Develop a strategy to protect Pacific salmon in cooperation with the Government of British Columbia, with concrete deliverables for the 2019 International Year of the Salmon.

What success looks like

An integrated Pacific salmon strategy is developed in collaboration with the government of BC, including new initiatives launched and implemented for International Year of the Salmon.

Government's narrative on progress

The Government of Canada is working with the government of BC on identifying opportunities to collaborate to protect wild salmon. A cornerstone of this strategy is the implementation of a new Wild Salmon Policy 2018-2022 Implementation Plan, announced on October 11, 2018. The first Wild Salmon Policy Implementation Plan Annual Report (2018-19) will be released on April 30, 2019. The 2018 Fall Economic Statement announced $100M over five years, starting in 2019-20, to create a British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF). The federal government also committed to make a one-time contribution of $5 million to the Pacific Salmon Endowment Fund in 2018-2019. BCSRIF was jointly launched by Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Premier of British Columbia, on March 15, 2019. BCSRIF will help restore and protect vulnerable Pacific salmon species and habitat, and support the fish and seafood sector in BC to improve its long-term environmental and economic sustainability. The federal government is contributing 70 % of the fund (at $100 million), and the province of BC is contributing 30% ($42.85 million) over five years. Expressions of interest for BCSRIF funding proposals are now being accepted. Also announced in the Fall Economic Statement 2018 was $107.4 million in new resources to support stock assessment and rebuilding efforts for priority Pacific salmon stocks, and $17.6 million per year ongoing, to support the implementation of stock assessment and rebuilding provisions in a renewed *Fisheries Act*.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.