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Canadian coasts and waterways: A workplace for some, a playground for others, and a source of goods, inspiration and pride for us all.

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Healthier coasts
Abandoned boats and wrecks, studies into marine ecosystems and oil tanker moratorium, and restoration of coastal marine habitats.

Safer coasts
Safer community resupply in the Arctic, aerial surveillance to detect oil spills, improving marine safety and environmental response.

Working together
Threats to whales, how climate change affects Arctic shipping, and how we are managing west coast marine traffic.

Latest News

Report to Canadians

Let’s Talk– have your say on the Oceans Protection Plan

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How the Oceans Protection Plan is improving marine safety in Tuktoyaktuk
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Overview

The Oceans Protection Plan is the largest investment ever made to protect Canada's coasts and waterways, while growing our economy. With this Plan, our future generations will continue to enjoy and benefit from our coasts and waterways the way we do now.

Report to Canadians: Investing in our coasts through the Oceans Protection Plan — Overview & Summary

OPP Plan

Report to Canadians: Investing in our coasts through the Oceans Protection Plan — 1.5 billion for oceans protection

Report to Canadians: Investing in our coasts through the Oceans Protection Plan — Marine 101: Canada’s marine safety system

Report to Canadians: Investing in our coasts through the Oceans Protection Plan — Marine 101: Canada’s marine safety system

Results

In 2016, we launched the comprehensive, national, $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan. Learn what we have done and are doing under the plan to help keep our waters and coasts safe and clean, for today’s use and for future generations.

Report to Canadians — Report to Canadians

Protecting the whales — Protecting the whales

Marine Training Programs — Marine Training Programs (North and South)

Project Map — Project map

Videos

Canada’s marine ecosystems are more protected

Video: Canada’s marine ecosystems are more protected

Video: Marine Safety 101: Who pays for an oil spill in Canadian waters?

Video: Marine Safety 101: What Happen When a Ship Spills Oil in Canadian Waters

Video: How the Oceans Protection Plan is improving marine safety in Tuktoyaktuk

Video: Marine 101: How is the Oceans Protection Plan improving marine safety?

Video: Marine 101: What happens when a ship enters Canadian waters?

Video: Oceans Protection Plan – Two years of accomplishments

Video: Oceans Protection Plan – Science, research tools, and public input

Video: Oceans Protection Plan – Protecting whales

Video: Oceans Protection Plan – Removing abandoned vessels

Video: Oceans Protection Plan – Northern marine training program

Video: Reconciliation Framework Agreement

Video: Oceans Protection Plan

Video: Oceans Protection Plan: World-leading marine safety – prevention and response

Video: Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

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Date modified:: 2020-03-06