Inshore rescue boat stations are primarily crewed by post-secondary students hired and trained by the Canadian Coast Guard. They provide additional maritime search and rescue service during the busy summer recreational boating season.
Inshore rescue boat stations are crewed by post-secondary students hired and trained by the Canadian Coast Guard. They provide additional maritime search and rescue service during the busy summer recreational boating season.
Today, the Canadian Coast Guard officially welcomed Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Naalak Nappaaluk to its fleet at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Naalak Nappaaluk, represents a major milestone under the National Shipbuilding Strategy and marks the next generation of Canada’s ocean science capability.
Media are invited to the Bedford Institute of Oceanography where the Honourable Lena Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, on behalf of David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence will celebrate the dedication into service of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Naalak Nappaaluk.
Media are invited to attend a virtual technical briefing for an update on the MSC Baltic III, the vessel gounded in Cedar Cove, near Lark Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian Coast Guard, along with representatives from Resolve Marine, will provide an update on the next steps for the operation and the removal of the wreck from Cedar Cove. Representatives from Environment and Climate Change Canada will also be in attendance.
Today, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Canadian Coast Guard celebrated the launch of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Donjek, the first of two Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships being built for the Canadian Coast Guard at Irving Shipbuilding Inc., as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB) program will hold search and rescue training for crews between April 24 and May 11, 2026 in Parry Sound, Ontario.
The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal search and rescue stations across Quebec region, located in Quebec, Tadoussac, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Kegaska, Rivière-au-Renard, and Cap-aux-Meules are now opened.