“Budget 2021 proposes to provide $647.1 million over five years, starting in 2021-22, with $98.9 million in remaining amortization to Fisheries and Oceans Canada to: Stabilize and conserve wild Pacific salmon populations, including through investment in research, new hatchery facilities, and habitat restoration. Create a Pacific Salmon Secretariat and Restoration Centre of Expertise. § Improve management of commercial and recreational fisheries. Double the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund with an additional $100 million. Further engage with First Nations and fish harvesters.”

“Budget 2021 proposes to provide $20 million over two years to Fisheries and Oceans Canada to expand engagement with the Province of British Columbia, Indigenous communities, industry, scientists, and other stakeholders. This consultation would inform the development of a responsible plan to transition from open net-pen salmon farming in coastal British Columbia waters by 2025.”