| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
Icebreakers are an essential component of the Canadian Coast Guard fleet, ensuring safe navigation, preventing ice jams and flooding, and keeping shipping routes open.
| Canadian Coast Guard | media advisories
The Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, will welcome the new medium class icebreaker CCGS Vincent Massey with a dedication to service ceremony.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB) stations in Ontario are winding down their seasonal maritime search and rescue service.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard plays an essential role in ensuring the safety of mariners and protecting Canada’s marine environment.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
Canada has one of the world’s most diverse, large and challenging areas of search and rescue responsibility. An effective search and rescue system depends greatly on the timely action from local communities that are working in partnership with the Canadian Coast Guard and responders. Through Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is investing to ensure Canada’s waters are safe for all.
| Canadian Coast Guard | media advisories
The Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Region will welcome the new search and rescue lifeboat CCGS Gabarus Bay with a dedication to service ceremony. Canadian Coast Guard representatives and community members will be in attendance for the event.
| Canadian Coast Guard | statements
The Port Huron Float Down is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 20, 2023, on the St. Clair River. This un-sanctioned event poses significant dangers to participants and other users of the waterways during the 7.5 mile /12 km course.
| Canadian Coast Guard | backgrounders
As part of its fleet renewal plan, the Canadian Coast Guard is acquiring two Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) to replace two of the five existing offshore patrol vessels. The new AOPS will support offshore patrol of international fisheries surveillance and Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization patrols, and offshore search and rescue on Canada’s east coast and in the Arctic.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
Renewing the Canadian Coast Guard’s fleet ensures our personnel can continue carrying out critical work with modern and safe equipment, while creating good skilled jobs in our shipbuilding and marine industries across the country.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard plays an essential role in ensuring the safety of mariners and protection of Canada’s marine environment.
