Canada’s ocean economy, industry by industry

Industry Profiles

Major industries are covered through four-part Research Dossiers, supported by Focused Analysis where a particular question deserves deeper treatment. Specialized and emerging sectors are covered through self-contained profiles.

Industry Profiles: Canada’s ocean economy

Industry research dossier

Fisheries

Commercial fishing remains one of Canada’s oldest ocean industries, supporting coastal communities while adapting to changing ecosystems, markets, regulation and Indigenous rights.

01 Research Brief Coming soon
02 The Industry Fisheries: The Industry
03 The Ocean Coming soon
04 Finance Fisheries: Finance

Industry research dossier

Aquaculture

Canadian aquaculture spans salmon, shellfish and emerging species across three coasts, with distinct business models, ecological dependencies and governance questions.

Industry research dossier

Shipping and Ports

Shipping and ports connect Canada’s economy with global markets and sit at the centre of infrastructure investment, trade exposure, supply-chain resilience and decarbonization.

Industry research dossier

Offshore Energy

Canada’s offshore energy sector combines mature oil and gas production with emerging renewable-energy possibilities, long-lived assets and substantial public-policy choices.

Industry research dossier

Arctic Infrastructure and Shipping

Arctic shipping and infrastructure are being reshaped by changing ice conditions, northern sovereignty, Indigenous rights, community needs and global interest in the region.

Industry research dossier

Marine Technology and Ocean Monitoring

Marine technology and ocean monitoring support navigation, research, resource management and environmental decision-making across the ocean economy.

Industry research dossier

Coastal Tourism

Coastal tourism depends on healthy places, accessible shorelines and functioning communities, while bringing investment, employment and pressure to sensitive coastal environments.

Industry research dossier

Shipbuilding and Naval Infrastructure

Shipbuilding and naval infrastructure connect industrial capacity, public procurement, defence, workforce development and the renewal of Canada’s marine fleet.

Specialized & emerging sectors

Single-Post Profiles

Self-contained profiles examine specialized and emerging sectors whose opportunities, ocean connections and financing questions are best explored in one focused piece.

Industry profile Deep-Sea Mining The abyssal plains contain minerals the energy transition genuinely needs. The governance framework for extracting them is unresolved. The ecological consequences are not adequately understood. Mainstream finance and insurance have largely stepped back. Read profile Industry profile Undersea Cables Nearly all the world's internet traffic runs through cable the width of a garden hose. How it got there, who builds it, why it breaks a couple of hundred times a year, and who goes out to fix it. Read profile