Profiles of the major industries operating in and around Canada's oceans. Each series covers how the industry works economically, how capital flows through it, and where financial decisions and ocean outcomes intersect. The focus is on what is actually happening, not what the industry says about itself.
Industry Profiles
Canada has significant ocean exposure on three coasts. This series profiles the major industries operating within that economy: how capital flows through them, and what the financial picture actually looks like beneath the headline numbers.
Industry Profiles
Two Supreme Court decisions changed the legal landscape of Canadian fisheries. The practical consequences are still playing out in how licences are allocated, how capital flows, and how co-management decisions get made.
Industry Profiles
Canadian fisheries look like a traditional resource sector from the outside. The financial reality involves licence economics, trade concentration, public infrastructure dependence, and a workforce transition that nobody has fully priced in.
Industry Profiles
Canada's commercial fisheries generated CAD 8.47 billion in seafood exports in 2025. The industry behind that number looks nothing like the cod fishery most Canadians still picture.