| Canadian Coast Guard | backgrounders
The National Shipbuilding Strategy is helping restore our shipyards, rebuild our marine industry and create sustainable jobs in Canada while ensuring our sovereignty and protecting our interests at home and abroad.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
Today, the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced a major investment to fund the completion of the renewal of the Canadian Coast Guard’s small vessels fleet.
| Canadian Coast Guard | media advisories
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray and the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Honourable Helena Jaczek, will simultaneously announce a major investment to fund the renewal of the Canadian Coast Guard’s small vessels fleet.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat stations on the Great Lakes, Georgian Bay, and St. Lawrence River are now open.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
Ensuring that Canadian Coast Guard personnel have reliable equipment to keep Canada’s waterways open and safe is a key priority for the Government of Canada.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal lifeboat stations across the Great Lakes are all now open for the 2023 season. Stations in Ontario are located in Amherstburg, Cobourg, Goderich, Kingston, Meaford, Port Dover, Port Weller, Thunder Bay, and Tobermory.
| 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 Bruce Mines, Ontario, of upcoming icebreaking operations in the area, in the North Channel, on or around April 8, 2023. The purpose of these operations is to break up the ice to allow commercial vessels safe access to community ports.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents in the areas of Northern Georgian Bay, Frazer Bay, and McGregor Bay, Ontario, that the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Griffon will carry out icebreaking operations in the area on or around March 26, 2023.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents of the Port of Thunder Bay area, in Ontario that the CCGS Samuel Risley will carry out icebreaking operations in the area on March 22, 2023. The purpose of this operation is to start the initial harbour breakout. Breaking up the ice will allow for the safe and efficient movement of commercial vessels.
