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Appropriate Minister
The Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Chairperson
Jim Bear
President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert F. Hand
Head Office
1199 Plessis Road
Winnipeg MB
R2C 3L4
Telephone: (204) 983-6600
Facsimile: (204) 983-6497
Auditor
Auditor General of Canada
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Incorporation and Status
1969 by the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act (R.S.C. 1985, c.
F-13); Schedule III, Part I of the Financial Administration Act;
an agent of Her Majesty.
Mandate
The Corporation's mandate is to purchase all fish lawfully fished and
offered for sale, to create an orderly market, to promote international
markets, to increase fish trade, and to increase returns to fishers.
Established with the participation of each of the provinces and the
territory in which it operates for the purpose of marketing and trading in
and outside of Canada in fish, fish products and fish by-products produced
within its mandated region. The participation of the provinces of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario, and the Northwest Territories
was established by agreement with the Government of Canada.
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