Canadian Government
Major SAR/Emergency Sites
SAR Organizations
International Search and Rescue Organizations
Other Sites

Canadian Government

• Department of National Defence (DND)
  
  • 103 Rescue Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland
  • 413 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Greenwood, Nova Scotia
  • 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Trenton, Ontario
  • 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Comox, British Columbia
  • Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax
  • Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton
  • Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria
    
• Department of Fisheries and Oceans/Canadian Coast Guard
  • Canadian Coast Guard College
  • Canadian Coast Guard - Maritimes Region
  • Canadian Coast Guard - Newfoundland and Labrador Region
  • Canadian Coast Guard - Québec Region
  • Canadian Coast Guard - Central and Arctic Region
  • Canadian Coast Guard - Pacific Region
  • Canadian Hydrographic Service
    
• Environment Canada (Meteorological Service of Canada)
  
• Transport Canada
  • Information for Pilots
  • Marine Infrastructure
  • Marine Safety Review Newsletter
  • Office of Boating Safety
    • The Safe Boating Guide
      
• Parks Canada
  
• Marine Services On-Line
  
• Public Safety Canada
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
    • Canadian Search Dog Association

Major SAR/Emergency Sites

• AdventureSmart ™
• Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada
• CASARA
  
• Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
  
  • Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary- Pacific)
    
• SARINFO
• Cospas-Sarsat
  
• Northern Search and Rescue (SAR)
  
  An initiative of the governments of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon, together with the RCMP, to further develop and enhance the prevention and response to ground search and rescue incidents in Canada’s North.

• International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR)

SAR Organizations

• Alberta
  • Search and Rescue Association of Alberta
  • Government of Alberta: Emergency Management Alberta
• British Columbia
  • British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA)
  • Government of British Columbia: Provincial Emergency Program
• Manitoba
  • Government of Manitoba: Office of the Fire Commissioner
  • Government of Manitoba: Emergency Measures Organization
• New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick Ground Search and Rescue Association
  • Government of New Brunswick: Emergency Measures Organization
• Newfoundland
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue Association Inc.
  • Government of Newfoundland and Labrador: Emergency Measures
  • Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
• Northwest Territories
  • Government of the Northwest Territories: Emergency Measures Organization
• Nunavut
  • Government of Nunavut: Department of Community, Government and Transportation
• Nova Scotia
  • Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue Association
  • Government of Nova Scotia: Emergency Measures Organization
• Ontario
  • Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteers Association (OSARVA)
  • Government of Ontario: Emergency Management Ontario
  • Ontario Provincial Police

• Prince Edward Island

  • Government of Prince Edward Island: Emergency Measures Organization
• Quebec
  • L’Association Québécoise des Bénévoles en Recherche et Sauvetage (français seulement)
  • Le Groupe Bénévole Sauvetage Canada Rescue
  • Government of Quebec: Emergency Preparedness
  • Surete du Quebec (Quebec Provincial Police)
  • Québec Secours

• Saskatchewan

  • Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers (SARSAV)
  • Government of Saskatchewan: Emergency Management Organization

• Yukon

  • Government of Yukon: Emergency Measures Branch

General

• Transportation Safety Board of Canada
  
• Justice Institute of British Columbia
• Disaster Medicine Online
• Lifesaving Society
• Voluntary Sector Initiative

• Canadian Owners and Pilots Association

• Canadian Safe Boating Council

• Alpine Club of Canada
• Canadian Avalanche Association
  
• Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
• Canadian Search Dog Association

International Search and Rescue Organizations

Australia

• Victoria State Emergency Service
• New South Wales Volunteer Rescue Association
  
• Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Iceland

• Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR)

New Zealand

• New Zealand Land Search and Rescue Inc.
  

South Africa

• South African Search and Rescue
• National Sea Rescue Institute
• Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa

• Royal National Lifeboat Institution
  
• Courtown RNLI Station
  
• Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• National Search and Rescue Dog Association

United States

• United States Coast Guard
  
• Air Force Rescue Coordination Center
  
• National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
  
• National Search And Rescue Committee
  
• National Headquarters United States Air Force Auxiliary - Civil Air Patrol
  
• National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue
• United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
• NOAA

Other Sites

• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
  
• International Air Transport Association (IATA)

• Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
  
• International Maritime Organization
  
• Boating Safety - Boater's Resource Center
  
• National Safe Boating Council (USA)
• Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA)

• Mountain Rescue Association
• Canadian Journal of Police and Security Services