"This guide provides information on the Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI) offered by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) including the related policies and procedures. It explains the requirements for participating in the initiative, as well as additional information that may assist eligible Mi’kmaq and Maliseet First Nation communities in the Maritimes and Gaspe Region of Québec and their Aggregate Bodies."
"The Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI or the Initiative) was launched in 2007 as an important Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO or the Department) Transfer Payment program to sustain the substantive public investment made to the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet First Nations (MMFNs) commercial fishery through the Marshall Response Initiative (MRI), and to work with MMFNs to continue to build their capacity to manage successful commercial fishing enterprises and participate in the co-management of the integrated commercial fisheries along with other commercial ha
"A major emphasis of the AICFI program is to support the enhancement of Mi’kmaq and Maliseet Fist Nation (MMFN) commercial fishing enterprises (CFE) governance, management, administrative and operational structures and practices in order to build capacity and enhance long-term sustainability of the CFE."
"This guide provides information on the Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI) offered by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) including the related policies and procedures. It explains the requirements for participating in the initiative, as well as additional information that may assist eligible Mi'kmaq and Maliseet First Nation communities in the Maritimes and Gaspé Region of Québec and their Aggregate Bodies."
"Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), as the federal department with primary responsibility for oceans and the management and protection of aquatic resources, has had increasing involvement with Aboriginal communities since the 1990s, particularly in areas where DFO administers the aquatic resources and ocean spaces."
"This Reporting Procedures Handbook is intended to provide information on the reporting policies and procedures for Contribution Agreements signed under the Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative. It explains the requirements for receiving payment and additional information that will assist the Recipient and Fisheries and Oceans Canada in evaluating the progress of the different components under the Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative."
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat
Year of publication:
2012
"Since the Marshall Decision of 1999, fishery has become a lively issue within our Communities. It is our goal to provide as much useful and relevant information as possible to everyone who has an interest in this area. The APC staff are here to provide ongoing support and assistance to all Mi'kmaq, Maliseet and Pasamoquoddy communities on fishery-related issues."
