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Title:

SARScene2026 — SAR 360° One Mission: Air • Land • Water

Agreement Number:

26946

Agreement Value:

$515,450.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 4, 2026 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

The purpose of this project is to enhance interoperability between Search and Rescue (SAR) organizations at the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal levels through hosting the national SARScene conference in the fall of 2026. The conference will be national in scope, involve ground, marine, and air SAR personnel and include meaningful Indigenous participation and leadership. The purpose for the conference is to strengthen interoperability, accelerate innovation, and share best practices that improve outcomes for missing persons and disaster response across Canada.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

Short-term outcomes:
Promote and support projects designed to develop and improve SAR prevention
· Updating all SAR partners, responders, policy makers and volunteers as to when and where SARScene 2026 will be held. This provides opportunities for contribution and participation in the event.

Medium-term outcomes:
Enhance the effectiveness of the SAR response in federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions
· The conference will provide a network for SAR communities to share experiences, knowledge, tools, services and best practices. This conference can increase morale and growth within SAR across Canada, with all involved working together towards One Mission.

Long-term outcomes:
Share SAR response and prevention best practices throughout the SAR community
· The after-effects of the conference will continue long beyond the event itself, with new relationships and collaborations being formed, and best practices continuing to be shared.

Location:

Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan, CA S0E 1H0

Reference Number:

088-2025-2026-Q4-00206

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Operating Name:

SARSAV

Recipient's Legal Name:

Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers, Inc.

Federal Riding Name:

Yorkton—Melville

Federal Riding Number:

47014

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.