• Ministerial Statement: Minister O’Driscoll Celebrates Renewal of Atlantic Fisheries Fund

  Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
  Date: 2026-10-29 16:25:37.0
  Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Fisheries, Economy, Industry, Infrastructure]

  Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Loyola O’Driscoll announced the renewal of the Atlantic Fisheries Fund, which will invest over $300 million across the Atlantic Region, including approximately $90 million specifically for Newfoundland and Labrador. The funding targets four core pillars: market diversification, innovation, infrastructure, and science partnerships. This initiative aims to build upon the sector's record market value of $2.11 billion achieved in 2025, with project applications officially open to interested participants.

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• Miminegash's wharf, breakwaters will be rebuilt as Ottawa invests in P.E.I. harbour

  Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
  Date: 2026-10-23 23:00:00.0
  Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Infrastructure, Fisheries]

  The federal government, through Fisheries and Oceans Canada, is investing in a major construction project to rebuild the wharf, two southern breakwaters, and a shoreline protection structure at the Miminegash Small Craft Harbour on Prince Edward Island's northwestern shore. The infrastructure project is part of a broader federal commitment announced in the 2026 Spring Economic Update to invest nearly $1 billion over five years to modernize small-craft harbours across Canada. The harbour currently supports roughly 41 commercial fishing vessels, whose lobster landings exceeded $10 million in 2025. The project is scheduled to go to tender in the coming months, with construction expected to begin next year.

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• Long-awaited small craft harbour in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, expected to open in 2030

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-06 20:53:15.0
  Tags: [National, Infrastructure, Transportation, Fisheries, Indigenous]

  Nunavut MP Lori Idlout announced a $77-million federal investment for the construction of a small craft harbour in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, as part of a $106-million commitment made by the federal government in 2024. The construction contract has been awarded to Iqaluit-based Pilitak Enterprises Ltd., featuring an Inuit benefits plan to support local training and employment. The infrastructure will include a breakwater, launch ramp, fixed wharf, floating wharves, and dredged harbour basin and entrance channel to support commercial fishing, marine transportation, tourism, and hunters. Construction is slated to continue through 2029, with the harbour expected to become fully operational for the 2030 open water season.

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