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The Canadian Coast Guard or CCG (Fr. Garde côtière canadienne or GCC) is the coast guard of Canada. It is the federal agency responsible for providing marine search and rescue (SAR) under the auspices of the National Search and Rescue Program, aids to navigation (NAVAIDs), marine pollution response, icebreaking, and the annual Arctic resupply missions for isolated northern coastal communities in Canada. CCG is responsible for patrolling Canada's 243,042 km long coastline; the longest of any nation in the world. CCG is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario and is the responsibility of the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
History
Formation
Originally a variety of federal departments and even the navy performed the work which CCG does today. Following Confederation in 1867, the federal government placed many of the responsibilities for maintaining aids to navigation (primarily lighthouses at the time), marine safety, and search and rescue under the Marine Service of the Department of Marine and Fisheries, with some responsibility for waterways resting with the Canal Branch of the Department of Railways and Canals. More on [ Canadian Coast Guard ]
Canadian Coast Guard - Information about boating safety, about the fleet, and about the search and rescue service.
Meta Description: [ Welcome page of the Canadian coast Guard Internet Site, Page principale de la Garde côtière canadienne ]
Canadian Coast Guard - Maritimes Region
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Canadian Coast Guard - Central and Arctic Region - Responsible for the federal Fisheries and Oceans mandate in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon North Slope and territorial marine waters.
Meta Description: [ Canadian Coast Guard, Central and Arctic Region ]
Canadian Coast Guard - Pacific Region - News and current events, employment information, shipping notices, and marine acts and regulations.
Meta Description: [ Official Web site of the Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Region. Your gateway to Canadian Coast Guard Pacific related information including policies and activities of the department, access to marine safety related programs, publications, initiatives, environmental, act and regulations and other mar... ]
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Volunteer organization that assists the Coast Guard with search and rescue operations.
Canadian Coast Guard College - Trains officer cadets, and is known as an internationally renowned marine training institute.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the Canadian Coast Guard College - the departmental training institute of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. / Bienvenue au Collège de la Garde côtière canadienne - l'établissement de formation de Pêches et Océans Canada. ]
