely access to data to support decision-making
• Better access to departmental data sources for external clients, facilitating scientific and economic research

• Expected Outcome

• Planned Activities

• Performance Measures/Indicators

• Ultimate Impacts

• 2B.1.1 - Progress toward a modernized vessel traffic system in Canadian navigable waterways

• Develop long-term, multi-year action plan and identify resources required by end of 2003

• A completed action plan
• Stakeholder support
• Fewer negative environmental incidents resulting from vessel movement
• Compliance rates by Canadian and foreign vessels with Canadian shipping rules

• Marine safety
• More competitive shipping industry in Canada
• Reduced risk of environmental degradation or accidents
• Greater protection for Canadian environment and industries from introduction of exotic species

• 2B.1.2 - Safer and more efficient navigation of Canada's navigable waterways

• Convert 600 CHS charts to electronic form by end of 2003

• Number of charts converted
• Reduced number of incidents

• Improved marine safety and reliable navigational aids despite increased marine use
• Decreased risk and severity of environmental accidents

Expected Outcome

Planned Activities

Performance Measures/Indicators

Ultimate Impacts

2B.2.1 - More effective fisheries management strategies based on the precautionary approach

• Test Objectives-Based Fisheries Management (OBFM) approach in 10 pilot fisheries by end of 2003

• Number of pilots implemented

• Sustainable fisheries/ harvesting

2B.2.2 - National guidelines in place to support sustainable aquaculture

• Develop national operational policy framework and guidelines for the aquaculture industry, in collaboration with the industry and other stakeholders, by end of 2001

• Policy framework in place
• National guidelines communicated to the aquaculture industry and other stakeholders
• Level of industry and other stakeholder involvement and support

• More environmentally sustainable and competitive aquaculture industry in Canada
• Reduced risk of adverse environmental degradation or accidents
• Higher public confidence in products and practices of the Canadian aquaculture industry

2B.2.3 - Progress toward long term management of fish harvesting capacity in Canada

• Complete a National Action Plan to manage harvesting capacity and to facilitate self-adjustment by commercial fleets, as part of Canada's commitment to the FAO, by end of 2003

• National Action Plan completed
• Inter-jurisdictional agreement
• Stakeholder support

• More sustainable and economically viable fishing industry
• Fish harvesting capacity in balance with resource capacity over long term
• Reduced re-structuring costs

2B.2.4 - Strengthened conservation and protection of oceans ecosystems and their living and non-living marine resources

• Develop and implement a national system of marine protected areas (MPAs) including designation of five MPAs by end of 2002
• Establish MEQ guidelines, objectives and criteria

• Number/coverage/nature of active and proposed MPAs
• Reach and effectiveness of MEQ guidelines, objectives and criteria
• Level of integration vis-a-vis precautionary/ ecosystem

• Improved health of estuarine, coastal and marine ecosystems

Expected Outcome

Planned Activities

Performance Measures/Indicators

Ultimate Impacts

• 3.1.1 - Environmental Performance Baselines (Water/Waste-water, Energy (GHG emissions), Non-Hazardous Solid Waste and Toxic Substances and Halocarbons) established for major DFO facilities by end of 2001

• Collect data from DFO facilities
• Compile and synthesize environmental performance information into baselines
• Conduct environmental audits of each major facility

• Number of baselines established
• Number of DFO facilities examined

• Establishing baselines will provide a level of measurement against which DFO can benchmark its environmental performance in future years

• 3.1.2 - Environmental Management Programs (EMPs) developed for all environmental aspects including Green Procurement by end of 2003

• Use environmental performance baselines collected for the major facilities to develop greening outcomes and action plans for EMPs
• Consult with stakeholders
• Update SDS in 2001 to include outcomes developed from baseline data
• Use DFO's share of the Federal House in Order GHG emissions reduction target as the Energy (GHG emissions) target in 2001

• Number of EMPs prepared on an annual basis

• Reduce DFO's impact on the environment

• 3.1.3 - Effective implementation and performance of existing Management Plans for:
  1. Contaminated Sites
  2. Ozone-depleting substances (ODS)
  3. Fuel Storage Tanks

• Complete 800 CCME Phase I assessments and 50 CCME Phase II and/or Phase III assessments per year
  - Use a risk management approach to prioritize sites
• Invest $250K per year for replacing halocarbon in DFO operations with non-ODS
  - Identify feasible replacement candidates
  - Complete halocarbon inventory
  - Populate the Halocarbon Inventory Database
• 100 Fuel storage tank inspections and 50 tank upgrades per year
  - Complete implementation of the Fuel Storage Tank Management Plan
  - Review profile annually to determine departmental liability

• Number of Phase I and Phase II and/or Phase III assessments completed per year
• $ invested per year
• Number of halon systems identified
• Number of reservoirs inspected per year
• Number of reservoirs improved per year
• Number of tanks inspected per year
• Number of tanks upgraded per year

• These actions are proportional to the outcomes established in the EMPs and assist the reduction of DFOs environmental footprint

• 3.1.4 - Implementation of Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) at all current client-managed harbours (559) by end of 2002

• Sensitize client-managers to the benefits of EMPs and sound environmental practices
• Consult with client-managers to mould the EMPs to specific harbour needs
• Work with new client-managed harbours to develop EMPs within three years of establishment

• Number of EMPs implemented at client- managed harbours per year

• Increase client-manager awareness of environmental aspects of harbour operations
• Reduce impacts on environment

• 3.1.5 - Compliance with ISM Code for all DFO vessels above 125 tonnes by end of 2003

• Ensure that the CCG's onboard Safety Management System meets the requirements of the ISM Code
• In partnership with stakeholders, promote the Safety Management System and identify possible improvements to it
• Co-ordinate activities with external auditors from an agency approved by law to issue Documents of Compliance and Safety Management Certificates
• Monitor environmental profile data for all vessels

• Number of DFO vessels over 125 tonnes certified

• Improved safety of DFO vessel operations
• Increased pollution protection
• Reduced vessel operation costs

Expected Outcome

Planned Activities

Performance Measures/Indicators

Ultimate Impacts

• 4.1.1 - Systematic review and measurement of progress and senior management assessment of performance

• Integrate SDS into departmental business planning and reporting processes
• Develop a performance measurement framework for the Strategy

• Regular progress reports
• Performance assessment reports
• Senior Management involvement
• Improved credibility with Canadian public, parliamentarians and stakeholders

• Improved management of the Strategy and Action Plan
• Closing of the "implementation gap"
• Continuous learning