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Canadian Coast Guard

Canadian Coast Guard
Garde côtière canadienne (French)
Badge of the CCG[1]
Raked white identification stripe of the CCG without the red hull context
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 26, 1962 (1962-01-26)
JurisdictionCanada
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario
Employees4,554[2] personnel
Annual budgetCA$2.5 Billion
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Mario Pelletier, Commissioner
Parent agencyFisheries and Oceans Canada
Websitewww.ccg-gcc.gc.ca Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes
119 vessels and 22 helicopters[3]

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG; French: Garde côtière canadienne, GCC) is the coast guard of Canada. Formed in 1962, the coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue (SAR), communication, navigation, and transportation issues in Canadian waters, such as navigation aids and icebreaking, marine pollution response, and support for other Canadian government initiatives. The Coast Guard operates 119 vessels of varying sizes and 23 helicopters, along with a variety of smaller craft. The CCG is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, and is a special operating agency within Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Department of Fisheries and Oceans).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference badge was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "ARCHIVED – Our People". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Government of Canada.
  3. ^ "Fleet of the Canadian Coast Guard". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Government of Canada.

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