Core responsibility descriptions
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Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Core responsibility 1: Marine Operations and Response
Provide marine response services and operate Canada’s civilian maritime fleet.
Core responsibility 2: Fisheries
Manage Canada’s fisheries, Indigenous fisheries programs, aquaculture activities and support commercial fishing harbours while applying relevant legislation.
Core responsibility 3: Marine Navigation
Provide information and services to facilitate navigation in Canadian waters.
Core responsibility 4: Aquatic Ecosystems
Conserve and protect Canada’s oceans and other aquatic ecosystems and species from human impact and invasive species.
Core responsibility 5: Internal Services
Internal Services are those groups of related activities and resources that the Federal Government considers to be services in support of programs and/or required to meet corporate obligations of an organization. Internal Services refer to the activities and resources of ten distinct services that support program delivery in the organization, regardless of the Internal Services delivery model in a department. These services are: Acquisition Management Services, Communications Services, Financial Management Services, Human Resources Management Services, Information Management Services, Information Technology Services, Legal Services, Materiel Management Services, Management and Oversight Services, Real Property Management Services.
Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation
Core responsibility 1: Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation
To regulate interprovincial and export trade in freshwater fish.
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