Canada's Oceans Agenda: Protecting our oceans

Canada's oceans are rich and diverse. Our oceans are home to dynamic ecological features such as deep sea thermal vents, unique corals and seamounts, essential habitats for endangered species such as whales and other cetaceans, fish stocks that support productive and sustainable fisheries—the list goes on.

Canadians understand that to preserve and protect our oceans is to preserve and protect our communities. That's why the Government of Canada has committed to conserving 25 per cent of Canada's oceans, and 25 per cent of its land and freshwater, by 2025, working towards 30 per cent by 2030. Grounded in science, Indigenous knowledge and local perspectives, we're advancing collaborative approaches to work with provincial, territorial, and Indigenous governments—only by working together will we achieve our collective aims.

Healthy oceans will support a healthy economy, now and for generations to come.