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Q-559
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Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
With regard to Fisheries and Oceans Canada's advisory committees: (a) which environmental non-governmental organizations currently have stakeholder status at each of the following stock advisory committees, in all regions, (i) Northern Cod - 2J3KL, (ii) Snow Crab, (iii) Capelin, (iv) Herring, (v) Mackerel, (vi) Greenland Halibut; (b) which environmental non-governmental organizations have had stakeholder status at any point since 2020 at each of the following stock advisory committees, in all regions, (i) Northern Cod - 2J3KL, (ii) Snow Crab, (iii) Capelin, (iv) Herring, (v) Mackerel, (vi) Greenland Halibut; (c) for each organization in (a) and (b), what were the start and end dates of when they had stakeholder status, broken down by committee? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-558
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Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
With regard to Fisheries and Oceans Canada: (a) when were the last stock assessments completed for the following species in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization divisions 3L, 3K, 2J, and 2H, (i) Grey Sole, (ii) Redfish, (iii) Greenland Halibut, (iv) Atlantic Halibut, (v) Winter Flounder, (vi) Spotted Wolffish; (b) for each instance in (a), where the last stock assessment was more than a year ago, what are the reasons why there hasn't been a more recent assessment conducted; and (c) when is the next scheduled assessment for each of the species in the specific zones listed above? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-557
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Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
With regard to government recognized conservation areas: (a) are areas outside of Canada's 200-mile limit, that are within Canada's continental shelf, eligible to become conservation areas; and (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, (i) which areas are currently being analyzed for possible inclusion as a conservation area, (ii) what analysis has been done on each area, (iii) what is the timeline related to any decisions? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-202
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Monday, June 16, 2025 |
With regard to small craft harbours, since 2022: (a) which small craft harbours have applied for funding across Canada; (b) what are the details of each application, including the name of the harbour, the location, the scope and the budget; (c) what is the landed value of catch for each harbour in (b); (d) which harbours had projects approved and what is the scope and amount of federal funding for each; (e) what is the landed value of catch for each harbour in (d); (f) what percentage of each project is complete; (g) which projects are (i) within budget, (ii) over budget; (h) for each project which is over budget, what is the projected cost overrun and the reason for it being over budget; (i) which harbours have "shelf ready" tender documents for projects and what is the estimated cost of each project; (j) what is the landed value of catch for each of the harbours in (i); and (k) how much funding has been diverted from the regular small craft harbours budget, broken down by year and by province, to rebuild or repair as a result of damage from Hurricane Fiona? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
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Q-201
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Monday, June 16, 2025 |
With regard to Canadian fish stock assessments and stock advisory committees on commercial species, broken down by specific species: (a) what organizations, stakeholders, First Nations and environmental non-governmental organizations have observer status; (b) what organizations, stakeholders, First Nations and environmental non-governmental organizations have stakeholder status; (c) what is total length of time between when scientific and harvester data is received and when a quota decision is made; (d) what changes in science methodology have been made since 2015; (e) what changes in methodology to incorporate fish harvester logbook data into assessments, outlined by species, have been made since 2015; and (f) what are the net changes in the number of stakeholder seats and environmental non-governmental organizations seats at stock advisory, broken down by species and year since 2015? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
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Q-200
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Monday, June 16, 2025 |
With regard to Marine Protected Areas, National Marine Conservation Areas and any other form of ocean protected areas that are now fully protected or at some stage of planning and to be considered part of the 30% by 2030 that Canada agreed to protect in compliance with the 15th Conference of the Parties Biodiversity Convention: (a) what are the details of all existing maps which show ocean protected areas and the reason it became a protected area, including which activities are permitted and which are prohibited currently within each area; (b) what are the details of the maps of all ocean protected areas at all stages of the establishing process, identifying for each stage which stakeholders were consulted; (c) what are the details of all memorandums of understandings or similar types of agreements signed at any stage of the establishment process; (d) for each protected area shown on the maps, what feature, aspect or species will be protected and how will the success of the objective be measured for each area identified; (e) what is the budget to fully implement all areas that are currently under consideration for protection and to fully implement the 30X30 initiative; (f) which groups, organizations, stakeholders, municipalities, environmental nongovernmental organizations or First Nations has the government received information about their advocacy for any ocean protected areas that are currently an Area of Interest, an area at any stage of the establishment process, or a fully established protected area, and what changes was each advocating for; (g) what will be the economic cost of stopping or curtailing renewable or nonrenewable resource industries from operating in areas that are identified but not yet fully implemented protected areas; (h) what will be the economic benefits in new gross domestic product for areas adjacent to proposed new protected areas, broken down by individual area and amount benefited by region; (i) which of the protected areas will have full or partial Indigenous governance; (j) what is date by which each new area is to become a fully established protected area; and (k) which of the proposed and established protected areas will be approved for installation of offshore wind turbines? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
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Q-12
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
With regard to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, excluding the Canadian Coast Guard, since January 1, 2021: (a) what was the total value of all consulting contracts signed in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2023, (iv) 2024, (v) 2025 to date; and (b) what are the details of all consulting contracts, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) initial value of the contract, (iv) current value of the contract, (v) type of consulting conducted, (vi) start and end dates of work, (vii) purpose of the contract and description of the work completed, (viii) reason for the increase in the contract's value, if applicable? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
