List of equipment of the Canadian Coast Guard explained

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) maintains a fleet of sea and lake going vessels, hovercraft, and aircraft. The variety of equipment allows the CCG to perform its mandated functions of navaids and sea-going transportation management, search and rescue, marine pollution response and the support of other Canadian federal authorities.

Vessels

The Fleet Directorate of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is responsible for all ships and their manning requirements. As of October, 2022, it manages and operates a fleet of 123^{[1] [2]} vessels in support of: CCG aids to navigation; icebreaking; environmental response; and search and rescue (SAR). The CCG fleet also supports Department of Fisheries and Oceans's Fisheries Conservation and Protection and Marine Science programs.

The ships, ranging from search and rescue lifeboats to icebreakers, are tasked to various programs, often concurrently, and are crewed by 2,400 skilled seagoing personnel. Most vessels have between 4 and 30+ crewmembers.

All CCG vessels are painted uniformly regardless of their use. They are characterized by a red hull and white superstructure, designed to look like a "floating Canadian flag". Their hulls bear a (primarily) white stripe raked forward at a 60-degree angle on each side forward. Larger vessels display a red maple leaf on the funnel. Ship nameplates are typically affixed to the superstructure, and vessels are typically named for persons or places of historic or geographic significance.

Throughout the 1960s–1990s, the CCG painted primary SAR vessels in a different colour scheme: bright mustard yellow superstructure and maple leaf red hull, meant to distinguish them from navaid tenders and icebreakers, and also to improve their visibility on the open ocean in breaking waves. Today, the only distinguishing markings for primary SAR vessels is the large RESCUE-SAUVETAGE lettering on the superstructure. Vessels carry the "Canada" 'federal wordmark', which incorporates the duotone version of the national flag. The words Coast Guard/Garde Cotière appear side by side on the hull.

The prefix "Canadian Coast Guard Ship", abbreviated CCGS, is affixed to all vessels. Minor vessels such as patrol boats and lifeboats carried the prefix "Canadian Coast Guard Cutter", abbreviated CCGC in the past, however, this is no longer the case.

The list of various classes of CCG vessels includes:

Icebreakers

Polar Icebreakers

Class	Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Builder	Status
Polar Icebreaker class		(TBD)	Expected 2030	~26,000 tonnes		(TBD)		Construction Engineering & Prototyping^[3]
		(TBD)	(TBD)	~26,000 tonnes		(TBD)		Not started

Heavy Icebreaker

A very large multitasked icebreaker, approximately 130m (430feet) in length, capable of sustained operations in the Arctic Archipelago over two seasons per year and for escort operations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and East Coast of Newfoundland. Has a large cargo carrying capacity, a helicopter hangar that will accommodate a CCG helicopter, and carry multiple utility craft. Named after a former Canadian prime minister and the late cancer research activist Terry Fox. Formerly referred to as Type 1300.

Class	Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Status
Louis S. St-Laurent class		June 1966	1969	15,324 tonnes		CCG Base St. John's	Active
Terry Fox class		April 1983	1991	4,234 tonnes		CCG Base St. John's	Active

Medium Icebreaker

A large icebreaker, approximately 100m (300feet) in length, capable of sustained icebreaking and escort operations in the Arctic Archipelago over two seasons per year, the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence and Atlantic Coast in winter. Has a cargo carrying capacity and carry multiple utility craft. Some may incorporate a helicopter hangar to accommodate a CCG helicopter. Has the capability to deliver many Government of Canada programs such as many CCG programs and scientific missions. Formerly referred to as Type 1200.

