| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB) program will hold search and rescue training for crews between April 25 and May 12, 2025 in Parry Sound, Ontario.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents of Bruce Mines, Ontario that the USCGC Neah Bay will carry out icebreaking operations in the area on or around April 16, 2025. The purpose of this operation is to break up the ice to allow commercial vessels safe and efficient movement.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal search and rescue stations across New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are now open for the season.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal Search and Rescue stations in Cap-aux-Meules, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Kegaska, Québec City, Rivière-au-Renard and Tadoussac have now resumed operations.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents of Midland, Ontario that the CCGS Amundsen will carry out icebreaking operations in the Georgian Bay area on or around March 24, 2025. The purpose of this operation is to break up the ice to allow commercial vessels safe and efficient movement.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal search and rescue stations across the Great Lakes will open on the following dates
| Canadian Coast Guard | media advisories
The Canadian Coast Guard will provide an update on the MSC Baltic III, the vessel aground in Cedar Cove, near Lark Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian Coast Guard will provide an overview of the current status of the response operation and answer questions based on their role as federal overseer and responder to marine pollution threats. Representatives from Environment and Climate Change Canada will also be in attendance to answer questions.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard’s annual spring icebreaking operations on the Saguenay Fjord will start as early as Monday, March 10, 2025, with the CCGS Amundsen in the area. All equipment and material currently on the ice must be moved ashore before midnight on Sunday, March 9, 2025.
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The Canadian Coast Guard’s spring icebreaking operations on the St. Lawrence River between Montréal and Québec City will start on Friday, February 28, 2025.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
When marine incidents happen in remote coastal areas, members of Indigenous communities are often the first to respond, as instrumental partners in Canada’s search and rescue system. As part of the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is committed to enhancing on-water safety and community-based marine response by supporting Indigenous communities’ active participation in Canada’s marine safety response system.
