| Canadian Coast Guard | backgrounders
As part of the Government of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (small vessel construction) and the Canadian Coast Guard’s fleet renewal planning, the Coast Guard is receiving 20 new High-Endurance Search and Rescue Lifeboats. Contracts to build the lifeboats were awarded to Chantier Naval Forillon of Gaspé, Québec and Hike Metal Products Ltd of Wheatley, Ontario.
| Canadian Coast Guard | media advisories
Media representatives are invited to join Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Jonathan Wilkinson and Minister of Democratic Institutions and MP for Burlington, Karina Gould, as well as scientists and spokespersons from Fisheries and Oceans, Coast Guard and Environment and Climate Change Canada, for a tour aboard the Great Lakes research and survey vessel CCGS Limnos.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
Through the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is working with Indigenous and coastal communities and stakeholders in the marine industry to help maintain safe and clean Canadian waters and coasts today and for future generations.
| Canadian Coast Guard | backgrounders
The Canadian Coast Guard plays an essential role in ensuring the safety of mariners and the protection of Canada’s marine environment and coastal communities.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard plays an essential role in ensuring the safety of mariners and the protection of Canada’s marine environment and coastal communities.
| Canadian Coast Guard | media advisories
Member of Parliament for Long Range Mountains, Gudie Hutchings, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will officially open the new Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue station in St. Anthony and welcome the new lifeboat CCGS Pennant Bay.
| Canadian Coast Guard | media advisories
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and B.C. Minister of Agriculture, the Honourable Lana Popham, will announce approved projects for the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Government of Canada is committed to building up the capacity of the Canadian Coast Guard with improved and new equipment, clearer authorities, and additional resources to keep our waters open, and to support marine science so that we have a better understanding of our ocean environment.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
When it comes to protecting marine safety, the Government of Canada’s first priority is to prevent pollution incidents in our waters.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB) station in Rankin Inlet, NU is now open for its second operational season. The station is crewed by Indigenous post-secondary students hired and trained by the Canadian Coast Guard and represents a significant milestone under Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan.
