March 2026 Deputy Minister Transition Binder

Table of contents

• A1 Departmental Overview
• A2 Senior Management Placement
• A3 Financial Outlook
• A4 Regional Profiles
• A5 Recent Organizational Changes
• B1 Legislative and Regulatory Framework Overview
• B2 Legislative Framework
• B3 Red Tape Review
• B4 Fisheries Management
• B5 Enforcement
• B6 Permitting
• B7 Species at Risk Decision-making
• B8 Marine Planning and Conservation
• B9 Aquaculture
• B10 Science at Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• B11 Climate Change
• C1 Key Domestic Partners and Stakeholder
• C2 Crown-Indigenous Relationship Overview
• C3 Provincial and Territorial Relationships
• C4 International Landscape and Key Events
• C5 United States and Chinese Tariffs on Canada’s Fish and Seafood
• D1 Key Acronyms
• D2 Side Pocket – Workforce Data