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MINISTER’S MESSAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2The Definition of Sustainable Development for DFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

CONSULTATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

ACHIEVEMENTS POST-PROGRESS REPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

ISSUE SCAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Integrating Environment and Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Aboriginal Policy and Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Climate Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Northern Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Response to the Species at Risk Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Coast Guard Fleet Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Challenges and Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Logic Model Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

ACTION PLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Sustainable Development Goal A – Sustainable Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Sustainable Development Goal B – Good Governance and Enhanced Partnerships . . . . . . 20Sustainable Development Goal C – Sustainable Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

ASSESSMENT AND MEASUREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CONCLUSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

ANNEX 1 – PROGRESS REPORT UPDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

ANNEX 2 – GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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IIIDFO’s Sustainable Development Strategy 2005-2006

As Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, it gives me great pleasure to present the SustainableDevelopment Strategy for 2005–2006 for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). The Departmenthas long been a leader in integrating sustainable development into its programs and policies. Theprinciples of sustainable development are at the heart of everything from managing and protectingour fisheries resources and habitats, to working with Canadians to manage our oceans in anintegrated and balanced fashion, to keeping our waterways safe and secure.

As Canada’s fisheries and oceans sector expands and becomes busier than ever, Canadians —especially those in coastal communities — will continue to look toward DFO to lead the way instriking the right balance between economic development and preserving clean, safe and productivewaters for future generations.

This Strategy is the comprehensive action plan for DFO to continue transforming a commitment tosustainable development into reality. It also responds to a number of recommendations made by theCommissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development on how to strengthen policies andprograms, and supports the government-wide Oceans Action Plan. Highlights of the Strategyinclude:

• advancing integrated oceans management; • establishing a federal Marine Protected Areas strategy;• implementing a strategy to address foreign overfishing; • modernizing the governance of fisheries in Canada with an emphasis on conservation

frameworks, leading to sustainable use of the resource through such activities as completing thePacific Wild Salmon Policy;

• supporting greater Aboriginal involvement in managing fisheries; • strengthening aquaculture governance regimes and regulatory processes through a

federal/provincial/territorial framework agreement on aquaculture; • modernizing marine navigation to support marine safety; • creating an Environmental Process Modernization Plan to strengthen the administration of DFO’s

fish-habitat management program; and• developing a Strategic Environmental Assessment system for policies and programs.

The Strategy also confirms DFO’s co-operative approach to sustainable development. We want towork with our partners in other levels of government, with Aboriginal groups, and with industry toensure the broadest possible representation of Canadians in integrating sustainable developmentthroughout Canada’s fisheries and oceans sector.

To learn more about DFO’s commitment to sustainable development, I encourage you to read theStrategy and discover the many initiatives underway to protect and conserve Canada’s aquaticresources, while supporting the development and use of these resources for the benefit of allCanadians in the years to come.

The Honourable Geoff Regan, PC, MP

Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

Minister’s Message

VDFO’s Sustainable Development Strategy 2005-2006

S ustainable development is the lens through which Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)undertakes its business. The Department works in partnership to derive economic andsocial benefits from Canada’s oceans and freshwater resources while conserving the

ecological integrity of those resources.

DFO’s Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) is a companion document to the Department’sStrategic Plan - Our Waters, Our Future. As a sustainable development department, DFO works toprotect and conserve Canada’s aquatic resources, while supporting the development and use ofthese resources.

The principles of sustainable development maintain that social, economic and environmental issuesare interconnected and must be equally integrated into the decision-making process. Decisionsbased on sustainable development help Canadians achieve a healthy environment, a prosperouseconomy, and a vibrant society for current and future generations.

In the preparation of the SDS, DFO developed an approach that clearly links SDS commitments tothe Department’s Strategic Plan and its outcomes. The Strategy contains an Action Plan whichhighlights key activities DFO will undertake in support of sustainable development. This Strategyidentifies three key sustainable development goals for the Department, around which the Action Planis built.

• Sustainable Programs – Outputs and targeted activities pertain to balancing the protection ofaquatic resources with support for the development of economic and social benefits from theseresources;

• Good Governance and Enhanced Partnerships – In delivering its mandate, DFO works inpartnership with various levels of government, industry, Aboriginal groups and non-governmentalorganizations; and

• Sustainable Operations – Commitments denote means of "greening government" to reducedamage to the environment from departmental operations. This includes compliance withregulations (at all levels of government), DFO’s Environmental Policy, other relevant federal policies,best practices, industry accepted standards and codes of practice.

Within the three sustainable development goals, DFO will undertake a number of targeted activitieswith related outputs that result in products for Canadians. Among these are an EnvironmentalProcess Modernization Plan, regulatory improvements, integrated management plans, initiatives toengage Aboriginal groups and actions to enhance collaboration between federal, provincial andterritorial governments. There are also commitments to further sustainable operations, such as thefleet renewal initiative, and efforts to ensure compliance with recognized environmental managementstandards to reduce the environmental footprint of departmental operations.

Over the short and medium term, these activities and outputs will enable DFO to deliver onintermediate outcomes such as informed decision making, improved oceans management andcompliance with international standards. Taken together, the targeted activities, outputs andoutcomes under the three sustainable development goals will ensure the Department continues to

Executive Summary

work toward the ultimate outcomes outlined in its mission statement – Safe and AccessibleWaterways (SAW), Healthy and Productive Aquatic Ecosystems (HAPAE) and Sustainable Fisheriesand Aquaculture (SFA). Delivering on the departmental mission is what sets DFO on course toachieve the vision of sustainable development and safe use of Canadian waters.

In its Sustainable Development Strategy, DFO seeks to address concerns previously raised by theCommissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development in areas such as strategicenvironmental assessments, fisheries management, foreign overfishing, regulatory approvalprocesses, and co-ordination between federal and provincial/territorial levels.

Becoming a truly sustainable development department will be an ongoing process, requiring theconstant collaboration and commitment of all parties involved. Fisheries and Oceans Canada willstrive to be a leader in this area, while advancing sustainable development goals.

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C anada's fisheries, oceans and internalwaterways have long played animportant role in Canada's development

and growth as a nation. They are centralelements of the historical, economic and culturalfabric of Canada's coastal communities,providing a strong and reliable resource basearound which Canada's national economy andsense of nationhood grew. Today, they continueto provide employment and opportunity forthousands of Canadians in communities, largeand small, throughout the country.

In February 2004, Fisheries and OceansCanada (DFO) tabled a progress report on its2001-2003 Sustainable Development Strategy(SDS) commitments. Since the Departmentwas in the middle of its DepartmentalAssessment and Alignment Project (DAAP) – amajor exercise to assess financial resources andpolicy and program priorities – it elected to tablea new SDS in Parliament by March2005, and submit a progress report inthe interim. This allowed the 2005-2006 DFO Sustainable DevelopmentStrategy to be fully informed by theresults of the DAAP.

The DAAP was completed in April2004. The final DAAP report articulatedthree new strategic outcomes for theDepartment.

• Safe and Accessible Waterways(SAW) is about providing access toCanadian waterways, and ensuringthe overall safety and integrity ofCanada's marine infrastructure for thebenefit of all Canadians.

• Healthy and Productive AquaticEcosystems (HAPAE) denotes thesustainable development andintegrated management of resourcesin or around Canada’s aquaticenvironment through oceans and fish

habitatmanagement,and thecriticalscienceactivities thatsupport thesetwo programs.

• SustainableFisheries andAquaculture (SFA)refers to an integratedfisheries and aquaculture program that iscredible, science based, affordable andeffective, and contributes to sustainablewealth for Canadians.

The focus of DFO on sustainable developmenthas been strengthened through theDepartment’s renewed Strategic Plan, OurWaters, Our Future, released in February 2005.

Introduction

What is a Sustainable Development Strategy?Sustainable development strategies are intended to ensuredepartments and agencies systematically takeenvironmental, economic and social considerations intoaccount systematically in their decision making. This canlead to changes in policies, programs, and operations thatfurther sustainable development. Sustainable developmentstrategies also provide the benchmarks against whichdepartments measure their progress.

