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VICTORY: CANADA’S NEWEST MPA!

Canada designates it’s newest, and largest, Marine Protected Area off the coast of British Columbia. Named Tang. ɢwan · ḥačxʷiqak · Tsig̱is, this new MPA will be co-managed by the Haida, Nuu-chah-nulth, Pacheedaht and Quatsino First Nations.

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GOVERNMENT RISKS COD RECOVERY

DFO reopens northern cod fishery after 30 years without a recovery plan, defying scientific advice and modern fisheries policies

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HELP SAVE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES

Sign the petition to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from threats like entanglements and ship strikes

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INC-4 RECAP: GLOBAL TREATY TO END
PLASTIC POLLUTION

Oceana Canada joined UN negotiations for a global plastic treaty in April 2024

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WHO WE ARE

Oceana Canada is an independent charity established to restore Canadian oceans to be as healthy, rich and abundant as they once were. Part of the largest international advocacy group focused solely on ocean conservation, our mission is to save the oceans and feed the world.

OUR APPROACH

We lead strategic, directed campaigns that achieve measurable outcomes for the oceans. Oceana Canada leverages law, science, grassroots activism, advocacy and strategic communications to win policy change.

OUR IMPACT

From protecting marine habitat to stopping the shark fin trade, banning single-use plastics and rebuilding abundant fish populations, our victories represent a new hope for the oceans in Canada.

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FEATURED CAMPAIGN

Stop Plastic Pollution

Oceana Canada campaigns to stop plastic pollution at the source - by working to pass policies in Canada that reduce the production of unnecessary single-use plastics, eliminate plastics that cannot be recycled and move toward circular, refill and reuse systems. 

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CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS

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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