Department of Fisheries and Oceans Name Changes

Canada

1867 - 1884 Marine and Fisheries - Fisheries Branch
1884 - 1892 Department of Fisheries
1892 - 1914 Marine and Fisheries - Fisheries Branch
1914 - 1920 Naval Services - Fisheries Branch
1920 - 1930 Marine and Fisheries - Fisheries Branch
1930 - 1969 Department of Fisheries
1969 - 1971 Department of Fisheries and Forestry
1971 - 1976 Environment - Fisheries and Marine Service
1976 - 1979 Fisheries and the Environment - Fisheries and Marine Service
1979 - Fisheries and Oceans

Newfoundland

May 24, 1893 Department of Fisheries
July 1, 1898 Department of Marine and Fisheries
Apr. 30, 1932 Department of Lands and Fisheries
July 7, 1933 Department of Marine and Fisheries
Nov. 29, 1934 Department of Natural Resources
July 28, 1949 Department of Fisheries and Co- operatives
May 28, 1957 Department of Fisheries
Aug. 26, 1994 Department of Fisheries, Food and Agriculture
March 1996 Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
August 2016 Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agrifoods
February 2017 Department of Fisheries and Land Resources
August 2020 Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture