Public Safety Canada · Contribution program
Search and Rescue New Inititives Fund
The purpose of the project is to increase effectiveness of avalanche SAR operations to improve survival of avalanche victims. This will be done through training and the completion of the suite of avalanche SAR course, thereby ensuring the efficient flow of knowledge from the international domain through to front-line SAR personnel.
- Total value
- $2.7M
- Agreements
- 4
- Oct 2016 to Aug 2017
- Median agreement
- $652K
- Typical range
- $632K–$690K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | $1.9M |
| 2017 | 1 | $753K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Canada or not stated | 4 | $2.7M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 4 | $2.7M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2017 | New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization, Department of Justice and Public Safety | The New Brunswick Three Year Provincial GSAR Training Initiative (2017-2020)Contribution | $753,458 |
| Dec 2016 | British Columbia Search and Rescue Volunteer Association (BCSARA) | Implementation of New Swiftwater StandardsContribution | $669,072 |
| Nov 2016 | British Columbia Search and Rescue Volunteer Association (BCSARA) | British Columbia Ground and Inland Water Search and Rescue Training and Operational Support ModelContribution | $634,058 |
| Oct 2016 | Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue | Safer SAR Volunteer through Improved Simulator trainingContribution | $625,353 |