Registration - In-house Organization

Oceana Canada / Joshua Laughren, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Oceana Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Joshua Laughren, Executive Director
Initial registration start date: 2016-04-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 926968-357849

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 309

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 13

Version 25 of 25 (2025-03-07 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 25 of 25 (2025-03-07 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Fisheries	Advocate for input on the Regulations Amending the Fishery (General) Regulations under development by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.	Regulation
Environment, Fisheries, Natural Resources	Advocate for marine protected areas.	Regulation
Fisheries	Advocate for the batching of certain stocks under the new rebuilding regulations and implementing rebuilding plans.	Regulation
Environment	Advocate for the creation of a registry for plastic manufactured items.	Policies or Program
Fisheries	Advocate for the implementation of the precautionary approach framework for forage fish stocks.	Policies or Program
Animal Welfare, Fisheries, Transportation	Advocating for improvement to fisheries and shipping measures that will protect North Atlantic right whales. This includes changes to regulations under the Fisheries Act and Canada Shipping Act.	Regulation, Policies or Program
Fisheries	Advocating for modernizing the Fisheries Act and policies to be inclusive of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, ecosystem-approaches and climate change.	Policies or Program
Environment	Advocating for regulations on recycled content for certain plastic manufactured items.	Regulation
Fisheries	Advocating for sustainable fisheries decisions.	Policies or Program
Fisheries	Advocating for the public availability of information regarding fish stock targets and limits through annual reports.	Policies or Program
Environment	Funding to co-ordinate refill options at FIFA 2026	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Consumer Issues, Fisheries	Improved transparency and traceability in the seafood value chain in Canada to combat seafood fraud (defined as any activity that misrepresents the product that is being purchased) through improved labelling and documentation, traceability verification measures and greater consumer information.	Regulation, Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
CUSMA Secretariat
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Parks Canada (PC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Oceana Canada is a national advocacy organization focused solely on ocean conservation. Oceana Canada is dedicated to protecting and restoring the world's oceans on a global scale to make oceans more biodiverse and abundant.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Joshua Laughren, Executive Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Two classes: 1. such initial Founding Member, which may be a corporation, as is admitted as such by the initial Directors and thereafter, such Founding Members as are admitted as such by the then Founding Members; 2. Ordinary Members, who shall be those individuals who are the Directors of the Corporation from time to time, each of whom shall cease to be an Ordinary Member immediately upon ceasing to be a Director. A corporation may be admitted as a Member.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
18 King St E, Suite 505,
Toronto, ON M5C 1C4
Canada

Telephone number: 416-583-2350

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Jack Daly, Marine Scientist | No public offices held
Kimberly Elmslie, Campaign Director | No public offices held
Isabelle Jubinville, Marine Scientist | No public offices held
Joshua Laughren, Executive Director | No public offices held
Anthony Merante, Plastic Campaigner | No public offices held
Robert Rangeley, Director of Science | No public offices held
Rebecca Schijns, Fishery Scientist | No public offices held
Hanna Vatcher, Campaigner | No public offices held

Oceana Canada

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Oceana Canada	2016-04-01	current

Oceana Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Date Modified:: 2025-03-07

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Registration - In-house Organization

Oceana Canada / Joshua Laughren, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 25 of 25 (2025-03-07 to present)

Version 25 of 25 (2025-03-07 to present)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization