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ABOUT THE DIRECTORY

GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTACT
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION
HOW TO ADD YOUR NEW ORGANIZATION
HOW TO USE THE DIRECTORY
SEARCH
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • The Directory of Canadian Search and Rescue (SAR) Organizations facilitates contact among organizations involved in search and rescue in Canada. This interactive online Directory was implemented in June 2003 by the National Search and Rescue Secretariat as an online tool to assist the Canadian search and rescue community.
  • Canadian SAR organizations can register online and update their own entries as often as they want.
  • This Directory is an inventory of organizations and is not intended for alerting or distress situations.
  • Inclusion in the Directory does not constitute endorsement or official recognition of an organization.
  • The entries are made in the language of the user.
  • There is no printed version of this Directory.
  • There is a special search engine designed to work within the Directory only and allows you to search for Canadian search and rescue organization, by organization, by region, by service type, by keyword or by advanced search.

CONTACT

  • The National Search and Rescue Secretariat provides User Names and Passwords to allow access to information updates and registration of new organizations. If you forget your user name and password, contact Jennifer Reaney at jreaney@nss.gc.ca or 1-800-727-9414.

HOW TO UPDATE YOUR ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION

  • All SAR and SAR-related organizations can do their own online updates as often as they want. If you are a new SAR or SAR-related organization and have never been part of the Directory before, please refer to the section called "How to add your organization".
  • The National Search and Rescue Secretariat provides User Names and Passwords to allow access to future information updates. If you forget your user name and password, contact Jennifer Reaney at jreaney@nss.gc.ca or 1-800-727-9414.
  • Go to https://www.nss.gc.ca/sar_directory. This page allows you to search for your organization's existing information by organization, by region, by service type, by keyword or advanced. If you want to update your information, follow the step-by-step instructions below.

STEP 1 TO LOG IN
On the left panel, click on "Update My Listing". This is the page which will appear. With the User Name and Password provided, please type in the appropriate boxes and press the Log In button.

STEP 2 - VIEW OR EDIT YOUR RECORD
If you choose View, you will see both the English and French versions as they appear on the site. If you choose Edit, you will see the Edit Organization screen where you can change, delete or add any of your organizational information. Please note that the NSS will not provide translations. Each organization submits information in the official language(s) of their choice.

STEP 3 - FINAL VIEW
When satisfied with your entry, press Continue to move to the Add Pending Confirmation screen. At this point, the organization has a last opportunity to add, edit or delete information if desired or go back to the Update My Listing page.

STEP 4 - LOG OFF AND PENDING ACTION
When satisfied with your final entry and you log off, the change requested is put in pending approval mode until the Secretariat's site administrator approves the change. The message you will see when the record is put in pending mode is as follows: "Your record is locked while it is pending approval". This message will be removed as soon as it is activated by the Secretariat.

STEP 5 FOR WEB POSTING
Your entries will be reviewed by the Secretariat and posted on the website within hours of activation.

HOW TO ADD YOUR NEW ORGANIZATION

  • New organizations must join online to be included in the Directory, and then can continue to do their own online updates as often as they want.
  • The National Search and Rescue Secretariat provides User Names and Passwords to allow access to online registration and future information updates. For your user name and password, contact Jennifer Reaney at jreaney@nss.gc.ca or 1-800-727-9414.
  • Go to Directory's Home Page at https://www.nss.gc.ca/sar_directory.This page allows you to search for samples of other organization's information, by organization, by region, by service type, by keyword or advanced search. On the left panel, click on Join the Directory. This is the page which will appear. Add your new information in the language of your choice and refer to the step-by-step instructions given in the next section on "How to Update your Organization".

HOW TO USE THE DIRECTORY

The Directory provides contact names, numbers, date of last update, along with a brief description of the roles and activities of each organization in search and rescue in Canada. It comprises several sections:

  • National section: describes organizations that conduct SAR functions on a national level. For organizations that provide services in more than one region, information is provided on their national headquarters first, followed by the regional branches. To avoid repetition, organizations included in this section are not listed in the provincial/territorial sections.
  • 13 provincial/territorial sections: provide information on SAR organizations in each province/territory. Within these sections, individual organizations are listed alphabetically by name. Organizations that appear in the provincial/territorial sections provide SAR services only in specific areas.
  • How to Apply: describes in detail the registration process for new and existing organizations.
  • Search options: offers search options
  • Glossary: proposes a list of acronyms and their official names.
  • Ground, Air, Marine: These symbols indicate organization's primary role.

Land indicates Ground search and rescue services
Air indicates Air search and rescue services
Marine indicates Marine search and rescue services

SEARCH

The Directory has its own search engine and provides several options:

  • Search by Organization (click on alphabet bar on top of the screen
  • Search by Region (click on map of Canada)
  • Search by Service Type (click on ground/air/marine)
  • Search by Keyword (click on left panel)
  • Advanced Search (click on left panel)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  • This Directory would not have been possible without the cooperation of hundreds of individuals involved in search and rescue, many of whom are included in the body of this Directory.
  • Statistical data on each of the provinces/territories was obtained from the Statistics Canada document A National Overview: Population and Dwelling Counts (Catalogue number: 93-360) and reflects 2001 Census data.
 

Date Modified: 2006-06-14

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