An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture) = Loi modifiant la Loi sur les pêches (aquaculture en parc clos).: XB421-228/1-PDF

This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to require that finfish aquaculture for commercial purposes in Canadian fisheries waters off the Pacific Coast be carried out in closed containment facilities. It also requires the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to prepare, table in Parliament and implement a plan to support the transition to the use of closed containment facilities and to protect the jobs and financial security of workers in that sector.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Parliament. House of Commons.
Title An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture) = Loi modifiant la Loi sur les pêches (aquaculture en parc clos).
Variant title Loi modifiant la Loi sur les pêches (aquaculture en parc clos)
Series title Bill C-... ; Bill C-228, 1st session, 42nd Parliament
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language Bilingual-[English | French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) First reading, February 24, 2016.
Text in English and in French.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : House of Commons, 2016.
Description ii, 2 p.
Catalogue number
  • XB421-228/1-PDF
Subject terms Aquaculture
Fish farming
Legislation
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