January 28, 2026For Immediate Release Inaugural Keep Canada Fishing Dinner and Auction: Celebrating Canada’s Great Outdoors The first-ever Keep Canada Fishing Dinner and Auction will be held on Thursday, March 19 th 2026 at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, during the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show. Organized by the Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association and Canadian National Sportfishing Foundation, the [...]

Peterborough, ON – Phil Morlock, Vice President of Government Affairs and Advocacy for Shimano, was awarded top honours today from the Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association (CSIA). President Kim Rhodes presented Morlock with the CSIA President’s Award at the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show Thursday morning. The President’s Award is given to an individual who engages in advocacy and leadership in support of [...]

       For Immediate Release May 1, 2017 Ottawa, Ont. – The Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association’s Government Affairs Chair Phil Morlock will testify to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans on Tuesday, May 2nd. At 8:45 a.m. Morlock will address the committee regarding their review of Marine Protected Areas (MPA’s). [...]

Thank you to everyone who came out to Glen Eagle Golf Course on June 3, 2015! We appreciate your contributions to support the CSIA and National Fishing Week. See you next year!

Download the PDF March 3, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, Ontario: The Outdoor Caucus Association of Canada is calling on all hunters, anglers, sport shooters and trappers to make an important difference for the future of these outdoor heritage activities by supporting passage of Bill C-655. Recently introduced by Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus Founder M.P. Garry [...]

The concept of establishing a Canadian manufacturer’s Excise Tax on fishing tackle and gear, guns, ammunition and hunting equipment to fund fish and wildlife conservation is being advanced by some fish and wildlife organizations. The successful U.S. examples of fish and wildlife programs funded by the Dingell – Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act / Wallop-Breaux [...]

Background In the early 1970s, the U.N. promoted a foreign-aid concept aimed at helping the poorest nations of the world increase and diversify their exports of manufactured goods through better access to western consumers.  Most major developed countries developed such programs; Canada established the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) in 1974.  GPT tariff rates are lower [...]