Title:
SARSmart – Cold Water Awareness Boot Camp Program
Agreement Value:
$760,409.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 15, 2024 - Jul 31, 2027
Description:
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.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
The project will enhance safety and reduce the incidence of Search and Rescue calls in Northern communities by identifying, developing, and delivering topics that foster safer boating behaviours in an effort to save lives and reduce injury. It will also increase the awareness and knowledge impacts behavior and aspires to reduce the frequency and severity of Search and Rescue incidents in Northern communities. This project will strengthen existing community partnerships in the North and contribute to enhance Canada's Search and rescue prevention priorities.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M2J 1P8
Reference Number:
088-2024-2025-Q3-00073
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Operating Name:
Canadian Safe Boating Council
Recipient's Legal Name:
Canadian Safe Boating Council
Federal Riding Name:
Don Valley North
Federal Riding Number:
35020
Program:
(SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
Program Purpose:
SAR NIF provides annual funding for projects that will improve the National Search and Rescue Program. SAR NIF projects must address at least one of the National SAR Program Annual Priorities.