FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FCC launches new career development program for sector Future Leaders Canada program will help develop emerging leaders in the sector OTTAWA, ON, January 14, 2019: The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) is pleased to launch, in partnership with the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), the Future...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FCC applauds launch of federal fisheries marketing program Enables fisheries sector to promote its strengths and expand exports OTTAWA, ON, December 5, 2018: The Fisheries Council of Canada applauds Fisheries and Oceans Canada for launching the Canadian Fish and Seafood Opportunities Fund to promote and...
Fisheries Council of Canada welcomes investments in science, competitiveness, trade, and regulatory modernization OTTAWA, November 22, 2018 – The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) welcomes changes to taxation policy that will allow businesses to write off the cost of newly deployed machinery and equipment, as well...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2018 Commercial Fisheries Sector Launches “Canadian Seafood” Strategy New Branding Strategy Timed to Bolster Canada’s $7 Billion Seafood Exports OTTAWA, ON: Capitalizing on the Government of Canada’s trade agenda, the Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) is launching Canadian Seafood, a strategy aimed at branding...
Fisheries Council of Canada welcomes new Fisheries Minister OTTAWA, July 18, 2018 – The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) welcomes the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson as the new Minister of Fisheries & Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard. “On behalf of FCC members I welcome Minister Wilkinson to the...
Fisheries Council of Canada applauds the federal government in passing the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations OTTAWA, June 13, 2018 – The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) applauds the federal government in passing the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations. Today, at a joint news conference held...
Fisheries Council of Canada applauds the federal government in passing the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations OTTAWA, June 13, 2018 – The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) applauds the federal government in passing the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations. Today, at a joint news conference held...
Fisheries Council of Canada welcomes Fisheries Committee Report on Marine Protected Areas OTTAWA, June 12, 2018 – The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) welcomes the House of Commons Committee on Fisheries and Oceans Report on Marine Protected Areas, which was tabled in Parliament yesterday. The Standing Committee...
Fisheries Policy Adrift: Government’s Arctic Surf Clam Controversy Shows Need for Shift in License and Quota Strategy Ottawa (May 11th, 2018)-Today, the Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) called attention to recent actions that have been taken by Fisheries and Oceans Canada which have undermined Canada’s fisheries...
OTTAWA, May 3, 2018 – Today, the Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans and called for a clear and stable policy framework that will instill confidence to invest and support conservation. The Standing Committee on...