els can we improve Canada's marine safety system," explained the Hon-
ourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian
Coast Guard.
The technology will serve to further facilitate a partnership between
Indigenous and coastal communities across Canada and the Canadian
Coast Guard. The tool empowers their capacity for safely, preparedness,
and response and also offers open and transparent access to informa-
tion about local waters.
"Thanks to the ongoing work in the Oceans Protection Plan, Indig-
enous Peoples and coastal communities have a greater role in prevent-
ing and preparing for emergencies to protect their communities, coasts
and waterways. We are working together to make shipping safer, and
to increase protections for our marine ecosystems from the impacts of
marine traffic to build a clean economy that will create the good-paying
Halifax is proposed as the North American location
for NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for
the North Atlantic
middle-class jobs of today and tomorrow," expressed the Honourable
Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport.
The Oceans Protection Plan has been a Canadian success story, serv-
ing to protect the environment, grow the economy, and support good
jobs by enabling Indigenous Peoples, industry, communities, academia,
and government to work together.
A renewed and expanded Oceans Protection Plan will keep Canadian
oceans and coasts healthy, advance reconciliation, and build a clean fu-
ture for generations to come.
"The Canadian Coast Guard is committed to keeping Canada's waters
safe and healthy. This new funding will allow us to continue to improve
our communication with coastal communities and operate even more
effectively using important local knowledge and expertise," concluded
Mario Pelletier, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard.
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It was announced on November 18, 2022, by Minister of National De-
fence, Anita Anand, that Canada is proposing the Halifax, Nova Scotia
region to host the North American Regional Office of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization's (NATO) Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North
Atlantic (DIANA).
"NATO DIANA is a crucial initiative that will solve critical defence and
security problems facing the NATO Alliance, and Canada is proud to pro-
pose the Halifax Regional Municipality as the host of the North Ameri-
can Regional Office. As home to several major universities and research
centres, hundreds of science and technology start-ups and Canada's
Halifax, Nova Scotia skyline. Image: Photo by Karly Barker:
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