Title:
Charting a Course for Improving Volunteer Recruitment and Retention in Marine Search and Rescue
Agreement Value:
$162,023.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 16, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
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.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcome of this project is to enhance the effectiveness of the SAR response in federal, provincial, and territorial jurisdictions through improvements to current recruitment and retention processes and practices that are impacted by organizational barriers, gain a shift in volunteer demographics, increase diversity and stability in the RCMSAR volunteer workforce and ensure sufficient volunteer recruitment and retention in strategic locations and timings.
Location:
Sooke, British Columbia, CA V9Z 0Z7
Reference Number:
088-2025-2026-Q2-00046
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the agreement date to March 31, 2026, and to increase the Public Safety Canada funding amount from $157,516 to $162,023.
Amendment Date
Sep 17, 2025
Recipient's Operating Name:
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue
Recipient's Legal Name:
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue
Program:
(SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
Program Purpose:
The Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund contributes financially towards projects that improve and enhance the enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and innovation of search and rescue activities in the areas of prevention and/or response.