| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will take part in an arm chair discussion at the B.C. Business Summit themed Canada 360° - Action to Win in the Global Economy. The Minister’s remarks will focus on USMCA and other trade deals that will open up new business opportunities for companies in BC and across Canada.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
Moncton, New Brunswick – On behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey, will join the Maliseet Nation Conservation Council and other agencies, organizations, Indigenous communities, and academics involved in the conservation and research of wild Atlantic salmon to celebrate the socio-economic importance of salmon and to underscore the necessity of collaborative efforts to conserve and protect this species.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce new measures for British Columbia as part of the Government of Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, accompanied by the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, and Sean Fraser, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, will make an important announcement related to the protection of Southern Resident Killer Whales.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
Canada is committed to advancing measures that will protect our oceans here at home and around the world. Healthy and resilient oceans can help mitigate the effects of climate change. They are also a source of sustainable food and nutrition for the world’s population, a key driver of national and local economies, and an opportunity for new sources of renewable energy. They provide 15 per cent of protein for the diets of four billion people around the world. The oceans are a major part of the Canadian economy as they are a source of approximately 350,000 jobs.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will deliver the keynote speech at the Vancouver Island Economic Summit.
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The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami will make an announcement regarding the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada/ Canadian Coast Guard’s commitment to Indigenous reconciliation through enhanced partnerships and leadership in the Arctic.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will host a Ministerial Roundtable on North Atlantic Right Whales.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
On October 22, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, along with the Honourable Keith Colwell, Provincial Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Bernadette Jordan, Member of Parliament for South Shore ─ St. Margarets, will make an important announcement related to the Atlantic Fisheries Fund, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will be at Dalhousie University for a panel discussion on how to make Canada’s oceans cleaner, safer and healthier. Following the panel discussion the Minister will be available for questions from attending media.
