Other Canadian Related Emergency Links

National Search and Rescue Programs & Organizations

Organization

Description

Website

Email

National Search and Rescue Program (NSP)

Nationwide framework to support, coordinate, and fund SAR operations across Canada.

publicsafety.gc.ca

psinfo@ps-sp.gc.ca

Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC)

National body representing ground search and rescue volunteers in Canada.

sarvac.ca

info@sarvac.ca

Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA)

National volunteer aviation organization assisting with air SAR operations.

on.casara.ca

info@casara.ca

Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA)

Volunteer organization supporting maritime SAR efforts alongside the Canadian Coast Guard.

ccga-gcac.ca

info@ccga-gcac.ca

Provincial Search and Rescue Organizations

Province/Territory

SAR Organization

Description

Website

Email

British Columbia (BC)

British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (BCSARA)

Provincial SAR body supporting 79 search and rescue groups in BC.

www.bcsara.com

info@bcsara.com

British Columbia (BC)

Revelstoke Search and Rescue (REVSAR)

Volunteer-based SAR unit providing support in Revelstoke.

www.revsar.ca

info@revsar.ca

British Columbia (BC)

North Shore Rescue (NSR)

Provides search, rescue, and emergency services in the North Shore mountains.

www.northshorerescue.com

info@northshorerescue.com

Alberta (AB)

Alberta Search and Rescue Association (ASARA)

Provincial body representing SAR groups in Alberta.

www.asara.ca

info@asara.ca

Alberta (AB)

Calgary Search and Rescue Association (CALSARA)

Volunteer-based SAR unit supporting emergency services in Calgary.

www.calsara.com

info@calsara.com

Saskatchewan (SK)

Saskatchewan Association of Volunteer Search and Rescue (SARSAV)

Represents volunteer SAR organizations in Saskatchewan.

www.sarsav.ca

info@sarsav.ca

Manitoba (MB)

Manitoba Search and Rescue (MBSAR)

Supports SAR operations and emergency preparedness in Manitoba.

www.manitobasar.ca

info@manitobasar.ca

Ontario (ON)

Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association (OSARVA)

Provincial SAR body supporting ground SAR units in Ontario.

www.osarva.ca

info@osarva.ca

Ontario (ON)

Search and Rescue Ontario (SAR Ontario)

Supports SAR response and emergency preparedness in Ontario.

www.ontario.ca

info@ontario.ca

Quebec (QC)

Société de recherche et sauvetage du Québec (SRSQ)

Provincial SAR organization responsible for SAR and emergency response.

www.srsq.ca

info@srsq.ca

Nova Scotia (NS)

Halifax Regional Search & Rescue (HRSAR)

Provides ground SAR services in the Halifax region.

www.halifaxsar.ca

info@halifaxsar.ca

Nova Scotia (NS)

Nova Scotia Ground Search and Rescue Association (NSGSARA)

Represents SAR units throughout Nova Scotia.

www.nsgsara.com

info@nsgsara.com

New Brunswick (NB)

York Sunbury Search & Rescue (YSSR)

Volunteer SAR unit providing support in New Brunswick.

www.yssr.ca

info@yssr.ca

New Brunswick (NB)

New Brunswick Search and Rescue Association (NBSARA)

Represents SAR organizations in New Brunswick.

www.nbsearchandrescue.com

info@nbsearchandrescue.com

Prince Edward Island (PEI)

PEI Ground Search and Rescue (PEI GSAR)

Provides ground SAR services across PEI.

www.peigsar.ca

info@peigsar.ca

Newfoundland & Labrador (NL)

Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue Association (NLSARA)

Represents volunteer SAR organizations in Newfoundland and Labrador.

www.nlsara.ca

info@nlsara.ca

Yukon (YT)

Yukon Search and Rescue (YSAR)

Provides ground and wilderness SAR in Yukon.

www.yukonsar.ca

info@yukonsar.ca

Northwest Territories (NT)

Northwest Territories SAR (NTSAR)

Provides SAR services in the Northwest Territories.

www.gov.nt.ca

info@gov.nt.ca

Nunavut (NU)

Nunavut Search and Rescue (NSAR)

Provides SAR services in Nunavut, focusing on remote and Arctic regions.

www.gov.nu.ca

info@gov.nu.ca