Class	Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Status
Pierre Radisson class		June 1977	June 1978	5,910 tonnes			Active
		January 1977	March 1979	5,910 tonnes	Arctic Class 3	CCG Base Quebec	Active
		February 1982	August 1982	5,910 tonnes	Arctic Class 3	CCG Base Quebec	Active
		January 1987	June 1988	5,910 tonnes	Arctic Class 3		Active
Project Resolute class^[4] ^[5]
		February 2001	May 2019	6,872 tonnes	ICE-10 Icebreaker	CCG Base St. John's	Active
		October 2000	November 2020	6,872 tonnes	ICE-10 Icebreaker		Active
	^[6] ^[7]	March 2000	October 2022	6,872 tonnes	ICE-10 Icebreaker	CCG Base Quebec	Active

Multi-tasked

Multi-Purpose Vessels

Class	Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Status
Multi-Purpose Vessels - Flight I	(Ships to be named)	(TBD)	(TBD)	~8,987 tonnes		(TBD)	Basic Design
Multi-Purpose Vessels - Flight II	(Ships to be named)	(TBD)	(TBD)	(TBD)	(TBD)	(TBD)	Concept
Multi-Purpose Vessels - Flight III	(Ships to be named)	(TBD)	(TBD)	(TBD)	(TBD)	(TBD)	Concept

High Endurance Multi-tasked Vessel

A large highly adaptable multi-tasked vessel, approximately 85m (279feet) long, with an icebreaking capability to work in the southern and western Arctic, for escort operations in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence and Atlantic Coast in winter. Has a shallower draught than the medium icebreaker and is less capable overall. Has a crane, a large cargo hold and deck capacity, has a helicopter hangar that will accommodate a CCG helicopter, can launch and recover rigid-hulled inflatable boats and two utility craft. Has the capability to deliver many Government of Canada programs. Formerly referred to as Type 1100.

Class	Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Status
-		September 1969	December 1970	3,096 tonnes			Active
Martha L. Black class^[8]
		September 1985	April 1986	4,737 tonnes	Arctic Class 2	CCG Base Quebec	Active
		November 1985	April 1986	4,737 tonnes	Arctic Class 2	CCG Base St. John's	Active
		December 1985	November 1986	4,737 tonnes	Arctic Class 2	CCG Base Victoria	Active
	(ex-Edward Cornwallis)^[9]	February 1986	August 1986	4,737 tonnes	Arctic Class 2	CCG Base Dartmouth	Active
		October 1986	February 1987	4,737 tonnes	Arctic Class 2	CCG Base Dartmouth	Active
		December 1985	June 1987	4,737 tonnes	Arctic Class 2	CCG Base St. John's	Active

Medium Endurance Multi-tasked Vessel

A large multi-tasked shallow draught vessel, approximately 65m (213feet) long, with a top speed of 14kn that can stay at sea up to 28 days. Has a crane, a large cargo hold and deck area, can launch and recover rigid-hull inflatable boats and utility craft. Primarily used for aids to navigation, search and rescue, science and environmental response and has some icebreaking capability. Designed to have a helicopter deck but not generally equipped with one. Named after former Canadian mariners or members of the CCG who have made a significant contribution. Formerly referred to as Type 1050 and 1000.

Class	Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Status
Provo Wallis class		(TBD)	December 1969	1,620 tonnes		CCG Base Victoria	Active
Samuel Risley class		(TBD)	April 1985	2,935 tonnes		CCG Base Parry Sound	Active
		(TBD)	May 1986	2,935 tonnes		CCG Base Charlottetown	Active
Interim light icebreaker		2010	(TBD)	Unknown	Shallow-draught icebreaker	CCG Base Prescott	Refit and conversion

Science vessels

Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel

Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Status
	December 1984	1985	1,800 tonnes		CCG Base Patricia Bay	Active
CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk^[10] ^[11]	August 17th, 2024 ^[12]	Expected 2025	5,085 tonnes ^[13]		Dartmouth (Halifax) Nova Scotia	Launched

Offshore Fisheries Science Vessels

Offshore fisheries science platforms for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, equipped to carry out fisheries science research missions, serving an important role in monitoring the health of fish stocks, understanding the impacts of climate change, and supporting science that allows us to better understand our oceans. The vessels are named after former scientists or explorers who have made a significant contribution.

