| ADM |
Assistant Deputy Minister |
| AICFI |
Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative |
| AIS |
Aquatic Invasive Species |
| AOI |
Area of Interest |
| CA |
Central Agency (i.e., FIN, PCO, and TBS) |
| FIN |
Finance Canada |
| PCO |
Privy Council Office |
| TBS |
Treasury Board Secretariat |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CCFAM |
Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers |
| CCG |
Canadian Coast Guard |
| CFA |
Crab Fishing Area |
| CFN |
Coastal First Nations |
| CHS |
Canadian Hydrographic Service |
| CHO |
Critical Habitat Order |
| CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| COA |
Canada–Ontario Agreement |
| COSEWIC |
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada |
| CSAS |
Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat |
| C&P |
Conservation and Protection |
| DFO |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
| DFSA |
Delegation of Spending and Financial Authorities |
| ER |
Environmental Response |
| ESA |
Ecologically Significant Areas |
| FGR |
Fishery (General) Regulations |
| FFHPP |
Fish and Fish Habitat Program |
| FFMC |
Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation |
| F-P/T |
Federal-Provincial/Territorial |
| FSC |
Food, Social, and Ceremonial |
| GIC |
Governor in Council |
| HTO |
Hunters and Trappers Organizations |
| ICCAT |
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas |
| IFMP |
Integrated Fisheries Management Plan |
| IGA |
Intergovernmental Affairs |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| IPHC |
International Pacific Halibut Commission |
| ITQ |
Individual Transferable Quota |
| JRCC |
Joint Rescue Coordination Centres |
| LFA |
Lobster Fishing Area |
| MC |
Memorandum to Cabinet |
| MCT |
Marine Conservation Targets |
| MCTS |
Marine Communications and Traffic Services |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPA |
Marine Protected Area |
| MMPA |
Marine Mammal Protection Act |
| MSP |
Marine Spatial Planning |
| NAFO |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
| NARW |
North Atlantic Right Whale |
| NCR |
National Capital Region |
| NICFI |
Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative |
| NIO |
National Indigenous Organization |
| NSB |
Northern Shelf Bioregion |
| NSS |
National Shipbuilding Strategy |
| NWMB |
Nunavut Wildlife Management Board |
| OECM |
Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures |
| OGD |
Other Government Department |
| OIC |
Order in Council |
| OPP |
Oceans Protection Plan |
| PICFI |
Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative |
| PSC |
Pacific Salmon Commission |
| RFMO |
Regional Fisheries Management Organization |
| SAP |
Sustainable Aquaculture Program |
| SAR |
Species at Risk; or, Search and Rescue |
| SARA |
Species at Risk Act |
| SCH |
Small Craft Harbour |
| SEA |
Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SFF |
Sustainable Fisheries Framework |
| SOA |
Special Operating Agency |
| SRKW |
Southern Resident Killer Whale |
| TAC |
Total Allowable Catch |
| TMX |
Trans Mountain Expansion |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
