Contribution: Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy - Negotiation and Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA)
ESKASONI BAND COUNCIL
$349,936.00
AFS 2025-ESKASONI-00 FY2026-27
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
ESKASONI, Nova Scotia, Canada
Recipient Type
Indigenous recipient
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Reference Number
086-2025-2026-Q4-0132
Amendment Number
0
Agreement Type
Contribution
Recipient Type
A
Recipient Legal Name
ESKASONI BAND COUNCIL
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Province or Territory
NS
Recipient City
ESKASONI
Recipient Postal Code
B1W 1A6
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
Agreement Title
AFS 2025-ESKASONI-00 FY2026-27
Agreement Title (French)
AFS 2025-ESKASONI-00 FY2026-27
Agreement Number
500007692
Agreement Value
$349,936.00
Agreement Start Date
2025-04-01
Agreement End Date
2030-03-31
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