Since 1997, ministers have been required by the AuditorGeneral to table an SDS in Parliament every three years.The third generation of strategies was presented inFebruary 2004, with the next cycle beginning in 2006.

The SDS articulates DFO’s vision of sustainabledevelopment along with the goals and objectives thatoutline how the Department will achieve this vision. As astrategic document, DFO’s SDS provides direction andguidance to staff and external stakeholders on issues ofsustainable development.

Our Waters, Our Future builds on the DAAPfindings, and carries out the change agendaresulting from that exercise. It articulates arenewed departmental vision emanating fromthe DAAP and confirms a revised missionbased on the three new strategic outcomes. At the same time, using these three outcomes,the Department developed a new Program andActivity Architecture (PAA), to identify howresources will be spent and priorities reportedagainst. The new Strategic Plan also providesbroad direction on how DFO will move forwardin the next five years.

The SDS is a companion document to OurWaters, Our Future. It reflects the StrategicPlan, and provides additional detail on specificsustainable development initiatives to be metand implemented. The Strategy also providesan update of information on commitments sinceFebruary 2004 and outlines initiatives for theremainder of the current SDS cycle toDecember 2006.

MandateOn behalf of the Government of Canada, DFOis responsible for developing and implementingpolicies and programs in support of Canada’sscientific, ecological, social and economicinterests in oceans and fresh waters.

DFO is a national and international leader inmarine safety and in the management ofoceans and freshwater resources.Departmental activities and presence onCanadian waters help to ensure the safemovement of people and goods. As asustainable development department, DFO willintegrate environment, economic and socialperspectives to ensure Canada’s oceans andfreshwater resources benefit this generation andthose to come.

The Department’s guiding legislation includesthe Oceans Act, which charges the Ministerwith leading oceans management and providingcoast guard and hydrographic services onbehalf of the Government of Canada, and theFisheries Act, which confers responsibility to theMinister for the management of fisheries, habitatand aquaculture. The Department is also oneof the three responsible authorities under theSpecies at Risk Act (SARA).

Vision

The Strategic Plan articulates DFO’s vision andidentifies sustainable development as a keycomponent.

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Excellence in service toCanadians to ensure the

sustainable development andsafe use of Canadian waters.

As a sustainable development department,DFO works to protect and conserve Canada’saquatic resources, while supporting thedevelopment and use of these resources. Tosupport the delivery of its mandate, DFO has anumber of tools and regulatory instrumentsincluding integrated management and fishmanagement plans, marine protected areas,SARA recovery plans, habitat referrals, and theCanadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) environmentalresponse activities. Through the Coast Guardcivilian fleet, DFO also plays a key role as theprovider of on-water support to numerousgovernment departments.


The Definition of SustainableDevelopment for DFO

Internationally, the most well-known andaccepted definition of sustainable development,and the one DFO recognizes and adheres to,comes from the 1987 Brundtland CommissionReport Our Common Future.

The principles of sustainable developmentmaintain that social, economic andenvironmental issues are interconnected andmust be equally integrated into the decision-making process. Decisions based onsustainable development help Canadiansachieve a healthy environment, a prosperouseconomy, and a vibrant society for current andfuture generations.

Sustainable development is the lens throughwhich Fisheries and Oceans undertakes itsbusiness. The Department works in partnershipto derive economic and social benefits fromCanada’s oceans and freshwater resourceswhile conserving the ecological integrity of thoseresources.

Sustainable development isdevelopment that meets theneeds of the present withoutcompromising the ability of

future generations to meet theirown needs.

C onsultations are an integral part ofDFO’s planning and priority settingprocesses, and the design of the

Sustainable Development Strategy for 2005-2006 is no exception. Meaningful engagementpromotes a better understanding of the issuesand shared ownership of the future directionamong all interested parties.

With this inmind, overthe last fewyears DFOthoroughlyreviewed itspolicies,programsandoperations.Throughboth theDAAP, themore recentrenewal of

the Department’s five-year Strategic Plan, aswell as other program-specific consultations,DFO employees across the country shared theirthoughts on the Department’s activities and keysustainable development concerns related tothem. This document is built on thesedialogues.

As the DAAP drew to a close in the Spring of2004, public opinion research was conductedto help DFO develop a renewed strategic plan.Among the participants were Canadians in

general, Aboriginal people, and stakeholders,including commercial fishers, environmentalists,members of the tourism industry and oceanindustrialists.

The research included sustainable developmentas one of its primary areas of discussion,seeking reaction to the idea of using sustainabledevelopment as the underpinning theme for theDepartment’s activities. The importance andcomplexity of sustainable development as aprinciple was appreciated by participants, whoconsistently recognized the challenge ofbalancing environmental protection andregulation with the social and economic needsof local communities.

The findings also showed that Canadians lookto DFO for domestic and internationalleadership in the sustainable use of oceans andfresh waters, as these issues becomeincreasingly global.

Focus groups, bilateral meetings and otherconsultative forums discussed sustainabledevelopment issues and priorities for theStrategic Plan and the SDS. Earlierconsultations on departmental initiatives, suchas the Atlantic Fisheries Policy Framework andCanada’s Oceans Strategy, concluded thatconservation and sustainable use of resourcesand habitats are of paramount importance. Themajority of departmental activities now contain asustainable development component,something that is important to DFO employees,and to stakeholders and Canadians in general.


Consultations and StakeholderViews


S ince the release of the 2001-2003Sustainable Development Strategy andthe 2004 Progress Report, several

significant policies and directions have evolved.This section provides a cursory outline of thisprogress. A complete update on the targets setout in the 2004 Progress Report is included inAnnex 1. It should be noted that only activitiesreported on in the 2004 Progress Report, whichare still relevant and ongoing, are included inthis SDS. These activities have been reframedin the new Action Plan with updated targetdates and indicators.

Progress was made under all four themespresented in the 2001-2003 SustainableDevelopment Strategy.

Under Theme 1: New Forms of Governanceand Shared Stewardship the Departmentachieved the majority of its targets, and evolvedmany of its major policy directives andstrategies. For example, Canada’s OceansStrategy has moved forward into broaderimplementation through the Oceans Action Plan(OAP), which has at its core the objectives ofsustainable development.

To move toward a more integrated approach tomanaging marine and freshwater resources, theOceans Sector was renamed the Oceans andHabitat Sector. Fisheries Management and theOffice of Sustainable Aquaculture merged tofurther streamline the management of wild andfarmed fisheries. The new sector, Fisheries andAquaculture Management, finalized the AtlanticFisheries Policy Framework in March 2004, andan operational policy framework and guidelinesfor the aquaculture industry were developed.

Progress on Theme 2: Knowledge andTechnology for Sustainable Development hasalso been significant. Navigation and marinecommunication technologies have beendeveloped and implemented and the use ofscience, socio-economic analysis and new

technologieshave beenapplied toensuresustainable useof resources. Forexample, CanadianHydrographic Services haseffectively converted nearly 600 charts frompaper to electronic format.

Efforts toward Theme 3: SustainableOperations also showed results, as the ongoingmodernization and rejuvenation of the CanadianCoast Guard allowed for the promotion of theSafety Management System, and forenvironmental profile data on all vessels to bemonitored. As well, environmental audits wereconducted on major DFO facilities, and theDepartment met its greenhouse gas emissionsreduction target.

On December 12, 2003, the federalgovernment announced its intention to createthe Canadian Coast Guard as a SpecialOperating Agency (SOA) within the Department.This status recognizes the important role theCoast Guard has in supporting DFO programoutcomes, including sustainable development.As an agency focussed on service delivery, theCoast Guard’s new status furthers the federalgovernment’s objective of serving Canadiansbetter by consolidating common services andstrengthening the horizontal integration ofpolicies and programs — a key aspect ofsustainable development.

In keeping with Theme 4: Managing forProgress and Performance, activities are beingstreamlined through initiatives such as theEnvironmental Process Modernization Plan(EPMP), which provides the framework to makethe habitat referral process more effective andefficient, and puts into practice the federalgovernment’s Smart Regulation agenda.

Achievements Post-Progress Report

F isheries and Oceans Canada seeksto maintain the productivity ofCanada's fisheries and oceans;

protect marine and freshwater resources;support sustainable seafood production,including both wild fisheries andaquaculture; ensure public safety andefficient vessel traffic along Canadianwaterways; and provide the scientificknowledge that policy makers need tomake informed decisions about Canada'soceans and their resources. Meetingthese goals means striking a delicatebalance between the need for oceans andfreshwater-related industries to grow andremain competitive, and the need toensure this growth never comes at theexpense of Canada's fisheries andoceans. The evolving operatingenvironment has significant implicationsfor the sustainable development issues theDepartment must address.

Each year, DFO undergoes an environmentalscanning process to provide an overview of thecurrent context of the Department. The mostrecent DFO Environmental Scan revealed theoperating environment as increasingly complexand challenging. It highlighted several keyopportunities for, and challenges to, theadvancement of sustainable development byDFO.

First, there is an emerging government-widefocus on integrating environment and economy.As well, a number of policy and program issuescut across the priorities and are integral to theoverall success of the Department. Theseissues include Aboriginal policy andgovernance, science, climate change, thefederal Northern Strategy, DFO’s response tothe Species at Risk Act, fleet renewal and theestablishment of the Coast Guard as a SpecialOperating Agency (SOA).

IntegratingEnvironment andEconomyIncreasingly Canadians are unwilling to seeenvironment and the economy as separateissues with trade-offs between them. Rather,they believe the economy can only prosper ifthe environment is looked after. Conversely, theenvironment can only be protected if theeconomy generates the resources to do so.Industry stakeholders increasingly argue that theenvironment must be attended to in a mannerthat supports competitiveness and innovationrather than putting Canadian industry at adisadvantage in international markets. As muchof the government’s approach to environmentalprotection is based on regulation, externaladvisers have been urging a "smart" approachto regulation with faster decision-making andclearer rules. This "Smart Regulation" agenda isnot and cannot be about reducing


Issue ScanWhat Is an Issue Scan?Scanning is an important part of any governmentdepartment’s effort to formulate plans, policies andstrategies – in short, to plan its future course of action. Anunderstanding of the environment is gained from a scan ofinternal and external factors and trends that have thepotential to influence the department.

The Guide to Green Government issued by theCommissioner of the Environment and SustainableDevelopment (CESD), states that "it is at this stage thatdepartments would identify the key sustainabledevelopment issues from a departmental standpoint. Theissue scan would be aimed at helping the department andthe Commissioner understand the implications of thedepartment’s activities for sustainable development … thescan information could conclude with the identification ofopportunities for, and constraints to, the advancement ofsustainable development by the department."


environmental protection;rather, it must be aboutprotection that is moreeffective and efficient.

In supporting thefederalgovernment’scommitment tosustainabledevelopment, andthe emerging focuson integrating howwe manageenvironmental andeconomic issues, Ministershave endorsed a policyframework with five pillars: decision-making, information, science and technology,performance promotion and enforcement, andeducation and engagement. The targetedactivities in the SDS align well with this nationalframework, in particular, with the decision-making, information, science and technology,and enforcement pillars.

Aboriginal Policy andGovernanceThe federal government is committed to makingAboriginal issues an overarching priority for allfederal departments. Supreme Court ofCanada decisions, such as Sparrow andMarshall, have provided guidance on the natureand scope of Aboriginal and treaty rights. Thesedecisions have led to Aboriginal people seekinggreater access to fisheries resources and agreater role in the management of thoseresources. For example, the Pearse-McRaeJoint Task Group on Post-Treaty Fisheries andthe First Nations Panel Report on the WestCoast Fishery moved the process forward infinding solutions to post-Treaty fisheriesmanagement issues on the West Coast. Inaddition, Aboriginal groups also seek greaterinvolvement in other areas, such as integrated

management of oceans, species at risk,fish habitat management, scientific

analysis and aquaculture.

To respond to these challenges,DFO needs to better addresscommercial access issues andmore actively involveAboriginal groups in decision-making. Building on existingrelationships with Aboriginalgroups, DFO will work to

improve decision-makingprocesses and management

decisions while increasing certaintyand stability for all groups around

fishery access.

Science In recent years, there has been a growingdemand for scientific advice to addressincreasingly complex marine and freshwaterissues. To respond to this challenge andcontinue providing sound advice, DFO’sScience program needs to become moreinnovative and flexible by adopting amultidisciplinary ecosystem approach andpromoting collaborative partnerships with thenational and international science andtechnology areas.

The Science program undertakes a wide rangeof activities in support of decision-making,ranging from research studies on aquaticresources, the implications of climate change,and the impacts of human activities on fishhabitat and aquatic resources, to oceanmapping and the preparation of up-to-datecharts for safe navigation.

The Department’s outcomes, SAW, HAPAE andSFA, can only be realized through a betterunderstanding of Canada’s waters and thefactors that influence the sustainabledevelopment of aquatic resources. Key policy-program priorities, such as the Oceans ActionPlan, International Governance, Fisheries

Renewal, Aquaculture Governance, andEnvironmental Process Modernization, rely onstrong scientific research, information andanalysis.

Climate ChangeClimate change has been identified as animportant sustainability challenge, and is alreadyhaving significant impacts on Canada'swaterways and aquatic resources. TheDepartment’s ability to understand and adapt toa changing climate will affect the long termsustainability of our fisheries and oceans. TheDepartment participates in the Federal House inOrder Initiative, intended to reduce greenhousegas emissions from government operations.Fisheries and Oceans is also involved ininterdepartmental efforts on climate changeimpacts, adaptation and science, and willcontinue to work with other federal departmentsto develop a long-term climate change plan for

Canada. Given that its impacts will affect nearlyall aspects of DFO's activities, the integration ofclimate change considerations into DFObusiness planning will contribute to all threestrategic outcomes.

Northern StrategyCanada’s North is a priority for the Governmentof Canada. Federal activities, as articulated inthe February 2004 Speech from the Throne,include investments in northern economicdevelopment, off-shore oil and gas, and scienceand technology. The DFO Northern Strategy willposition the Department to play an effective andefficient role in the conservation and sustainableuse of northern resources and contribute to theeconomic and social development of the North.The Northern Strategy will emphasize DFO’scommitment to sustainable development andthe safe use of Canadian waters. Priorities inthe North related to DFO’s mandate include:environmental response; devolution; fisheriesallocation; infrastructure; search and rescue;science; the United Nations Convention on theLaw of the Sea (UNCLOS); marine protectedareas; and long-term research and monitoring

to understand the structure and functioningof the northern (Arctic) ecosystems.

Response to theSpecies at RiskActWith the approval of the Species atRisk Act, the federal governmentsignalled its support for the protection of

endangered species. The Act is animportant impetus as the Department

moves to implement SARA provisions foraquatic species and determine the

implications of departmental activities onendangered or threatened species. Prohibitionsin SARA may require activities, such as fishing,



aquaculture, oil and gas development,navigation, ecotourism, agriculture, forestry andurban development to be modified or curtailed.

Coast Guard FleetRenewalThe Coast Guard Fleet enables DFO todeliver on its mandated objectives ofmanaging and protecting the marine andfreshwater environments, maintainingmaritime safety, facilitating maritimecommerce and ocean development,managing and protecting fisheries resourcesand understanding oceans and aquaticresources. In addition to providing a sovereigntypresence during the course of normal duties,the Coast Guard provides ship support, marineoperational expertise, and communications andco-ordination capabilities in support of othergovernment departments. New Coast Guardvessel design takes full advantage of newtechnologies to ensure the "greening" of theCanadian civilian fleet.

R ecent reviews by the CESDassessed the Department’smanagement of issues such as

Strategic Environmental Assessments,foreign overfishing, Pacific Wild Salmon,regulatory approval processes and federal-provincial co-ordination. In its assessment theCESD identified a number of areas forimprovement. In response, DFO initiated furthertraining and guidance for employees and willtake steps to improve managementaccountability for conducting StrategicEnvironmental Assessments. The Departmentis also investing considerable time andresources to reverse the trend of overfishing byinternational fleets off Canada’s East Coast. Asa result of this work, DFO enjoys improvedinternational co-operation, and the number ofinternational vessels fishing in the North AtlanticFisheries Organization (NAFO) regulatory areahas decreased considerably. In addition, theAction Plan includes the Pacific Wild SalmonPolicy consultation plan announced inDecember 2004. Furthermore, DFO’s EPMPincludes developing a science-based riskmanagement framework, streamlining regulatoryprocesses, policy and organizational changesrelating to the management of major economicprojects, and enhancing partnerships withprovinces and stakeholders.

While making considerable headway, theDepartment recognizes that there is still roomfor improvement in a number of areas, and willcontinue to take steps to ensure the sustainabledevelopment and safe use of Canadian waters.

In its reports, the CESD also maderecommendations regarding the development ofSDSs. In the latest guide released by theCESD, Making a Difference, the Commissionersuggested steps to improve strategy

documents.For instance, the CESD suggested departmentsand agencies should clearly indicate the roleplayed by their SDS and how it fits with otherplans and strategies within the organization. TheCESD also recommended that strategiescontain a smaller number of significant andessential goals and objectives written in plainlanguage. Finally, departments should link clear,understandable and measurable targets andactions to the goals and objectives.

In the preparation of this Strategy, DFOdeveloped an approach that clearly links SDScommitments to the Department’s StrategicPlan and its outcomes. The Department’sReport on Plans and Priorities (RPP) alsoincludes a discussion of the SDS in theconsolidated reports section. The number ofsustainable development outputs has beenreduced from 41 to 26. As the Action Plandemonstrates, DFO has also made efforts toidentify clearer linkages between the target andactions to achieve the goals and objectives.

This Strategy identifies three key sustainabledevelopment (SD) goals for the Department:

• Sustainable Programs – Outputs andtargeted activities pertain to balancing theprotection of aquatic resources with supportfor the development of economic and socialbenefits from these resources;


Approach to SustainableDevelopment


• Good Governance and EnhancedPartnerships – In delivering its mandate,DFO works in partnership with various levelsof government, industry, Aboriginal groupsand non-governmental organizations; and

• Sustainable Operations – Commitmentsdenote means of "greening government" toreduce damage to the environment fromdepartmental operations. This includescompliance with regulations (at all levels ofgovernment), DFO’s Environmental Policy,other relevant federal policies, best practices,industry accepted standards and codes ofpractice.

The commitments that fall under each of theabove goals support the Department’s ultimateoutcomes outlined in the DAAP and the

Strategic Plan: Safe and Accessible Waterways,Healthy and Productive Aquatic Ecosystems,and Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Challenges andOpportunitiesAs a sustainable development department, DFOfaces many challenges. Identification of keyissues, challenges and opportunities under eachof the SD goals has helped guide DFO in thecreation of an action plan for sustainabledevelopment.

Challenges

• Create conditions thatensure every region ofCanada has theopportunity to moveforward socially andeconomically.

• Balance the need tosupport industry andeconomic growth whileensuring the protection ofthe environment.

Opportunities

• The OAP represents a renewed commitment torealizing the economic, social, technological andcultural benefits of Canada’s oceans while ensuringthe protection of the health of the oceans andCanada’s marine sovereignty and security.

• The Department is well positioned to play an activerole in the development of a broader federal strategyin the North.

• Better integration of the aquaculture regulatoryregime, increased environmental responsecapabilities, more effective conservation andprotection of fish habitat, policies and practices tosupport the SARA process and Smart Regulation areall tools, which will aid the Department in finding thisbalance.

Goal A: Sustainable Programs


Challenges

• Create mechanisms thatfacilitate Aboriginal groupshaving a greater role in thedecision-making processesused in aquatic resourceand oceans management.

• Facilitate the interests ofFirst Nations in accessingfood, social andceremonial, andcommercial fisheries.

• Ensure multilateral resultsas DFO’s activitiestranscend federal,provincial and territorialjurisdictions.

• Strengthen Canada-USrelations.

• Generating positive mediaattention and publicengagement, rather thanonly in times of crisis.

• Allow for a sustainabledevelopment agenda thatcontinues to be stronglyinfluenced by the broaderinternational agenda: theWorld Summit onSustainable Development,UNCLOS, United NationsFisheries Agreement(UNFA), Kyoto.

Opportunities

• The Department is often the largest federal presenceon the ground for Aboriginal communities in coastalareas.

• Through the Fisheries Renewal initiative, AboriginalFisheries Strategy (AFS), Aboriginal AquaticResource and Oceans Management Program(AAROM) and Aboriginal Inland Habitat Program(AIHP), DFO is well positioned to support Aboriginalinvolvement in resources management.

• AFS and the Allocation Transfer Program allow DFOto address this in a manner that does not add to theexisting effort on the resource.

• This allows for the possibility of better integration ofresults for Canada through effective collaboration inareas of shared interest and responsibility.

• The developing partnership between the CCG andthe US Coast Guard (USCG) can further augmentthis relationship.

• This provides the opportunities for DFO to reassureCanadians, Aboriginal people and stakeholders,such as industry, non-governmental organizationsand community groups that the Department iscommitted, in charge and protecting resources.

• The premium will be on maintaining a coherent,integrated and targeted international strategy, whichjointly levers the Department’s priority interestsacross relevant tools and forums, and providesopportunity for Canada to take a leadership role.

Goal B: Good Governance and Enhanced Partnerships

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Logic ModelMethodologyThe logic model provides a road map for theStrategy: it shows the chain from targetedactivities to the benefits provided to Canadians.

Within the three sustainable development goals,DFO will undertake a number of targetedactivities that result in products for Canadians,such as an Environmental ProcessModernization Plan, regulatory improvements,and integrated management plans (IMPs).

Over the short and medium term, theseactivities and related outputs will enable DFOto deliver on intermediate outcomes such asinformed decision making, improved oceansmanagement and compliance withinternational standards. Taken together, thetargeted activities, outputs and outcomesunder the three sustainable developmentgoals will ensure the Department continues towork toward the ultimate outcomes outlined inits mission statement – SAW, HAPAE andSFA. Delivering on the departmental missionis what sets DFO on course to achieve thevision of sustainable development and safeuse of Canadian waters.

In 2005-2006, DFO will implement a newplanning and reporting structure to strengthenthe links between programs, resources andexpected results. The new reporting structureis referred to as the Program ActivityArchitecture and will be the basis for publicreporting in documents, such as the Report onPlans and Priorities and the DepartmentalPerformance Report. Consistent with this, theSDS continues the direction set by the StrategicPlan, and seeks to report against the sameoutcomes.

Challenges

• Ensure fleet capacity existsto support governmentobjectives of building astrong economy, movingforward the OAP andfocussing on sustainabledevelopment.

• Ensure that DFO’soperations are consistentwith recognized Canadianand internationalenvironmentalmanagement standards.

Opportunities

• Systematically replace existing vessels through arenewal plan that focuses on adaptability, simplicityof operations and standardization.

• This priority offers an opportunity for DFO to becomea leader in sustainable operations across the federalgovernment by limiting its ecological footprint,through managing and addressing environmentalcompliance, for example, through risk-basedintervention at contaminated sites.

Goal C: Sustainable Operations

The CESD guide Making a Difference recognizes thatfederal terminology has evolved in the context of results-based management. In keeping with this approach, DFOhas used the following terms to develop the logic model forthe Strategy.

