R.S., c. F-14 Fisheries Act 1 Section 2 of the  Fisheries Act  is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: closed containment facility  means a solid wall structure, either onshore or offshore, for the  culture  of fish that prevents those fish and their parasites, as well as waste and other  pollutants,  from escaping into the surrounding marine systems; ( parc clos ) 2 Section 7 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Finfish — closed containment aquaculture (1.01) The Minister may issue  or authorize to be issued  under this Act a licence for finfish aquaculture in Canadian fisheries waters off the Pacific Coast for commercial purposes only if it is carried out in a closed containment facility. 3 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 25: Finfish aquaculture 26 No person shall carry out finfish aquaculture in Canadian fisheries waters off the Pacific Coast except in accordance with a licence issued under subsection 7 (1.01) . Transitional Provisions Transition period 4 (1) Section 26 of the  Fisheries Act , as enacted by section 3 of this Act, does not apply to a person who, on the day on which this Act comes into force, holds a licence for finfish aquaculture that does not require it to be carried out in a closed containment facility. Expiry (2) However, section 26 applies to the holder of the licence on the earlier of the day on which the licence expires and the fourth anniversary of the day on which that section 26 comes into force. Transition plan 5 Within 12 months after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans must prepare, cause to be tabled before each House of Parliament and implement a plan for transition to the use of closed containment facilities setting out, among other things, specific support measures for corporations and workers in the finfish aquaculture sector affected by this transition in order to protect the jobs and financial security of those workers, including training and income support through the employment insurance system.