Acronyms and Abbreviations

• Canadian Coast Guard (Department of Fisheries and Oceans) - CCG/DFO
• Canadian Forces (Department of National Defence) - CF/DND
• Federal Managing Departments/Agencies - MDA
• Interdepartmental Committee on Search and Rescue - ICSAR
• Lead Minister of Search and Rescue – LMSAR / Minister of National Defence - MND
• Memorandum of Understanding - MOU
• Meteorological Service of Canada (Environment Canada) - MSC/EC
• National Search and Rescue Secretariat - NSS
• Parks Canada (Agency) - PC
• Program Activity Architecture - PAA
• Provincial/Territorial governments - P/T
• Results-Based Management Accountability Framework - RMAF
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police - RCMP
• Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund - SAR NIF
• Transport Canada - TC
• Treasury Board - TB

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