CCFAM meetings
Per the 1999 Agreement on Interjurisdictional Cooperation with Respect to Fisheries and Aquaculture, Council members may convene annually to discuss issues of priority to CCFAM, with the rotating provincial/territorial co-chair hosting the meeting.
CCFAM meetings may conclude with a news conference or media availability. Ministers may also issue a communiqué following a meeting to provide an overview of the topics they discussed and the key decisions they reached.
2025
CCFAM met on August 28 and 29, 2025 in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Joint communiqué: Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers Meet to Advance the Competitiveness of Canada’s Fish and Seafood Sector
Photos
The territorial co-chair of CCFAM, Nunavut’s Minister of Community Services, David Akeeagok (left) with the federal co-chair of CCFAM, Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries (right).
Left to right: Ministers attending in-person, the Honourable Jay MacDonald, Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Northwest Territories); the Honourable Grant Hunter, Associate Minister of Water (Alberta); the Honourable Zack Bell, Minister of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture (Prince Edward Island); the Honourable Ian Bushie, Minister of Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures (Manitoba); the Honourable Kent Smith, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Nova Scotia); the Honourable Mike Harris, Minister of Natural Resources (Ontario); the Honourable David Akeeagok, Minister of Community Services (Nunavut); the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries (Canada); the Honourable André Lamontagne, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Quebec); the Honourable Pat Finnigan, Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (New Brunswick); the Honourable Randene Neill, Minister of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship (British Columbia)
2024
CCFAM met on August 14 and 15, 2024 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. A communique was not produced.
Photos
Federal co-chair of CCFAM, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Diane Lebouthillier (left) shakes hands with provincial co-chair of CCFAM, Cory Deagle, Prince Edward Island's Minister of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture (right).
Left to right: Ministers attending in-person, the Honourable Kent Smith, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Nova Scotia); the Honourable Jay Macdonald, Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Northwest Territories); the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture (Newfoundland and Labrador); the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (Canada); the Honourable Cory Deagle, Minister of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture (Prince Edward Island); the Honourable Margaret Johnson, Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (New Brunswick); the Honourable André Lamontagne, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Quebec)
2023
CCFAM met on June 27 and 28, 2023 in Ottawa, Ontario.
News Release – Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (CCFAM)
Photos
Provincial co-chair of CCFAM, Ontario's Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, Graydon Smith (left), shakes hands with federal co-chair of CCFAM, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Joyce Murray (right).
Left to right: Ministers attending in-person, the Honourable Steve Craig, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Nova Scotia); the Honourable Margaret Johnson, Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (New Brunswick); the Honourable Greg Nesbitt, Minister of Natural Resources and Northern Development (Manitoba); the Honourable Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry (Ontario); the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (Canada); the Honourable Dana Skoropad, Minister of Environment (Saskatchewan); the Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture (Newfoundland and Labrador); the Honourable David Akeeagok, Minister of Economic Development and Transportation (Nunavut)
2022
CCFAM met on November 28 and 29, 2022 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Photos
Federal co-chair of CCFAM, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Joyce Murray (left) shakes hands with provincial co-chair of CCFAM, Manitoba's Minister of Natural Resources and Northern Development, Greg Nesbitt (right)
Left to right: Ministers participating in-person at the CCFAM meeting. Minister Dana Skoropad (Saskatchewan); Minister Shane Thompson (NWT); Minister Derrick Bragg (NFLD); Minister Joyce Murray (DFO); Minister Greg Nesbitt (Manitoba); Minister Jamie Fox (PEI); and, Minister Steve Craig (NS)
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