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Zandvliet, Simon Fraser University  \nAbstract  \nThis paper describes the development, validation, and key findings of the Canadian Ocean Literacy Survey. Led by the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition (COLC) and its research partners, this survey was developed as part of a Canada-wide, mixed methods research initiative examining how ocean literacy is understood and practised across different regions and sectors. The survey included items linked to ocean perceptions, values, and actions as reported by two categories of Canadian respondents: “ocean-engaged” (n=1,359) and “general public” (n=1,010) . The survey objectives were as follows: to determine if Canadians would identify Canada as an “ocean nation”; to uncover meaningful patterns in ocean awareness, perceptions, and values by region and subgroups; and to better understand Canadians’ emotional connections to, and relationship with, the ocean, as well as their behavioural intentions and actions.  \nRésumé  \nLe présent article décrit la conception, la validation et les principales conclusions du Sondage canadien de la connaissance de l’océan. Mené par la Coalition canadienne de la connaissance de l’océan et ses partenaires de recherche, ce sondage a été mis au point dans le cadre d’une initiative pancanadienne de recherche à méthodes mixtes examinant la compréhension et la pratique de la connaissance de l’océandans différentes régions et différents secteurs. Le sondage abordait les points suivants : perceptions, valeurs et actions à l’égard de l’océan. Deux groupesont été sondés : les « répondants sensibilisés » (n=1 359) et le « grand public »(n=1 010) . Le sondage visait à déterminer si les Canadiens reconnaissaient leur pays comme une « nation océanique » et à dégager des tendances significatives en ce qui concerne la sensibilisation au milieu marin, les perceptions et les valeurs en fonction des différents sous-groupes et régions afin de mieux comprendre le lien émotif et la relation qui unit les Canadiens à l’océan, de même que leurs intentionset leurs actions.  \nKeywords: ocean literacy, ocean perceptions, ocean values, ocean action, survey design, Canada  \nMots-clés : connaissance de l’océan, perceptions à l’égard de l’océan, valeurs à l’égard de l’océan, actions à l’égard de l’océan, conception de sondage, Canada  \n216 Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 24 (1), 2021  \nIntroduction and Background  \nThis paper describes the development and validation of an ocean literacy survey by the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition (COLC) and its research partners. Widely accepted internationally, ocean literacy is a term that has been defined as one’s understanding of “the ocean’s influence on us and our influence on the ocean(s)”(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2013, p. 1) . Using established psychometric principles, the Canadian Ocean Literacy Survey was developed as part of a larger Canada-wide research initiative led by COLC to better understand Canadians’ varied relationships with the ocean and, more specifically, to examine how ocean literacy is understood and practised across the country’s different regions and sectors. The aim of the national study was to establish the first baseline of ocean literacy in Canada, and in so doing to co-develop an evidence-based national ocean literacy strategy.  \nOur relationship with the global ocean, or the interconnection of the world’s seas, goes beyond the ocean being a simple source of food and resources. Indeed, this enormous mass of water that encircles the globe influences climate, weather, biodiversity, and ecosystems. Globally, there is a deepening understanding of the importance of our interactions with a diversity of marine ecosystems (Selig et al. , 2019) . 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