Class	Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Status
Alfred Needler class		March 1988	1996	2,405 tonnes		CCG Base St. John's	Active
Sir John Franklin class	^[14]	December 2017	June 2019	3,212 tonnes		CCG Base Patricia Bay	Active
		June 2019	2020	3,212 tonnes		CCG Base Dartmouth	Active
	^[15]	2020	2020	3,212 tonnes		CCG Base St. John's	Active

Mid-shore Science Vessel

Medium sized vessel, approximately 40 metres long, capable of sustained operations away from port for up to 14 days, has endurance for 21 days and a top speed of 12- with a cruising range of, has minimal ice capability to transit light ice-infested waters. No helicopter capability and limited capacity to carry survey launches. Primarily used for limited ecosystem fishery science, oceanographic missions and geological/hydrographic surveys. Named after former Dominion hydrographers of Canada or former explorers of Canada.

Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Status
	1968	1968	-		CCG Base Burlington	Active
^[16]	1992	1992	-		CCG Base Victoria	Active
	May 1967	1967	-		CCG Base Patricia Bay	Active

Near-shore Fisheries Research Vessel

Small, approximately 20m-25mm (70feet-82feetm) long, fishery research vessel with a 3m-4mm (10feet-13feetm) draught, a speed of 12 knots with a moderate range. Has minimal ice capability to transit light ice-infested waters. Has some lab capacity and has no helicopter capability. Used to conduct trawl surveys. Named after former Canadians who have made a contribution to marine and fishery research or fisheries management.

Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Status
CCGS Leim^[17]	2012	2012	-		CCG Base Sorel-Tracy	Active
CCGS M. Perley ^[18]	2012	2012	-		CCG Base Dartmouth	Active
CCGS Neocaligus^[19]	1989	1989	-		CCG Base Patricia Bay	Active
CCGS Vladykov^[20]	2012	2012	-		CCG Base St. John's	Active

Patrol vessels

Offshore Patrol Vessel

A large offshore vessel, approximately 75m (246feet) long, that can operate beyond including outside the Exclusive Economic Zone, has a top speed greater than 20- and can stay at sea for up to six weeks. Can operate year-round in Canadian waters, except the Arctic archipelago, and has a minimal ice capability to transit light ice-infested waters. Carries two rigid-hulled inflatable boats, up to 11m (36feet) long, can accommodate a helicopter with minimal hangar capabilities. Designed to support law enforcement, and has a program operations room. Primarily used for fisheries enforcement and search and rescue. Named after Former Companions of the Order of Canada.^[21]

Class	Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Status
		June 1976	August 1977	1489 tonnes		CCG Base St. John's	Active
		July 1981	May 1981	1489 tonnes		CCG Base St. John's	Active
Other		June 1990	October 1990	-		CCG Base Patricia Bay	Active
		November 1984	1984	-	Fisheries Patrol Vessel	CCG Base St. John's	Active
		1985	December 1987	3813 tones	Offshore Supply and Search and Rescue Vessel	CCG Base Victoria	Active
		1968	September 1968	940 tonnes		CCG Base Patricia Bay	Active
	5 Ships to be named ^[22]	(TBD)	(TBD)	(TBD)	Multi-purpose Vessel	TBD	(Unknown)
Future Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships^[23]		(TBD)	Expected 2026	~6667 Tonnes	Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel	(TBD)	Construction
		(TBD)	Expected 2027	~6667 tonnes	Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel	(TBD)	Construction

Mid-shore Patrol Vessel

A medium sized vessel, approximately 40m (130feet) long, that can operate up to 120 nautical miles offshore with a top speed of 25 knots and stay at sea up to 14 days. No requirement for operations in ice-infested waters. Carries one or two rigid-hull inflatable boats with no helicopter capabilities. Primarily used for maritime security and fisheries enforcement. Named after former winners of the Victoria Cross, Star of Military Valour, Medal of Military Valour, Meritorious Service Medal, Star of Courage, Medal of Bravery, Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Role of Honour of Department of Fisheries and Oceans or CCG members who died in the line of duty.

Class	Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Displacement	Type	Homeport	Status
Hero Class		May 2012	July 2012	-		CCG Base Patricia Bay	Active
		September 2012	November 2012	-		CCG IRB Station Quebec	Active
		December 2012	February 2013	-		CCG Base Dartmouth	Active
	^[24]	2013	2013	-		CCG IRB Station Quebec	Active
	^[25]	2013	2013	-		CCG Base Dartmouth	Active
		September 2013	October 2013	-		CCG Base Dartmouth	Awaiting Repair
		January 2014	March 2014	-		CCG IRB Station Quebec	Active
	^[26]	2014	2014	-		CCG Station Victoria	Active
		May 2014	October 2014	-		CCG Station Victoria	Active

Other

Emergency towing vessel

UT 722 type anchor handling tug supply vessels built in 1999. Owned by Atlantic Towing Limited and on charter for the Canadian Coast Guard in British Columbia.

