September 19, 2025 Wolfville, Nova Scotia Natural Resources Canada
The Government of Canada is working closely with the province of Nova Scotia, Indigenous communities, academia and industry to support the development of clean technology and energy projects, including tidal projects in the Bay of Fundy.
Today, the Honourable Kody Blois, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, announced over $10 million in federal funding for two projects through the Energy Innovation Program:
- The Ocean Sensors Innovation Platform (OSIP) led by the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy Ltd. (FORCE)
- The "Reducing Fish-Turbine Collision Risk Uncertainty in the Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy" project led by Acadia University
With the world's most powerful tides, the Bay of Fundy holds immense potential as a source of clean, renewable tidal energy. It is also a vital marine ecosystem that must be protected. Through OSIP, FORCE will develop state-of-the-art environmental monitoring platforms that collect fish and ecosystem data. Data collected will inform regulators, investors and the public to advance tidal energy so that it can be used to power Canadian homes and businesses.
Acadia University's project will conduct fish detection studies and develop fish movement models and monitoring approaches to inform assessments of interactions between fish and tidal energy devices. Additionally, it will help to strengthen Canada's workforce by providing opportunities for scientists and trainees to develop new technical skills to meet the needs of the growing offshore renewable energy sector.
With these projects, we are building the certainty investors need, supporting good jobs for Canadians and unlocking the Bay of Fundy's tidal potential as part of a stronger, cleaner and more secure economy for generations to come.
