About Us - Oceana Canada

WHAT WE DO

Oceana Canada is dedicated to protecting and restoring our oceans.

Our Mission

We are rebuilding ocean abundance and ensuring healthy, thriving oceans that sustain future generations, coastal communities, and ecosystems.

WHO WE ARE

Founded as an independent Canadian charity in 2015, we are part of the world’s largest advocacy group dedicated solely to ocean conservation.

Canada is home to world’s longest coastline and an ocean territory covering 70% of its land mass. This places a national and global responsibility on us to manage the oceans sustainably — ensuring a reliable source of food, jobs, and climate resilience. Since 2015, Oceana Canada has successfully:

  • Banned unnecessary single-use plastics.
  • Ended the shark fin trade.
  • Made rebuilding depleted fish populations the law.
  • Protected vital marine habitat and ecosystems essential to biodiversity and climate adaptation.

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Our expert team works across the country with ocean advocates, academics, fishers, Indigenous Peoples, and policymakers to bring science-based solutions to life. Restoring ocean abundance in Canada strengthens coastal economies, supports sustainable fisheries, and safeguards marine ecosystems to protect our future.

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EXPEDITIONS

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How We Work

We take a strategic, science-based approach to ocean conservation, focusing on practical solutions that deliver measurable change.

Campaign-driven

Our targeted campaigns aim for tangible policy wins within three to five years, driving lasting improvements in Canada’s ocean health and sustainability.

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Fact-Based

We rely on scientific research and analysis to identify challenges and implement evidence-based solutions for ocean conservation. This research helps inform our policy campaigns, ensuring responsible management of Canada’s oceans.

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Expedition-Powered

Our expeditions provide firsthand insights that bring ocean challenges to life and build a stronger case for marine protection and sustainable management.

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Multi-disciplinary

Our diverse team of scientists, economists, legal experts, and advocates collaborates to achieve real, lasting change for the ocean.

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Supported By Citizens and Allies

With over 8.2 million supporters and tens of thousands of engaged Canadians, we work with coastal communities, Indigenous Peoples, and conservation allies.

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Our Campaigns

We are saving the oceans and feeding the world through our focused campaigns:

REbuild abundance

Strengthening sustainable fisheries to support food security, healthy ecosystems
and economic growth.

Safeguard
Forage Fish

Protecting the foundation of marine food webs to sustain wildlife and fishing
communities.

Protect North
Atlantic Right Whales

Preventing ship strikes and entanglements to help stop the extinction of these critically endangered whales.

Stop Plastic
Pollution

Reducing plastic waste to safeguard marine life and human health.

Protect Marine
Habitat

Defending critical ecosystems essential to ocean biodiversity and climate resilience.

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What we have accomplished

Together with our Wavemakers, supporters, and allies, we have achieved significant victories to protect Canada’s oceans, coastal communities, and marine ecosystems.

Oceana Canada Victories
Our Work is Part of 350+ Global Ocean Victories

WAYS YOU CAN PROTECT THE OCEANS

MAKE A DIFFERENCE – DONATE TODAY

Your support helps protect ocean ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.

JOIN THE MOVEMENT – BECOME A WAVEMAKER

Sign up today to be a voice for the oceans! You’ll receive updates on how you can help protect Canada’s oceans, notifications of any upcoming events, ocean news, and more.

FEATURED CAMPAIGN

Zero-Waste FIFA World Cup 2026

Oceana Canada is working with stadiums, beverage companies, and governments to make the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Canada the greenest games yet. Ditching the landfill-bound, single-use cups for ones that can be reused again and again means sustainability can become a permanent part of our stadiums, long after the final whistle.

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CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS

Stop Plastic Pollution

Restore Capelin Abundance

Protect North Atlantic Right Whales

Rebuild Ocean Abundance

Protect Marine Habitat

Contact

Oceana Canada Headquarters
18 King Street East, Suite 505
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 1C4

Phone: +1 (416) 583-2350
Email: info@oceana.ca

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LAND ACKnowledgement

Oceana Canada operates in many regions across Canada. From coast to coast to coast, we acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territory of all the Inuit, Métis, and First Nations communities that call this land home, and we strive for our work to be done in a spirit of collaboration and reconciliation.

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We work every day to protect marine life and important habitat – but that work wouldn’t be possible without you.

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