The world's ocean is of vital importance to Canada as demonstrated by our country's commitment to keep the world's ocean safe and clean for todays use and for future generations. Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a not-for-profit corporation created by the University of Victoria on Canadas west coast, operates world-leading ocean-observing infrastructure, and supports transformative, multi-disciplinary research in coastal and deep ocean environments. ONC is committed to building a decades-long time series of continuous ocean observations to support the detection of rapid and long-term ocean change and the development of mitigation measures. ONC will work with local, regional and national partners, including Indigenous communities, to collect ocean data and produce ocean data products in support of effective environmental stewardship.