$4,200,000
Federal Grant to Fisheries Council of Canada
Pre-Election Grant
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Pre-Election Timing
This grant was awarded in the lead-up to a federal election. See the full pre-election analysis →
- Recipient
- Fisheries Council of Canada ↗
- Recipient Type
- Academia
- Department
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada ↗
- Agreement #
- AAFC-2022-15343
- Agreement Type
- Other transfer payments
- Program
- Atlantic Fisheries Fund
- Amount
- $4,200,000
- Dates
- 2021-03-22 to 2022-03-22
- Location
- Ottawa ↗
- Province/Territory
- Ontario ↗
- Riding
- Ottawa Centre ↗
- MP
- Catherine McKennaLiberal
- Description
- Industry modernization funding for sustainable fishing technology, traceability systems, and market diversification support for Atlantic Canadian fish processors.
What this means
- •This grant was awarded 6 months before the 2021 federal election.
On 2021-03-22, the Government of Canada awarded a grant of $4,200,000 to Fisheries Council of Canada through Fisheries and Oceans Canada under the Atlantic Fisheries Fund program. The funds were directed to Ottawa, ON, in the federal riding of Ottawa Centre, which is represented by Catherine McKenna (Liberal).