Restore funding to support federal ocean science and monitoring programs.

What success looks like

Restored funding to support the hiring of new scientific staff, the acquisition of new lab equipment, and added capacity for ocean science and monitoring.

Government's narrative on progress

The government restored funding for federal ocean science and monitoring programs. In April 2016, $197 million was committed to fund ocean and freshwater science activities that help us better understand aquatic ecosystems and support evidence-based management decisions. The government is recruiting 135 new scientific staff and creating a new Partnership Fund to build capacity in the Canadian scientific community. The government is also investing in high-performance lab equipment, procuring new state-of-the-art acoustic and remote sensing technology, and enhancing monitoring activities for various species of marine mammals, fish and invertebrates.

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