Targeted Activities: operations or processes conducted byan organization, which are intended to produce specificproducts or services.

Outputs: direct products or services produced from anorganization’s activities.

Outcomes: external consequences attributed to anorganization or program that is considered to be significantin relation to its commitments. Outcomes may bedescribed as immediate, intermediate or ultimate.

DFO’s Sustainable Development Strategy 2005-2006


VisionExcellence in service to Canadians to ensure the sustainable development and safe use of

Canadian waters.

SD Goal ASustainable Programs

Planned Actions Target Dates Indicators

SD Goal BGood Governance andEnhanced Partneships

Targeted Activities

Ultimate OutcomesSAW HAPAE SFA

Outputs / Outcomes

SD Goal CSustainable Operations


T he Action Plan illustrates DFO’s three keySD Goals and the correspondingTargeted Activities, Outputs and

Outcomes. The Outputs and Outcomes arefurther broken down into Planned Actions,Target Dates and measurable Indicators.

SustainableDevelopment Goal A– SustainableProgramsThis goal reflects DFO’s efforts toward balancingthe protection of aquatic resources whilesupporting the development of economic andsocial benefits from these resources. TheDepartment’s policies and processes endeavourto ensure the integration and sustainability offisheries and aquaculture, while addressingissues pertaining to climate change and theNorth.

Three targeted activities have been identified:

• Developing policies, frameworks, regulationsand responses to ensure the integration andsustainability of fisheries andaquaculture;

• Promoting an ecosystem-based approach forCanada’s three oceans;and

• Examining issuespertaining to climatechange.

Outputs under the firsttargeted activity includethe Pacific Wild SalmonPolicy, the EPMP,Fisheries Renewal, theSpecies at Risk Act(SARA), and Aquacultureregulatory improvements.

Fisheries Renewal encompasses a number ofinitiatives, such as business modernization,conservation and compliance renewal, that willwork to ensure a sustainable resource thatprovides for an economically viable and diverseindustry, supported by a modern fisheriesgovernance system. The Pacific Wild SalmonPolicy and the Announcement of Fishing Plansand management measures on the East coastare key examples of initiatives under thisagenda. In addition, the EPMP is acomprehensive action plan for more efficientand effective delivery of DFO’s regulatoryresponsibilities consistent with sustainabledevelopment and the federal Smart Regulationagenda.

Aquaculture regulatory improvements willinvolve an improved regulatory process that isconsistent with Smart Regulation by adjustingthe authorization process for Introductions andTransfers to integrate social, economic andenvironmental considerations and improve theprocess of reviewing site and renewalapplications.

Under targeted activity 2, the outputs ofecosystem overview reports (EORs), and thedesignation of Oceans Act Marine Protected

Areas represent the Department’scommitment to an ecosystem-

based approach to oceansmanagement.

Reflecting the most-up-todate science andknowledge availableEORs will include thestatus of the ecosystem,an assessment ofimpacts andrecommendations to

management. TheseEORs will be provided to

integrated oceansmanagement partners to

ACTION PLAN

support integrated management priority settingand decision-making.

Marine Protected Areas are intended toconserve and protect a range of fisheryresources, marine mammals and their habitats,endangered species, unique habitats, and areasof high biological productivity or biodiversity. Aswell, the Department will work in collaborationwith other federal government departmentsincluding Environment Canada and ParksCanada, to develop a Federal Marine ProtectedAreas Strategy, which will serve to protectcritical aquatic ecosystems.

The Department will also work withstakeholders to develop a departmental

strategy to address climate change. In addition,DFO’s participation in the Federal House inOrder Working Group, and projects undertakenunder this Group, will positively affect climatechange.

In the short term, these commitments will resultin the increased conservation and economicviability of Canada’s waters. Taken together, theactivities, outputs and outcomes that fall underSustainable Programs represent one way theDepartment is going about achieving its ultimateoutcomes of SAW, HAPAE and SFA.


Sustainable Development Goal A: Sustainable Programs

Targeted Activity 1. Developing policies, frameworks, regulations and responses toensure the integration and sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture.

Outputs/Outcomes

Output 1.1 Pacific Wild Salmon Policy

Outcome: Healthy and diversesalmon populationsand their habitat for thebenefit of all Canadians

Planned Actions

1) Consult withstakeholders

2) Release policy

3) Preliminaryidentification ofconservation units forwild salmon

4) Development ofinterim integratedstrategic planningprocess for salmonmanagement

TargetCompletion

Date

March 2005

June 2005

March 2006

March 2006

Indicator

Consultationscompleted

Policy released

Complete preliminaryidentification ofconservation units

Consultations heldduring 2005.Process to beginphasedimplementation 2006


Outputs/Outcomes

Output 1.2 Announcement of FishingPlans and managementmeasures in Atlantic Fisheries

Outcome: Greater stability in thefisheries

Output 1.3 Environmental ProcessModernization Plan

Outcome: : Improved servicedelivery andeffectiveness of fishhabitat managementconsistent withprinciples ofsustainabledevelopment andsmart regulation

Planned Actions

1) Developannouncement

1) Implement a science-based, objective riskmanagementframework andsupporting tools andmanagementmeasures

2) Streamline measuresfor low-risk activities,including establishingone-window servicedelivery, whereappropriate withprovinces andterritories

3) Develop tools andpractices to improvecoherency andpredictability indecision making

4) Implement a newmanagement modelfor addressingenvironmentalassessments andmajor projects

TargetCompletion

Date

Spring 2005

March 2006

March 2005 and ongoing

2005

2005

Indicator

Fishing Plansannounced

Risk managementframeworkimplemented

Greater number oflow-risk projects beingcarried out underapproved operationalstatements

% of habitatmanagement staffcompleted mandatorytraining courses

New managementmodel forenvironmentalassessments andmajor projectsimplemented



Outputs/Outcomes

Output 1.4 Species at Risk Act

Outcome: Protection and recoveryof aquatic species atrisk

Output 1.5 Aquaculture Regulatory Process Improvements

Outcome:: An improvedregulatory processconsistent with Smart Regulation, aswell as with DFO’sEnvironmental ProcessModernization Plan,which upholdsenvironmentalstandards, and resultsin an aquacultureindustry that is moreenvironmentally andeconomicallysustainable

Planned Actions

1) Support Committee onthe Status ofEndangered Wildlife inCanada (COSEWIC)assessments of thestatus of species atrisk

2) Develop andimplement recoverystrategies, action andmanagement plans,and enforcementmechanisms

1) Adjust the Introductionand Transferauthorization processto integrate social,economic andenvironmentalconsiderations, andestablish effectiveappeals process

2) Implementimprovements to theprocess for reviewingsite applications andrenewal applications

TargetCompletion

Date

Ongoing

Ongoing

March 2006

March 2006

Indicator

Meeting proceedingsand technicaldocuments

Number of recoverystrategies, actionplans, managementplans in placeIncreased number ofenforcement actionscompleted

Appeals process inplace

Service standardsestablished for reviewof site applications.



Targeted Activity 2. Promoting ecosystem-based approach for Canada’s three oceans.

Outputs/Outcomes

Output 2.1 Ecosystem Overview Reports(EORs)

Outcome: Provision of relevantinformation onmarine/coastalecosystems

Output 2.2 Designation of Oceans ActMarine Protected Areas

Outcome: Development of anational strategyfocused on theestablishment of anational network ofMPAs in collaborationwith EnvironmentCanada and the ParksCanada Agency

Planned Actions

1) Conduct ecosystemoverviews for priorityLarge OceanManagement Areas(LOMAs) (PlacentiaBay and the GrandBanks, EasternScotian Shelf, Gulf ofSt. Lawrence, BeaufortSea and Pacific NorthCoast)

1) Designation of priorityMarine ProtectedAreas of interest

TargetCompletion

Date

End 2006

Ongoing

Indicator

Number of reportscompleted

Number ofdesignations

SustainableDevelopment Goal B– Good Governanceand EnhancedPartnershipsCanada’s waters are a shared responsibility.While DFO has a lead role in the governance ofCanadian waters, many otherstakeholders also play a largepart. Addressing issues ofenvironmentalsustainability, calls forcollaboration andpartnerships with allsegments of Canadiansociety. Fisheries andOceans Canadacurrently works inpartnership with alllevels of government,industry, Aboriginal groups,

non-governmental organizations and Canadiansin general. Commitments under this sustainabledevelopment goal demonstrate the ways inwhich DFO will continue to engage and workwith others on upholding the principles ofsustainable development.

There are four targeted activities supporting theGood Governance and Enhanced Partnershipsgoal:

• Strengthening ocean governance byimplementing integrated management;

• Strengthening Canada’s role ininternational governance of oceans;

• Engaging Aboriginal Groups;and

• Strengtheningfederal/provincial/territorialcollaboration.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada isleading on an OAP which will

position Canada to address thechallenges of modern oceans

management for the 21st century.


Targeted Activity 3. Examining issues pertaining to climate change.

Outputs/Outcomes

Output 3.1 Strategy to Address ClimateChange

Outcome: Increasedunderstanding of theimpacts of climatechange on DFO’soperations andintegration of climatechange considerationsin programdevelopment andbusiness planning

Planned Actions

1) Comprehensive riskassessment of thepotential impact ofclimate change onDFO’s activities

2) Incorporated resultsinto departmentalbusiness planning andprogram design

TargetCompletion

Date

March 2005

March 2007

Indicator

Completion of a DFOcomprehensiveclimate change riskassessment


Integrated Management Plans in keygeographic areas are an integral component ofthe OAP. Integrated Management Plans are theproduct of an open, collaborative process thatinvolves governments, regulators, stakeholdersand interested Canadians. IM Plans provideforums and mechanisms for working together toplan and manage human activities, solveproblems and address conflicts. The OAP alsoprovides an umbrella framework for DFOoceans priorities, and many of the initiativesacross the Department will support its delivery.

In partnership with Foreign Affairs Canada andother government departments, DFO ispursuing a strategy on international fisheriesand governance. The strategy is rooteddomestically in concerns about overfishing onthe continental shelf outside Canada’s 200 mileExclusive Economic Zone, and internationally inalarm over global overfishing and threats to thesustainability of the high seas biodiversity.

The Department’s Aboriginal-specific programsfocus, in large part, on Aboriginal capacitybuilding. The At-Sea Mentoring Initiative and theFisheries Operations Management Initiative(FOMI) help Marshall-recipient First Nationsdevelop comprehensive fisheries managementframeworks and further develop skills to fishsafely and effectively. It also assists them indiversifying the catch in the inshore fishery,improving overall fishing skills in the mid-shorefishery vessel maintenance.

Through the Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy (AFS),DFO has provided food, social, ceremonial andcommercial fishing opportunities to Aboriginalgroups in a manner that does not add to theexisting pressure on resources. The AFS hasbeen successful at building fisheriesmanagement capacity in many communities, anumber of which have developed fisheriesprograms and employ their own fisheriesbiologists.

The Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and OceansManagement (AAROM) and the AboriginalInland Habitat (AIH) programs are designed tohelp Aboriginal groups build capacity and equipthem with the scientific and technicalknowledge to play a greater role in the broaderdecision-making process related to fisheries andfish habitat management, and other areas of theDepartment’s responsibility, such as integratedoceans/watershed/ecosystem planning andmanagement.

Finally, DFO will also work through the CanadianCouncil of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers(CCFAM) to address oceans management andfisheries and aquaculture issues, including thoseissues related to aquatic species at risk,freshwater fisheries, and aquatic invasivespecies. The CCFAM is the ministerial bodythrough which federal, provincial and territorialministers responsible for fisheries andaquaculture co-operate on inter-jurisdictionalissues. Enhanced partnering on EnvironmentalProcess Modernization also remains anessential aspect of better protecting fish habitatacross the country.

The outputs that support the Good Governanceand Enhanced Partnerships goal contribute toDFO’s ultimate outcomes, SAW, HAPAE andSFA. In the short term, these collaborativeefforts will serve to maintain Canada’s enhancedpresence at sea, increase Aboriginal capacity inmanagement of fishery enterprises and increaseAboriginal involvement in oceans and habitatmanagement.


Sustainable Development Goal B: Good Governance and Enhanced Partnerships

Targeted Activity 1. Strengthening ocean governance by implementing integrated management.

Outputs/Outcomes

Output 1.1 Integrated OceansManagement Plans

Outcome: Conservation andsustainable use ofmarine resources andthe shared utilization ofocean spaces in adefined area

Planned Actions

1) IM Plans in place forpriority LOMAs(Placentia Bay and theGrand Banks, EasternScotian Shelf, Gulf ofSt. Lawrence, BeaufortSea and Pacific NorthCoast)

TargetCompletion

Date

2007

Indicator

Number of planningprocesses and plansin place

Targeted Activity 2. Strengthening Canada’s role in international governance of oceans.

Outputs/Outcomes

Output 2.1 Strategy on InternationalFisheries and Governance

Outcome: Compliance andstrengthenedgovernance on thecontinental shelfoutside the 200-mileExclusive EconomicZone

Planned Actions

1) Develop options and astrategy to addressoverfishing outside the200-mile limit byworking withinternational partnersto strengthen theinternationalgovernance regime

2) Establish an AdvisoryPanel on theSustainableManagement ofStraddling Fish Stocksin the NorthwestAtlantic

TargetCompletion

Date

2005 ongoing

2005

Indicator

Documented decreasein overfishing, changein fleet behaviour andincreased publicunderstanding of andinternational supportfor issues related tooverfishing

Advisory panel reportreceived by Ministers


Targeted Activity 2. Strengthening Canada’s role in international governance of oceans.

Outputs/OutcomesPlanned Actions

3) Strategy to combatIllegal Unreported, andUnregulated (IUU)Fishing

TargetCompletion

Date

2005

Indicator

Plan tabled FAOCommittee onFisheries

Targeted Activity 3. Engaging Aboriginal Groups.

Outputs/Outcomes

Output 3.1 Aboriginal At Sea MentoringInitiative

Outcome: Marshall-recipient FirstNations able to furtherdevelop skills to fishsafely and effectively

Planned Actions

1) Establish multi-yeartraining plans

2) Negotiate contributionagreements withrespective First Nations

3) Monitor and evaluateprogress of at-seamentoring deployment

TargetCompletion

Date

April 2005

May 2005

Indicator

Number of Bands withlong-term training plan

Number of Bands withsigned contributionagreements

Evaluation of traineeperformance byservice



Outputs/Outcomes

Output 3.2 Fisheries OperationsManagement Initiative (FOMI)

Outcome: Assistance to Marshall-impacted First Nationsimplementation ofcomprehensivefisheries managementframeworks and inlearning moreadvanced skills tomanage theircommunal fisheriesassets with theobjective of maximizingbenefits for fishers andcommunities

Planned Actions

1) Finalise consultationsfor FOMI programdesign

2) Conduct workshop inpartnership with theAtlantic PolicyCongress, HumanResources and SkillsDevelopment Canada,Indian and NorthernAffairs Canada, and theAtlantic CanadaOpportunities Agency

3) Implement program inFirst Nationcommunities

4) Pre-qualify professionalfacilitators/co-ordinators to assistFirst Nations throughuse of an expression ofinterest process

5) Negotiate contributionagreements withrespective First Nationsfor funding forcommunity-basedworkshops

TargetCompletion

Date

February 2005

March 2005

May 2005

Ongoing toMarch 2008

Indicator

Finalized programdesign document

Workshop final report

Program implemented

Number of qualifiedservice providers

Number of Bands withsigned contributionagreements



Outputs/Outcomes

Output 3.3 Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy

Outcome: Increased capacity and better management ofAboriginal fisheries

Output 3.4 Aboriginal Aquatic Resourceand Oceans ManagementProgram and Aboriginal InlandHabitat Program

Outcome: Aboriginal groups withthe capacity to play amore active role infisheries and oceansmanagement

Planned Actions

1) Establish co-operativemanagement projectsfor the improvement ofthe management offisheries

1) Establish AAROM andAIH program resourcemanagement bodies

TargetCompletion

Date

Ongoing

2006-2007

Indicator

% of eligible AboriginalGroups with AFSagreements

% of eligible Aboriginalgroups with AAROMagreements


Targeted Activity 4. Strengthening Federal/Provincial/Territorial collaboration.

