Diana Fox Carney

Rule Changes

Met Qikiqtani Inuit Association representatives in Iqaluit in October 2026; will chair the 12th Our Ocean Conference in Halifax in September 2027

Canada is now a party to the High Seas Treaty, the first legal framework for protected areas in international waters. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the ratification September 23, 2026, at the UN General Assembly, with an $82 million pledge to the OceanEye ocean-monitoring alliance. The treaty took effect for Canada on October 23.

Updated Oct 27