Contribution: (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue
$162,023.00
Charting a Course for Improving Volunteer Recruitment and Retention in Marine Search and Rescue
FY 2024-25 · 2024-10-16
Summary
To contribute to the improvement of Canada's search and rescue system, this project will create a volunteer recruitment and retention plan and toolkit, therefore sustaining the volunteer marine and rescue community on British Columbia's west coast. Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) will achieve this by assessing and identifying practices, integrating findings, and developing a plan that will facilitate recruitment and long-term retention of RCMSAR volunteers on BC's west coast.
Department
Program
(SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
Location
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the agreement date to March 31, 2026, and to increase the Public Safety Canada funding amount from $157,516 to $162,023.
Additional Information (French)
Cette modification vise à prolonger la durée de l'entente au 31 mars, 2026 et à augmenter la valeur du financement de Sécurité publique Canada de 157 516 $ à 162 023 $.
Agreement End Date
2026-03-31
Agreement Number
24013
Agreement Start Date
2024-10-16
Agreement Title
Charting a Course for Improving Volunteer Recruitment and Retention in Marine Search and Rescue
Agreement Title (French)
Tracer une voie pour améliorer le recrutement et la rétention des bénévoles dans la recherche et le sauvetage en milieu marin
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$162,023.00
Amendment Date
2025-09-17
Amendment Number
2
Description
To contribute to the improvement of Canada's search and rescue system, this project will create a volunteer recruitment and retention plan and toolkit, therefore sustaining the volunteer marine and rescue community on British Columbia's west coast. Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) will achieve this by assessing and identifying practices, integrating findings, and developing a plan that will facilitate recruitment and long-term retention of RCMSAR volunteers on BC's west coast.
Description (French)
Afin de contribuer à l’amélioration du système de recherche et de sauvetage du Canada, ce projet élaborera un plan et une trousse pour le recrutement et la rétention des bénévoles, soutenant ainsi la communauté bénévole de recherche et de sauvetage maritime sur la côte ouest de la Colombie-Britannique. La "Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR)" atteindra cet objectif en évaluant et en identifiant les pratiques, en intégrant les résultats et en élaborant un plan qui facilitera le recrutement et la rétention à long terme des bénévoles de "RCMSAR" sur la côte ouest de la Colombie-Britannique.
Expected Results
The expected outcome of this project is to enhance the effectiveness of the SAR response in federal, provincial, and territorial jurisdictions through improvements to current recruitment and retention processes and practices that are impacted by organizational barriers, gain a shift in volunteer demographics, increase diversity and stability in the RCMSAR volunteer workforce and ensure sufficient volunteer recruitment and retention in strategic locations and timings.
Expected Results (French)
Le résultat attendu de ce projet sont d’améliorer l’efficacité des interventions de recherche et sauvetage (R-S) dans les juridictions fédérales, provinciales et territoriales, grâce à des améliorations des processus et pratiques actuelles de recrutement et de rétention, qui sont affectés par des obstacles organisationnels. Le projet vise également à favoriser un changement dans la démographie des bénévoles, à accroître la diversité et la stabilité au sein de la main-d’œuvre bénévole de la "RCMSAR", et à assurer un recrutement et une rétention suffisants des bénévoles aux endroits et moments stratégiques.
Organization Code
ps-sp
Organization
Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada
Program Name
(SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
Program Name (French)
(FNI de R-S) Fonds des nouvelles initiatives de recherche et de sauvetage
Program Purpose
The Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund contributes financially towards projects that improve and enhance the enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and innovation of search and rescue activities in the areas of prevention and/or response.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Fonds des nouvelles initiatives de recherche et de sauvetage promeut et soutient des projets conçus pour améliorer l'efficacité, l'efficience, le facteur économique et l'innovation des activités de recherche et de sauvetage en ce qui concerne la prévention et l’intervention.
Recipient City
Sooke
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue
Recipient Operating Name
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue
Recipient Postal Code
V9Z 0Z7
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
088-2025-2026-Q2-00046