Special navaids vessel

A shallow-draft, flat-bottom vessel, approximately 50m (160feet) long, self-supporting for up to 28 days and can sustain repeated groundings due to shifting river channels, not suitable for open-sea work, no icebreaking capabilities. Can accommodate a helicopter with minimal hangar capabilities. Primarily used for navigational aids on the Mackenzie River. Named with Aboriginal words.

Channel survey and sounding vessel

Small vessel, approximately 20–25 metres long, with sounding speed of with no ice capability. Carries a small utility craft and has no helicopter capability. Primarily used to conduct depth survey operations. Named after former Dominion hydrographers of Canada or former explorers of Canada.

• CCGS Helen Irene battle
• CCGS Jean bourdon

Air cushion vehicle (hovercraft)

A medium-sized, fast hovercraft, up to, multi-tasked vessel which rides on a cushion of air, capable of working in very shallow areas and littoral zones. Has no helicopter capability. Primarily used for search and rescue, aids to navigation, environmental response and icebreaking. Named with Aboriginal words.

SAR lifeboat (MLBs)

Small, approximately 14mto19mm (46feetto62feetm) long, shore-based self-righting lifeboat capable of search and rescue operations up to from shore with a top speed of approximately 25 knots with minimal ice capability to transit light ice-infested waters. No helicopter capability. Named after geographical features uniform by class. Canadian capes for high speed lifeboats (47feet MLBs). Canadian bays for high endurance lifeboats (/ design). CCG maintains 36 14.6m (47.9feet) s, those listed with the name prefix Cape (or Cap in french). The exception is CCGS Cap Aux Mueles which is one of ten larger (52order=flipNaNorder=flip) motor lifeboats based on Arun-class lifeboats designed in the United Kingdom. The CCG is in the process of building replacements for the Arun type lifeboats based on the Severn type lifeboat also designed in the United Kingdom. The first Bay-class lifeboats were delivered in late 2017^[27]

Bay class

• ^[28]
• ^[29]
• CCGS McIntyre Bay
• CCGS Pachena Bay
• CCGS Sacred Bay
• CCGS Conception Bay
• CCGS Cadboro Bay
• CCGS Florencia Bay
• CCGS Hare Bay
• CCGS La Poile Bay
• CCGS Chignecto Bay
• CCGS Shediac Bay
• CCGS Chedabucto Bay
• CCGS Garbarus Bay
• CCGS Barrington Bay
• CCGS Baie des Chaleurs

Cape class

Specialty vessel

Small, under, shallow-draft vessel of various designs with no ice capability. Generally has no accommodation with a crew complement that is specific to tasks the vessel performs. No helicopter capability. Used for marine and fishery research, conservation and protection patrols, science and aids to navigation. Named after Former Canadians who have made a contribution to marine and fishery research or fisheries management or maritime safety or security or marine transportation.

• • - small buoy tender
• - small buoy tender
  • - small buoy tender
    • • • • - river buoy tender

Training vessels

Vessels used for training at the Coast Guard College.

• (retired)

Small/utility craft

CCG employs various makes and models of small craft, generally less than, 12m (39feet) long or less, aboard ships and at shore stations for utility and search and rescue tasks. Large vessels carry work boats such as Rotork Marine's Sea Truck design, similar to small landing craft, which are deployed by davits and used for delivering supplies ashore to light stations and remote communities. Rigid-hulled inflatable boats equipped with outboard or inboard engine propulsion systems are deployed aboard CCG ships or at shore stations as tenders and as fast rescue craft (FRC) for utility and search and rescue tasks. These vessels are not named.

