The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is a special operating agency within Fisheries and Oceans Canada, responsible for ensuring marine safety and accessibility in Canadian waters. It provides key maritime services, including marine search and rescue, icebreaking, aids to navigation, and marine communications and traffic services. The CCG supports various government initiatives and collaborates with organizations like the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary. Their services also extend to environmental response, maritime security, and support for scientific research, particularly in the Arctic.
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The Department of National Defence integrated the Canadian Coast Guard into the defence portfolio in fiscal year 2025/26 while maintaining its civilian mandate.
$805 million will be allocated over five years to the Canadian Coast Guard, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and Public Services and Procurement Canada.
The Canadian Coast Guard responds to marine search and rescue and environmental incidents, provides icebreaking and aids to navigation services, and ensures waterways are safe and accessible for business year-round.
Iridium Certus connectivity provides the Canadian Coast Guard with access to navigational data and weather reports, improving on historical solutions.
The Canadian Coast Guard deployed dozens of Iridium Certus Thales VesseLINK 700 terminals on its vessels, including icebreakers.
NorthStar is working with the Canadian Coast Guard using an airborne hyperspectral sensor system to monitor sensitive marine and coastal environments.
MIDAS allows sensor data, including full-motion video from unmanned systems, to be processed in near real-time by analysts on board Canadian Coast Guard ships.
Kongsberg Geospatial has been selected by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to conduct trials of a new long-endurance UAV surveillance system for the Canadian Coast Guard.