Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition
Empowering Canadians to better understand, value, and care for the ocean.
Launched in 2018, the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition (COLC) is a centre for ocean literacy collaboration, research, and innovation.
In April 2024, COLC became an affiliated program of the Ocean Frontier Institute, led by Dalhousie University, serving as COLC's new administrative home.
COLC’s work is guided by three priority areas:
Diz Glithero
Executive Director, Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition
Email: diz@colcoaltion.ca
Dalhousie University is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq. We are all Treaty people.
We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.