Outputs/Outcomes

Output 4.1 Canadian Council on Fisheriesand Aquaculture MinistersInitiatives

Outcome: Provincial and territorialsupport for resourcemanagement decisions

Planned Actions

1) Collaborate with P/Tson implementation ofOAP

2) Consult with P/Ts todevelop a nationalFramework Agreementon Aquaculture (FAA)that will includegovernancemodernization andprogrammingcomponents

3) Work with P/Ts todevelop animplementation plan,with costed options, fora National Strategy onAquatic InvasiveSpecies

4) Continue imple-mentation of theFreshwater FisheryStrategy (FFS) anddevelopment of a long-term inter-jurisdictionalapproach to F/P/Tcooperation onfreshwater fisheries

5) Develop jointimplementation planfor the Canadian ActionPlan to Address theThreat of AquaticSpecies at Risk

TargetCompletion

Date

2006

2007

2005

2005

2006

Indicator

Number of collabora-tive arrangementssigned with P/Ts

FAA development planapproved by CCFAM

Implementation Planapproved by CCFAM

F/P/T approval byCCFAM

Implementation Planpresented to CCFAM


Targeted Activity 4. Strengthening Federal/Provincial/Territorial collaboration.

Outputs/Outcomes

Output 4.2 Enhanced Partnering onEnvironmental ProcessModernization

Outcome: Renewed emphasis onpartnershiparrangements to betterprotect fish habitatacross the country

Planned Actions

1) Complete thedevelopment ofbilateral fish habitatF/P/T/ Memorandumsof Understanding

2) Advanceimplementation ofMOU with CanadianElectricity Associationon protecting fishhabitat near hydrodevelopment

3) Advance partnershipwith seven nationalresource industryassociations onstreamlining practicesin forestry, electricity,mining, oil and gas

4) Move forward on initialdiscussions with non-governmentalorganizations,Aboriginal groups,municipalities onhabitat protection

TargetCompletion

Date

2005

2005

2005

2005

Indicator

Number of MOUssigned

Degree ofimplementation

Degree ofimplementation

Number of discussionsheld

SustainableDevelopment Goal C– SustainableOperationsMany DFO activities and programs acrossCanada require the use of buildings, vehiclesand a large fleet of ships. This has anenvironmental impact. As a result, therecontinues to be great emphasis on minimizingthe Department’s ecological footprint. TheSustainable Operations goal signifies a way ofdoing business that diminishes the negativeenvironmental impacts of departmentalundertakings.

There are two targeted activities under theSustainable Operations goal:

• Ensuring operations consistent withrecognized Canadian and internationalenvironmental management standards; and

• Renewing the government’s civilian fleet.The outputs and outcomes under this goal areintended to ensure operations consistent withrecognized Canadian and internationalenvironmental management standards. Thecommitments include the Fleet ManagementRenewal Initiative, Marine Aids Modernization,the joint Canada-US Agreement onEnvironmental Management Systems,Environmental Compliance Awareness,Environmental ManagementPlans, Small Craft Harbours’environmental regulationsand standards, andStrategic EnvironmentalAssessments. Thesecommitments, along withrisk-based managementof contaminated sites,will ensure that DFO isactive in managing andaddressing environmentalcompliance.

As part of the departmental

commitment to modernize maritime services,the Canadian Coast Guard will modernize theaids to navigation services that it provides to itsstakeholders in the marine community.

Through the Environmental ComplianceAwareness Program, DFO will initiate activitiesto ensure that all staff are trained inenvironmental compliance and able toincorporate this awareness into their daily work.

Environmental Management Programs that dealwith environmental aspects, such as storagetank systems, hazardous materials andcontaminated sites, will also play a major role inthe greening of DFO’s operations and ensuringenvironmental protection.

The Agreement on Environment ManagementSystems is a collaborative effort in conjunctionwith the United States intended to ensure thegreening of both countries’ operations.

Contaminated sites will be addressed throughparticipation in the Federal Contaminated SitesAccelerated Action Plan (FCSAAP). Thisprogram works to ensure acceleratedremediation and risk management of federalcontaminated sites having the highest humanhealth and ecological risks.

Small Craft Habours are a key aspect of theDepartment’s operational presence, and the twooutputs of compliance with environmentalregulations and standards, and the

Environmental Managements Plansbeing implemented at essential

habours reflect the commitmentto SD demonstrated by the

SCH program.

Finally, StrategicEnvironmentalAssessments will bedeveloped to ensure thatminimal negativeenvironmental impacts

stem from DFO’s policiesand programs.

The Canadian Coast Guard isvital to the delivery of oceans



priorities and programs, including marinescience and fisheries management. Activity 2under the Sustainable Operations goal ensuresthat the CCG has a sustainable service deliverymodel that supports the government’s maritimepriorities and programs, including maritimesecurity. As well, the Coast Guard rejuvenationstrategy will examine options to renew the fleet’sasset base, to ensure CCG’s capacity tosupport government priorities, such as the OAPis on a sustainable footing.

Sustainable Operations are particularlyimportant to achieving Healthy and ProductiveAquatic Ecosystem, Sustainable Fisheries andAquaculture and Safe and AccessibleWaterways. In the short term, these activities,taken together, will minimize damage to theenvironment from departmental operations.

Sustainable Development Goal C: Sustainable Operations

Targeted Activity 1. Ensuring operations are consistent with recognized Canadian and international environmental management standards.

Outputs/Outcomes

Output 1.1 Marine Aids ModernisationProject

Outcome: A Coast Guard with theright, modern mix ofelectronic andconventional aids tonavigation

Planned Actions

1) Update the CanadianAids to NavigationDesign Methodology –eliminate landfall andsound aids

2) Use of new technology

• Convert lighted buoysto light-emitting diode(LED) lanterns

• Convert lighted fixedaids to LED lanterns

• Replace floating buoyswith plastic buoys

• Implement syntheticmoorings on allfloating buoys

TargetCompletion

Date

2007

100% by 2007

25% by 2007

80% by 2007

40% by 2007

Indicator

Number of landfall andsound aids eliminated

Number converted

Number converted

Number replaced

Number implemented



Outputs/Outcomes

Output 1.2 Agreement on EnvironmentManagement Systems

Outcome: Reduced environmentalfootprint of governmentoperations

Planned Actions

1) Collaboratively developand/or share environ-mental/energymanagement systempractices andprocedures

2) Hold periodic jointgatherings, such asworkshops, trainingcourses and jointenvironmentalpromotion activities

3) Create commonenvironmental trainingfor general awarenessand specific processesand procedures

4) Create a sense ofhealthy competitionwith partnering unitsand bases to becomethe greenest, and ascoring system tomeasure our respec-tive environmentalprogress and incorpo-rating awards forindividual and facilityincentives for thehighest-scoring base

5) Create additionalrelationships with otherunits and bases,maritime industrymembers and federalagencies

TargetCompletion

Date

June 2005

June 2006

June 2006

June 2006

June 2006

Indicator

Number ofcollaborativeenvironmentalpractices/proceduresdeveloped/implemented

Number ofworkshops/trainingcourses/ promotionalactivities held

Creation ofcollaborativeCCG/USCGenvironmental trainingprogram with positiveuser feedback

