Program directory · Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fish and Seafood Sector
- Department
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Program code
- BTF13 (FO)
- Core responsibility
- Fisheries
- In Departmental Plans
- 2020-21 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Fish and Seafood Sector Program consists of contribution programs that are cost-shared and delivered in partnership with participating jurisdictions. The Program concentrates on regional objectives. In some regions, activities target transformation and innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products. In other regions, activities target conservation and sustainability objectives, including the protection and restoration of priority wild stocks. The program is expected to increase productivity and environmental stewardship in the sector through strategic investments in infrastructure, innovation, science partnerships, and market access and development. It supports projects at the national, regional and provincial/local levels.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2020-21. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish and Seafood Sector | This program | 2020-21 – 2028-29 | $376M |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Spending $99M, against $61.5M in 2022-23 (+61%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned employees (FTEs) 22, against 51 in 2024-25 (−57%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $896K, against $82.8M in 2025-26 (−99%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 790 | 2021 | 800 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 903 | 2022 | 1,062 | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 1,153 | 2023 | 1,153 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 953 | 2024 | 1,362 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 60 | 2025 | 1,423 The Fish and Seafood Sector comprises three funds: the Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF), the Quebec Fisheries Fund (QFF), and the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF). The actual result significantly exceeded the target, largely due to the overall target for 2024–25 being reduced. This reduction occurred as AFF and QFF did not set targets while they sought program extensi… | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | — | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | $105M | $59.6M |
| 2021-22 | $104M | $68.9M |
| 2022-23 | $123M | $61.5M |
| 2023-24 | $107M | $99M |
| 2024-25 | $85.5M | $86.8M |
| 2025-26 | $82.8M | — |
| 2026-27 | $896K | — |
| 2027-28 | $897K* | — |
| 2028-29 | $898K* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 40 | 39 |
| 2021-22 | 33 | 51 |
| 2022-23 | 51 | 55 |
| 2023-24 | 45 | 55 |
| 2024-25 | 22 | 51 |
| 2025-26 | 22 | — |
| 2026-27 | 7 | — |
| 2027-28 | 7* | — |
| 2028-29 | 7* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 plan | $105,324,354 | $99,682,554 | $90,369,176 | ||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $103,971,464 | $94,006,761 | $71,963,332 | ||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $123,032,595 | $118,988,713 | $32,305,697 | ||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $107,379,159 | $84,060,328 | $66,508,396 | ||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $85,468,826 | $74,795,583 | $536,149 | ||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $82,826,848 | $550,998 | $550,998 | ||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $896,037 | $897,492 | $897,566 | ||||||
| Actual | $59,638,631 | $68,899,730 | $61,465,607 | $99,008,213 | $86,780,594 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
