Programs for Indigenous communities in B.C. and Yukon
Programs available to Indigenous communities and organizations in B.C. and Yukon to support sustainable fisheries, fish and fish habitat restoration and stewardship, build community capacity and economic development.
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Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy
Information about the Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy objectives and outcomes
Alternation Program
Provides an opportunity to alternate communal commercial salmon licences for contributions towards non-salmon access
Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management Program
Funding to support Indigenous groups to develop, grow and maintain aquatic resource and oceans management departments
Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative
Supports participation in commercial fisheries, and assists First Nations to pursue aquaculture development
Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk
Funding for protecting aquatic species at risk, project priority areas, contacts and application dates
Previous programs
Salish Sea Initiative
Funding for eligible communities to conduct marine stewardship activities and report on cumulative effects
Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund
Supports Indigenous-led aquatic habitat restoration activities in freshwater and marine ecosystems
Terrestrial Cumulative Effects Initiative
Funding for Indigenous-led cumulative effects studies in freshwater and terrestrial environments
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