Creation of formalenvironmentaltwinning project with abase in CCG and onein USCG

Creation of similararrangements withother jurisdictions



Outputs/Outcomes

Output 1.3 Environmental ComplianceAwareness Program

Outcome: All staff trained inenvironmentalcompliance to enableincorporation of thisawareness into theirdaily work

Output 1.4 Environment ManagementPrograms (storage tanksystems, hazardous materials,contaminated sites)

Outcome: Frameworks for actionwhich direct DFO

Planned Actions

1) Evaluate targetaudience and specificneeds

2) Develop program

3) Delivery of programnationally throughvarious media and in-person trainingsessions

4) Tracking of training forquantitative reporting

1) Develop EnvironmentalManagement Plans inconjunction with theregions

2) Ensure plans includemanagement modelcomponent, standardoperating proceduresand trainingcomponents

3) Delivery of training in-person and via Intranettraining modules

TargetCompletion

Date

March 2006

March 2005

Indicator

Number of DFOpersonnel trained

Completion of EMPsfor use at a nationallevel



Outputs/Outcomes

Output 1.5 Participation in the FederalContaminated Sites AcceleratedAction Plan (FCSAAP)

Outcome: Timely remediation/riskmanagement ofcontaminated sites

Output 1.6 Small Craft Harbour Compliancewith Environmental Regulationsand Standards

Outcome: All maintenance and/ordivestiture projects atSCH sites compliant withapplicable environmentalregulations andstandards, including theconduct of environmentalassessments and theprovision ofenvironmentalcompensation measures,as required

Output 1.7 Environmental ManagementPlans at Essential Harbours

Outcome: Plans in place atessential harboursmanaged by HarbourAuthorities, and shouldbe implemented no laterthan three years afterHarbour Authorities havebeen established tomanage a harbour

Planned Actions

1) Identification ofthose contaminatedsites, which pose athreat to humanhealth and theenvironment

2) Development ofremediation and riskmanagement plansfor implementationat identified sites

1) Ensure that all SCHprojects are plannedand executed inaccordance with theapplicableenvironmentalregulations andstandards, perstated commitment

1) Provide support toHarbour Authoritiesin setting up andimplementing EMPs

TargetCompletion

Date

March 2008 (Ongoing,horizontalinitiative)

Ongoing

Ongoing

Indicator

Number ofcontaminated sitesfunded under thisprogram forremediation and/orrisk management

All small craft harbourprojects compliant

Number of EMPs inplace at essentialharbours that havebeen managed byHarbour Authorities forthree years or more



Outputs/Outcomes

Output 1.8 Strategic EnvironmentalAssessments (SEAs)

Outcome: Environmental issues aretaken into consideration inDFO’s policies and programs

Planned Actions

1) Implementing SEAsystem

TargetCompletion

Date

End 2005

Indicator

Accountabilitystructure in place (i.e., designated sign-off of SEAsconducted)

Targeted Activity 2. Renewing the government’s civilian fleet.

Outputs/Outcomes

Output 2.1 Fleet Management Renewal Initiative

Outcome: Address concerns identified by the Auditor General’sDecember 2000 Report onFleet Management

Output 2.2 Right Number and Mix of Vessels to Meet Clients’ Needs

Outcome: Address concerns identified by the Auditor General’sDecember 2000 Report onFleet Management

Planned Actions

1) Review regionalfleet managementorganization

2) Review fleetdelivery planningprocess

3) Change budgetallocation processincluding usingstandard costingmodel

1) Take delivery ofthe remainingeight CCG 47 footlifeboats tocomplete thisclass of vessels

TargetCompletion

Date

March 2005

March 2005

March 2005

July 2005

Indicator

Completion of theregional managementorganizational review

Completion of thefleet delivery planningprocess review

Implementation of theFleet StandardCosting Model

Lifeboats delivered

A s part of the modernization ofmanagement practices, and taking intoaccount the views of the CESD to better

integrate sustainable development into businessand operational planning, DFO has institutedchanges to the departmental planning processto more closely link human resources, financial,strategic and business planning. Changesensure that priorities are updated based onenvironmental scanning, demographic analysisand aligned with financial resources. As well,consistency of data collection and analysis, willaid in monitoring and evaluating goals. Thegoals are then reported to Parliament in theReport on Plan and Priorities (RPP) and theDepartmental Performance Reports.

The Audit and Evaluation Division will conductan evaluation of the SDS in 2005-2006 that willfocus on assessing the achievements of the2001-2003 Strategy.


Assessment and Measurement


T he SDS for 2005-2006 demonstratesDFO’s practical commitment to theGovernment of Canada’s sustainable

development objectives. An effort has beenmade to go beyond recognizing current projectsas sustainable development activities, to ensurethat sustainable development is increasinglyused as a guide to departmental planning anddecision-making. As an ongoing process, DFOwill continue to more effectively and proactivelyframe sustainable development as a driver ofactivities.

In response to past CESD reports, theDepartment has already made significantprogress in ensuring that environmental,economic and social aspects are systematicallyconsidered in planning and policy developmentdocuments, such as the renewed StrategicPlan, Our Waters, Our Future, and the RPP.The Department’s renewed vision effectivelyentrenches sustainable development into long-term direction setting, and efforts continue tomore completely integrate it fully into thebusiness, human resource and financialplanning processes, as part of the newlyadjusted departmental planning cycle. The2005-2006 SDS will complement theDepartment’s Strategic Plan.

In addition, this document has tried to showhow the Department seeks to respond tocomments from the CESD regarding specificareas needing strengthening from a sustainabledevelopment perspective. For example,progress has been made on the StrategicEnvironmental Assessment front, as well as onpolicies aimed at combating overfishing, andconserving Pacific Wild Salmon.

It is acknowledged that becoming a trulysustainable development department will be anongoing process, requiring the constantcollaboration and commitment of all partiesinvolved. Fisheries and Oceans Canada willstrive to be a leader in this area, whileadvancing sustainable development goals.

Conclusion


Annex 1 – Progress Report UpdateT

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me

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hare

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ive

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inte

gra

ted

ap

pro

ache

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agem

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ns

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ficat

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ject

ives

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es

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me

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anag

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r P

rog

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and

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form

ance

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ject

ive

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tain

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ent

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rate

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to d

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ativ

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AAROM Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management ProgramAFS Aboriginal Fisheries StrategyAIHP Aboriginal Inland Habitat ProgramCCFAM Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture MinistersCCG Canadian Coast GuardCESD Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable DevelopmenDAAP Departmental Assessment and Alignment ProjectDFO Fisheries and Oceans CanadaEMP Environmental Management PlansEOR Ecosystem Overview ReportEPMP Environmental Process Modernization PlanFAA Framework Agreement on AquacultureFAO Food and Agriculture OrganizationFCSAAP Federal Contaminated Sites Accelerated Action PlanFOMI Fisheries Operational Management InitiativeF/P/T Federal/Provincial/TerritorialHAPAE Healthy and Productive Aquatic EcosystemsIMP Integrated Management PlanLED Light-emitting DiodeLOMA Large Ocean Management AreaMOU Memorandum of UnderstandingMPA Marine Protected AreasNAFO North Atlantic Fisheries OrganizationOAP Oceans Action PlanOBFM Objectives–Based Fisheries ManagementODS Ozone-depleting SubstancesPAA Program and Activity ArchitectureRPP Report on Plans and PrioritiesSARA Species at Risk ActSAW Safe and Accessible WaterwaysSDS Sustainable Development StrategySEA Strategic Environmental AssessmentSFA Sustainable Fisheries and AquacultureUNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaUSCG United States Coast Guard


Annex 2 – Glossary

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Documents

DFO’s Sustainable Development Strategy - uni-hamburg.deepub.sub.uni-hamburg.de/epub/volltexte/2010/1644/pdf/sds_sdd05_06_e.pdf · DFO’s Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS)