SAR NIF MERIT LIST 2010/2011 - IMPORTANT NOTICE

The National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSS) is renewing the Terms and Conditions for its Contribution Program in support of the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF), and is awaiting approval from the Treasury Board. Exceptionally this year, the SAR NIF Merit List can only be announced once the approval is received. The Treasury Board renewal submission is to be tabled late March 2010. Therefore, all applicants will be notified of the results of the 2010/2011 Merit List in April 2010.

We thank you in advance for your patience while we work through this process.

The National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSS) is an autonomous arm’s length organization within the Department of National Defence, accountable to the Lead Minister for Search and Rescue who is also the Minister of National Defence.

Established in 1986, the NSS is the central coordinating point for the National Search and Rescue (SAR) Program for the federal element of search and rescue. While it does not direct or manage the work of its partners, the NSS brings them together to encourage collaboration and to ensure best use is made of their diverse resources and capabilities. The following federal departments are responsible for search and rescue delivery in Canada:

• Canadian Forces (Department of National Defence)
• Canadian Coast Guard (Department of Fisheries and Oceans)
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Public Safety Canada)
• Transport Canada
• Meteorological Service of Canada (Environment Canada)
• Parks Canada (Agency)

Representatives from these organizations comprise the Interdepartmental Committee on Search and Rescue (ICSAR).

Within the non-federal jurisdiction, the NSS works directly with provincial and territorial SAR authorities and police services to develop and standardize the quantity and quality of SAR service available to the provinces and territories. Supporting these major federal and non-federal activities, the NSS provides a facility for conducting major studies and reviews, and it maintains an energetic client communications organization which, amongst its many activities, publishes the quarterly SARSCENE magazine, stages the annual SARSCENE Conference and produces SAR prevention information. The NSS also coordinates the Canadian contribution to the Cospas-Sarsat satellite alerting system, and it monitors the standards and maintains the Canadian Beacon Registry.

Emergency Beacons
Web Page

The new Web address for the
Canadian Beacon Registry is: www.canadianbeaconregistry.forces.gc.ca.NEW

Canadian Beacon Registry
Contact Information

by email: cbr@sarnet.dnd.caNEW
by fax: 1-877-406-FAX8 (3298) NEW
by tel: 1-877-406-SOS1 (7671) NEW
by mail: NEW
Canadian Beacon Registry - CFB Trenton, PO Box 1000 Stn Forces, Astra, ON K0K 3W0

Date Modified: 2010-02-12