Search and Rescue Operations

How the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) supports search and rescue (SAR) operations across regions of Canada.

SAR operations in the CAF

A partnered response

Role and organizational structure of the CAF in national SAR operations

CAF structure for SAR

How the CAF supports SAR operations across regions of Canada

Regional SAR coordination

Western Canada

Covering British Columbia, the Yukon, and part of the Pacific Ocean

Central Canada

Covering the Prairies, Ontario, the Northwest Territories, most of Nunavut, western Quebec, and portions of the Great Lakes and Arctic Ocean

Eastern Canada

Covering the Atlantic provinces, eastern Quebec, southern Baffin Island, and part of the Atlantic Ocean

Northern Canada

Responding to SAR operations in Canada's North

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2026-03-25