{"id":"conserving-oceans","slug":"conserving-oceans","title":"Conserving our oceans","chapter":4,"section":"4.1","section_title":"Bringing Canadians together by celebrating our stories and places","heading":"Conserving our oceans","in_cost_table":true,"capital":true,"fiscal":{"unit":"CAD millions","basis":"accrual, incremental impact on budgetary balance (expense or forgone revenue)","years":["2026-27","2027-28","2028-29","2029-30","2030-31"],"gross":[null,35.0,32.0,29.0,39.0],"gross_total":135.0,"flags":["none",null,null,null,null],"adjustments":[],"net":[null,35.0,32.0,29.0,39.0],"net_total":135.0,"table":{"pdf_page":265,"printed_page":249}},"description":null,"commitments":[{"text":"To make further progress toward this conservation target, Budget 2026 announces new investments to establish additional National Marine Conservation Areas and work with Indigenous governments and communities, other levels of government, and the philanthropic community to advance marine conservation in the Arctic.","pdf_page":250,"printed_page":234,"quote":"To make further progress toward this conservation target, Budget 2026 announces new investments to establish additional National Marine Conservation Areas and work with Indigenous governments and communities, other levels of government, and the philanthropic community to advance marine conservation in the Arctic."},{"text":"Specifically: Budget 2026 proposes to provide $282.7 million over 11 years, starting in 2027-28, on a cash basis, and $18 million ongoing to Parks Canada to establish and operate two new National Marine Conservation Areas.","pdf_page":250,"printed_page":234,"quote":"Specifically: Budget 2026 proposes to provide $282.7 million over 11 years, starting in 2027-28, on a cash basis, and $18 million ongoing to Parks Canada to establish and operate two new National Marine Conservation Areas."},{"text":"Budget 2026 proposes to provide $9.2 million over four years, starting in 2027-28, to Parks Canada, and $10.5 million over four years, starting in 2027-28, to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, to support feasibility assessments for up to three additional National Marine Conservation Areas in the North.","pdf_page":250,"printed_page":234,"quote":"Budget 2026 proposes to provide $9.2 million over four years, starting in 2027-28, to Parks Canada, and $10.5 million over four years, starting in 2027-28, to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, to support feasibility assessments for up to three additional National Marine Conservation Areas in the North."}],"amounts_in_text":["$282.7 million over 11 years, starting in 2027-28","$18 million","$9.2 million over four years, starting in 2027-28","$10.5 million over four years, starting in 2027-28"],"source":{"pdf_page":250,"printed_page":234,"chapter_url":"https://budget.canada.ca/2026/report-rapport/chap4-en.html"},"money_type":"spending","involves_loans":false,"lenses":[],"url":"https://budget2026.warreandvavasour.com/measures/conserving-oceans/","chapter_title":"A strong and united Canada"}