Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Assoc.

Comprehensive review of the Inshore Regulations

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is conducting a comprehensive review of the Inshore Regulations, which includes six in-person sessions designed to gather inshore perspectives.

The Inshore Regulations refer to DFO’s rules that determine:

Who can be issued an inshore or coastal licence;
What is required of licence holders; and
Things that are prohibited.

The purpose of the comprehensive review is to better understand:

Any general concerns you may have;
The main challenges you have experienced with the current implementation of the Inshore Regulations and the benefits you see of having strong rules;
Opportunities for improving the regulations; and,
Anything else you think is important for the review.

You are welcome to participate in whichever of the following sessions suits you best, all sessions will be available in person or virtually:

July 30, 2026 - St. John’s, NL; Venue: Sheraton Hotel (Address: 115 Cavendish Sq, St John’s NL A1C 3K2)
August 18, 2026 - Halifax, NS; Venue: Sandman Signature Hotel (Address: 973 Wilkinson Ave, Dartmouth NS B3B 0M9)
August 20, 2026 - Saint John, NB; Venue: Saint John Trade and Convention Centre (Address: 1 Market Sq, Saint John NB E2L 4Z6)
August 25, 2026 - Charlottetown, PEI; Venue: Holiday Inn Express (Address: 200 Capital Dr, Charlottetown, PE C1E 2E8)
*August 27, 2026 - Moncton, NB; Venue: Delta Beausejour (Address: 750 Main St, Moncton, NB E1C 1E6)
*September 9, 2026 - Quebec City, QC; Venue: L’hôtel Quebec (Adresse: 3115 Avenue des Hôtels, Québec Quebec G1W 3Z6)

*These sessions will have simultaneous interpretation available.

DFO is asking for your participation to help inform the review. Your participation can help make sure that any options they develop to strengthen the inshore regulations will include licence holder perspectives.

You are also encouraged to forward this email broadly with anyone else you think may have perspectives DFO should know about. This could include licence holders, crew members, accountants or other financial providers, lawyers or other legal service providers, NOLS representatives, or anyone else that helps you manage your fishing enterprise.

The full overview of the comprehensive review, including the topics that will be discussed, the presentations that will be provided, the engagement dates (locations and venues), as well as a link to the questionnaire, can be accessed at this link: Comprehensive Review: Strengthening the Inshore Regulations. The engagement materials will be added to this site as they become available. You are encouraged to check back regularly.