Thank you for the question. You've asked about a number of points, and I'll try to touch on all of them.
As was pointed out in the presentation by the CFO, PICFI, the Pacific program, is $44 million over two years, and the Atlantic program is $22 million over two years. As the question suggested, these are renewals of programs that have been in place for a while. They were both started in 2007. They were both renewed for one year each in 2012 and in 2013. They've been operating since then. They're similar, but there are some differences.
I'll start with the similarities. It really is about supporting an effective aboriginal fishery as part of an overall integrated fishery on both coasts. It is about supporting jobs, economic development, in first nations communities on both coasts. It is about ensuring proper fisheries management and proper engagement around fisheries management, particularly with respect to the business of running fisheries enterprises.
Take the Atlantic program, for example. The Government of Canada made a significant investment, following the Marshall decision, in first nations fisheries on the east coast. A significant amount of access was provided. That was followed by a couple of programs to ensure that first nations participants were trained in fishing and were able to effectively operate the fishery. First nations have now become major players on the fishery on the east coast.
The AICFI program is about building on that. It's ensuring that the training is in place, that the capacity for proper fisheries management is there, and that business enterprise regimes are there as well. It's working with first nations on the east coast to develop business plans and to diversify in the fishery. There's also some boat replacement, boat repair, and those types of things. It's about making sure that the investment made by the Government of Canada but also by first nations is effectively protected and used to the best of the abilities.
The west coast program is similar in many ways, but it also includes an element around support for information systems, management systems, collaborative arrangements, and also for an enhanced compliance capacity on the Fraser. So it has an additional element as well.
You've asked for an indication of results. We've done third-party reviews, and they've been shown to be quite successful. Starting with the east coast, 31 of the 34 Mi’kmaq and Maliseet first nations that would be eligible are participating; 27 have diversification projects, and an estimated 500 new jobs have been created by this fishery. On the east coast we now have 1,700 full- and part-time jobs in the fishery. About 1,300 of these are harvesters, the rest land-based. The AICFI program is estimated to be directly responsible for 500 new jobs. On the west coast, with the funding we have there, it's estimated to be around 550 new jobs. It's provided considerable access on the west coast as well.
So it is showing progress and real jobs in the communities, supporting an integrated fishery on both coasts.