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Table of Contents
  Overview of the National Search and Rescue Program
  Planning Context and Synopsis of Environmental Scan
  Challenges and Risks
 

Major SAR Plans and Initiatives

 

SAR Program Resources

  Annexes
  Departmental Roles & Responsibilities
 

SAR New Initiatives Fund (NIF)

  Glossary of Terms & Abbreviations
     
  The Program Plan was approved by the Interdepartmental Committee on Search And Rescue (ICSAR) February 2006
 
The Plan is published annually in January

 

 

Reports

NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE PROGRAM PLAN 2006

ANNEX A

Roles and Responsibilities for Search and Rescue Program

FOREWORD
The following Roles and Responsibilities Statements have been developed and approved by individual SAR authorities in the federal government for the federal SAR Program Framework. The Statements provide clear accountabilities for each of the federal departments involved in SAR. In providing individual statements, the departments recognize their explicit responsibility to collaborate and coordinate their activities so that the objective of an efficient, effective and economical SAR program can be achieved.

The following Roles and Responsibilities Statements represent the responsibilities the partners are committed to, to contribute to a seamless national SAR system. Please refer to the source legislation for specific authorities.

Fisheries and Oceans/Canadian Coast Guard
Department of National Defence/Canadian Forces
Environment Canada/Meteorological Service of Canada
Parks Canada Agency
PSEPC/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Transport Canada

     
 

Date Modified: 2006-06-16

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