Contribution: Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
COWICHAN TRIBES
$2,217,416.00
AFS2025-MLT-2504 Cowichan Tribes
FY 2025-26 · 2025-04-01
Summary
This program is an integral component of the AFS and facilitates the voluntary retirement of commercial licences and the issuance of licences to eligible Aboriginal groups in a manner that does not add to the existing fishing effort, thereby providing Aboriginal groups with much-needed employment and income.
Department
Program
Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
Recipient
Location
DUNCAN, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Indigenous recipient
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2030-03-31
Agreement Number
500007326
Agreement Start Date
2025-04-01
Agreement Title
AFS2025-MLT-2504 Cowichan Tribes
Agreement Title (French)
AFS2025-MLT-2504 Cowichan Tribes
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$2,217,416.00
Amendment Date
2026-03-27
Amendment Number
2
Description
This program is an integral component of the AFS and facilitates the voluntary retirement of commercial licences and the issuance of licences to eligible Aboriginal groups in a manner that does not add to the existing fishing effort, thereby providing Aboriginal groups with much-needed employment and income.
Description (French)
Le Programme de transfert des allocations fait partie intégrante de la SRAPA et facilite le retrait volontaire de permis de pêche commerciale, qui sont réattribués à des groupes autochtones admissibles; cette approche permet de ne pas augmenter l'effort de pêche et de fournir aux collectivités autochtones des possibilités de revenus et d'emplois
Expected Results
Improved relationships with and outcomes for Indigenous people
Expected Results (French)
Amélioration des relations avec les peuples autochtones et meilleurs résultats pour eux
Organization Code
dfo-mpo
Organization
Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Pêches et Océans Canada
Program Name
Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
Program Name (French)
Stratégie relative aux pêches autochtones (SRAPA) – Négociation et mise en œuvre des accords sur les pêches
Program Purpose
This program is an integral component of the AFS and facilitates the voluntary retirement of commercial licences and the issuance of licences to eligible Aboriginal groups in a manner that does not add to the existing fishing effort, thereby providing Aboriginal groups with much-needed employment and income.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme de transfert des allocations fait partie intégrante de la SRAPA et facilite le retrait volontaire de permis de pêche commerciale, qui sont réattribués à des groupes autochtones admissibles; cette approche permet de ne pas augmenter l'effort de pêche et de fournir aux collectivités autochtones des possibilités de revenus et d'emplois
Recipient City
DUNCAN
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
COWICHAN TRIBES
Recipient Postal Code
V9L 5J1
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
A
Reference Number
086-2025-2026-Q4-0296
