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Spending program

Fish and Seafood Sector

Department of Fisheries and Oceans · Industry, agriculture and fisheries

In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Fisheries and Oceans spent $86.8 million on Fish and Seafood Sector, down from $99.0 million in 2023–24. That is $2.90 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2024–25

$86.8M

0.6% of Industry, agriculture and fisheries spending in 2024–25.

Down $12.2M from $99.0M in 2023–24.

$2.90per tax filer$2.11per person

Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.

Fish and Seafood Sector, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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Fish and Seafood Sector, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2020–21$59.6M
2021–22$68.9M
2022–23$61.5M
2023–24$99.0M
2024–25$86.8M

Source and basis

  • GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
  • Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.

← All industry, agriculture and fisheries spendingHow the figures are calculated