Grants and Contributions

To assist Alberta with the costs associated with the 2024 interface fires under the DFAA program. 

This project will improve Search and Rescue prevention in the marine community by educating the public about rip current hazards ands how to avoid them, provide science-based information on local rip current characteristics related to environmental conditions, and make local environmental data available in real-time. To support the achievement of the project, the University of Victoria will partner with Parks Canada British Columbia who will operate the drone and make video recordings, and with British Columbia Search and Rescue Association who will help with the dissemination of the project results through British Columbia AdventureSmart.

This project aims at the six core problems identified by community and government practitioners in Nunavut and Nunavik that impact Search and Rescue (SAR) response times. By working directly with Nunavut Emergency Management (NEM), Kativik Civil Security (KCS), and community responders in Nunavut and Nunavik, this project will address these pressing response problems: confusion on roles, responsibilities and capabilities, lack of consistent training opportunities for community SAR responders, critical capability gaps, challenges involved in determining search areas, lack of new alerting and detection technology, and addressing the issues related to Nunavummiut/Nunavimmiut unwilling and unable to use personal locator beacons and satellite communication devices.

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This project will focus on three requirements of CANTF4: sustaining/enhancing core HUSAR disciplines; expanding All-Hazards (AH) disaster response team capabilities; and maintaining the foundation for All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) employment. 

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. 

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.