Founded in 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation is a national non-profit organization with a headquarters in Vancouver. Through evidence-based research, education and policy analysis- their group works to conserve and protect the environment, and help create a sustainable Canada.

The group has a goal to protect and restore the most at-risk ecosystems and species by 2030. The next goal is to conserve and restore nature by 2050, so that it supports biodiversity. The David Suzuki Foundation has various projects including Oceans, Protected and Restored Areas, Protecting Coastal Waters and more. They also have a page decided to Marine Protected Area reports, with some in partnership with SeaBlue Canada!

Oceans North supports marine conservation in partnership with Indigenous and coastal communities. Their work in the North involves the legal claims Inuit communities have on land and water in the Arctic, through constitutionally protected land claim agreements that act as modern-day treaties.

Oceans North supports Canada’s land and water conservation goals of 30x30, by working directly with Northern communities to support marine conservation and Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs).

With sixty years of success, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is Canada’s only charity dedicated to the protection of public land, freshwater and ocean with a strong presence regionally and nationally.

CPAWS works to support Canada’s commitment to protect 25% of its land and freshwater by 2025, on the way to 30% by 2030. Their group has worked with marine protected areas, and in 2021 released The MPA Monitor, an innovative assessment of the quality of Canada’s federal Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

Founded in 1974, West Coast Environmental Law is a non-profit group of environmental lawyers and strategists dedicated to safeguarding the environment through law. The group works alongside communities, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and the government, including First Nations governments, to develop proactive legal solutions to protect and sustain the environment.

They have several programs ongoing related to marine protection, including marine protected areas, Indigenous ocean laws, conservation of the Bear Sea and more!

Nature Canada is one of the oldest national nature conservation charities in Canada, founded eighty years ago. Nature Canada has helped protect over 110 million acres of parks and wildlife areas in Canada and countless species. Nature Canada represents a network of over 130,000 members and supporters and more than 1,000 nature organizations.

Nature Canada has a variety of ongoing campaigns, including Strengthening Environmental Laws, Ocean Defenders, Protecting the Fraser Shoreline and more. In 2019 the group had a petition campaign Protect Deep-sea.

World Wildlife Fund Canada is the country’s largest international conservation organization. Guided by the best scientific analysis and Indigenous knowledge, we work to conserve species at risk, protect threatened habitats, and address climate change. Our long-term vision is simple: to create a world where nature and people thrive.

WWF works with a variety of ocean issues, such as advocating and educating the public on Marine Protected Areas, helping with coastal habitat restoration, sustainable fisheries and helping people understand the impact of shipping in MPAs.

Since 1971, The Ecology Action Centre, a member-based environmental charity based in Nova Scotia has taken on the leadership of critical environmental issues from biodiversity protection to climate change to environmental justice. The group works at a local, regional, national and more recently, international level to support a more sustainable future.

Ecology Action Centre creates change through policy advocacy, community development, and building awareness. They do work with coastal coastal issues, marine protection, and sustainable fisheries, seafood & aquaculture.