IOI-Canada is a leading member of the worldwide network of operational centres and focal points which constitute the International Ocean Institute (IOI). It has been based at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, since being founded by Elisabeth Mann Borgese in 1979.  Our mission is to promote responsible ocean governance and the stewardship and sustainable use of coastal and ocean resources in Canada and around the world.  Please explore this website to learn more about our activities, particularly the main events currently planned for 2012:

• 2012 TRAINING PROGRAMME  on Ocean Governance: Policy, Law and Management -- IOI-Canada's 32nd annual interdisciplinary course (16th May - 13th July)
  
  
• ELISABETH MANN BORGESE OCEAN LECTURE  - Blue Planet Under Threat: Challenges and Opportunities at Rio+20 (World Oceans Day - 8th June), and;
  
  
• ANNUAL OCEANS FILM FESTIVAL - free screenings and discussions, including a family-friendly evening on turtles, the official premiere of Silver Donald Cameron's Salmon Wars, and a night of local shorts (6th, 13th and 20th June)

Last updated: 16th Mayl 2012