Grants and Contributions

The project aims to establish a national standard for the service provision of volunteer canine teams across the country, whether for wilderness search, water search, avalanche search, disaster search or search for human remains. The intention of the project is to develop a three-year strategic plan based on the expertise of volunteer dog handlers, police experts, Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and Ground Search and Rescue Council representatives, members of the CSA Group and external organizations.

This project will work together with the three recognized groups of Indigenous peoples in Canada, namely the First Nations, Inuit and Métis, to develop and provide a culturally appropriate Search and Rescue prevention framework. This will help reduce the number, frequency and severity of Search and Rescue incidents within the identified communities.

Project “Drive Out” is a joint initiative project that aims to combat international auto theft by expanding the capacity of Law Enforcement Agencies to identify and recover stolen vehicles and stolen parts through an effective exchange of information between INTERPOL and its member countries. This will serve to strengthen law enforcement's access and use of information systems through better interoperability, network extensions and development of secure innovative exchange solutions.

This project will provide a validated large-scale Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) rating for mountainous regions of Canada and develop infrastructure to make this information available for Canadians, which will assist in search and rescue prevention. This project's target population is recreational backcountry travellers, who will participate in the project evaluation. 

This project aims to contribute to the improvement of Canada's search and rescue system. Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) will improve its ability to recruit and retain marine search and rescue volunteers on British Columbia's west coast. The project will identify best practices and barriers, integrating data with literature and demographic survey findings, and develop a plan for more effective volunteer attraction and retention. 

This project will develop an end-to-end solution that assists search and rescue management for decisions related to dynamic (re)assignment of tasks to responders on search and rescue missions. This will enhance the missions’ probabilities of success and minimize cognitive and physical fatigue of responders, improving the effectiveness of response efforts.

To contribute to the improvement of Canada's search and rescue system, this project will create a volunteer recruitment and retention plan and toolkit, therefore sustaining the volunteer marine and rescue community on British Columbia's west coast. Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) will achieve this by assessing and identifying practices, integrating findings, and developing a plan that will facilitate recruitment and long-term retention of RCMSAR volunteers on BC's west coast.

This project will act as a continuation of Canadian Safe Boating Council’s 2008 and 2011 Cold Water Boot Camp programs. The Search and Rescue Smart Cold Water Awareness Boot Camp (SARSmart) program is a 3-year outreach and educational initiative that provides education on cold-water awareness and survival skills like cold-water survival, ice safety, self-rescue, hypothermia awareness, prevention and care.

The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding to enhance their security. The population that uses the facility will feel safer from hate-motivated incidents/crimes following the hiring of time-limited security personnel in their community gathering space.

The purpose of this Contribution is to enhance the security infrastructure by purchasing and installing CCTV cameras, doors, windows and grates