The government of Canada is offering CAD 469.4 million (€298.2 million/$353.2 million) in funding to help out the country’s ailing fishing industry in the midst of COVID-19.
Announced in May this year, the funding – the Fish Harvester Benefit and Fish Harvester Grant -- will be open to applications beginning Aug. 24 and run through Sept. 21, 2020.
It is the single largest investment in Canada’s fisheries in nearly two decades.
The grant program was designed to work within the unique pay structures and seasonal nature of the fishing sector.
