By:
Nancy Andrews
Chief Communications and Engagement Officer
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster
In 2022, in context of the projected $4 trillion CAD global ocean economy by 2030, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster and our country’s ocean community more broadly developed an ambition for our ocean economy called Ambition 2035. For the past couple of years, we’ve been working together to build awareness and a sense of urgency around this 5X growth potential for Canada. Together, we have reached tens of thousands of people across the country with this message, including business leaders, policymakers, and media.
We know it’s in our ocean sector where some of the biggest opportunities for growth exist. As members of Canada’s ocean community, we know what 5X growth can mean for workers, companies, communities, market growth and competitiveness, building strategic partnerships and alliances, and developing more made-in-Canada ocean products and services to sell to the world. Now, as Canada is about to start a new chapter, and where priorities will be set to shape our country’s future, prioritizing the ocean economy and our shared message around it has never been more important.
Two weeks ago, we launched a platform for Canada’s ocean economy called Charting the Course to 2035. It is a platform based on the growth potential set out by Ambition 2035 and a sector that is poised to outpace the growth of the broader economy in the years to come. It provides ideas to help address some of the biggest opportunities and challenges we face as a country, build even stronger and diversified global partnerships, and help drive Canada’s economy forward. Charting the Course to 2035 is a tool that is available for you to use in the weeks and months ahead in conversations with decision makers and influencers across the country, and in particular, when asked if you have recommendations to share. If you haven’t already, you can download Charting the Course here.
The sustainable development of our ocean is one of the most important opportunities of our time. Now is the time to be bold and continue to build awareness, support, and momentum on the path to Ambition 2035. There are incredible things happening in Canada’s ocean sector, and you are an important part of that story. Let’s make sure that’s a story that’s being told. Let’s Chart the Course to 2035, together.