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Wave 1 Engagement

In the fall of 2020, DFO’s Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program (FFHPP) began a multi-wave engagement process. In Wave 1, DFO engaged Indigenous Peoples, provinces and territories, and other parties with interests in the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat from December 2020 through December 2021.

Throughout the 12-month period, FFHPP engaged on six subject areas by encouraging interested parties to submit their feedback in writing to DFO, or by taking part in online surveys, activities and virtual presentations.

Specifically, DFO sought input on:

  • Modernizing Offsetting and Fish Habitat Banking Policies
  • Cumulative Effects on Fish and Fish Habitat
  • Fisheries Act Registry
  • Proposed Prescribed Works and Waters Regulations
  • Interim Codes of Practice
  • Draft Engagement Framework

For more information on FFHPP Wave 1 engagement, please read the Wave 1 What We Heard Report.

In the fall of 2020, DFO’s Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program (FFHPP) began a multi-wave engagement process. In Wave 1, DFO engaged Indigenous Peoples, provinces and territories, and other parties with interests in the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat from December 2020 through December 2021.

Throughout the 12-month period, FFHPP engaged on six subject areas by encouraging interested parties to submit their feedback in writing to DFO, or by taking part in online surveys, activities and virtual presentations.

Specifically, DFO sought input on:

  • Modernizing Offsetting and Fish Habitat Banking Policies
  • Cumulative Effects on Fish and Fish Habitat
  • Fisheries Act Registry
  • Proposed Prescribed Works and Waters Regulations
  • Interim Codes of Practice
  • Draft Engagement Framework

For more information on FFHPP Wave 1 engagement, please read the Wave 1 What We Heard Report.

  • Announcing finalization of FFHPP Codes of Practice

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    Thank you for your participation and feedback through the Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program’s Wave 1 engagement sessions on the interim Codes of Practice.

    Codes of Practice specify procedures, practices or standards for avoiding the death of fish or the harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat. This is in relation to works, undertakings and activities during various phases of their life cycle, such as construction, operation, maintenance or decommissioning.

    We are pleased to announce we have finalized six Codes of Practice. Updates were made based on Wave 1’s engagement feedback:

    • To improve clarity, the interim code of practice for temporary stream crossings has been separated into three distinct codes: clear span bridges, ice bridges and snow fills, and temporary fords.
    • The code of practice for beaver dam removal has been expanded to include beaver dam breaching.
    • The temporary fords code of practice has been expanded to include multiple crossings on seasonally dry streambeds.
    • The culvert maintenance code of practice has been expanded to include the reinforcement of eroding inlets and outlets.

    Interim codes of practice for end-of-pipe fish protection screens for small water intakes in freshwater and temporary cofferdams and diversion channels will remain interim and can continue to be used for project planning purposes. Further analysis and review are required before they are published as final.

    You can find a link to the finalized Codes of Practice here on DFO’s Projects near water website.

    Thanks again for your continued interest in the FFHPP’s multi-year engagement plan.

Page last updated: 18 Sep 2023, 07:30 AM