• Work boats
  • Roseborough Boats RF-246 designs
  • Rotork Marine Sea Truck designs
• Rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs)
  • Zodiac Hurricane Mark IV, Mark V, Mark VI, 733 and 753 SOLAS designs
  • Roseborough Boats Rough Water 9.11 SOLAS designs
  • There are also two new 40feet high-speed, aluminum Kingston-class search and rescue and environmental patrol boats built by Metalcraft Marine going into Arctic service.

Retired vessels

The following is a listing of vessels that are no longer part of the Canadian Coast Guard's present fleet.

• • • CCGS Alert
    • – July 2016 – transferred to Parks Canada – now named ^[30]
  • – retired
• – retired
  • - previously known as Polar Gas II - believed to have been sold at auction
• – decommissioned
• - Icebreaker, lighthouse supply and buoy vessel decommissioned 1985, scrapped 1989
• – now retired and re-commissioned by Toronto Fire Services as fireboat William Thornton in 2015
  • • - decommissioned 2012
• - decommissioned 1978 and museum ship since 1980
• - scrapped in 2020
  • • • • • • • • • CCGS John Cabot (1965) - ice breaker/cable ship; assisted in the rescue of Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman. Sold in 1994^[31]
      • - sold and now MV Leeway Odyssey
  • - delivered in 1983 for SFO and retired 2000; built as Beau Bois
  • - ex-Lurcher No.5 lightship, training ship at the Canadian Coast Guard College in the 1970s
    • • • • • • • - decommissioned 2001; scrapped 2011
                  • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - retired 2005 and re-commissioned by Toronto Fire as fireboat Sora; retired in 2015
                      • - survey ship sold and renamed Heavenbound 1984; renamed again as Still Watch 1995

Aircraft

In addition to various bases located in deep water ports, rescue stations in smaller minor ports, and eighteen ships equipped with aviation facilities such as flight decks and/or hangars, the CCG operates 23 helicopters. There are also eight fixed wing aircraft operated on CCG's behalf by Transport Canada. Rotary wing aircraft are used as ice reconnaissance platforms in the winter (operating from icebreakers and shore bases), while flying maintenance personnel and supplies for servicing aids to navigation year-round. Fixed wing aircraft are flown in support of the Canadian Ice Service and also conduct arctic sovereignty patrols, marine pollution surveillance and fisheries protection patrols as part of the Canadian government's National Aerial Surveillance Program.

As part of the Coast Guard's Fleet Renewal Plan, the Government of Canada has purchased and deployed 23 new helicopters – 16 light-lift helicopters (Bell 429) and seven medium-lift helicopters (Bell 412EPI).

In December 2013, the Minister of National Defence (the lead Minister for Search and Rescue) released the first "Quadrennial SAR Review" in order to provide a comprehensive perspective of Canada's National SAR Program (NSP). In the SAR resources section of the review it states "The Canadian Coast Guard has a total of 117 vessels and 22 helicopters stationed across the country that can deliver maritime SAR services, either in a primary or secondary role".

Rotary-wing deployment

Atlantic Region

• Seven Bell 429s are operated in: Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador (1), St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (1), Halifax, Nova Scotia (2) and Saint John, New Brunswick (1).
• Three Bell 412s are operated in Halifax (2) and St John's, Newfoundland (1).

Central/Arctic Region

• Four Bell 429s operate in Quebec City, Quebec; 1 operates in Parry Sound, Ontario
• Two Bell 412s are operated in Quebec City (1) and Parry Sound (1).

Western Region

• Four Bell 429s (three operated in Victoria, BC and one from Seal Cove Base in Prince Rupert, BC)
• Three Bell 412s (two operated from Seal Cove Base in Prince Rupert, BC and one in Victoria, BC)

The Bell 412s replaced the Bell 212s that operated until in 2017.

Fixed-wing deployment

One fixed wing aircraft (owned and operated by Transport Canada on behalf of CCG) is based in eastern Canadian airports with the facility at Ottawa International Airport providing the main maintenance base. A single fixed wing aircraft is based in British Columbia. The CCG operates two Transport Canada aircraft under contract: an Ottawa-based de Havilland Dash 8, which does pollution control patrols over the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, and parts of the east coast; and a Vancouver-based de Havilland Twin Otter, which flies fisheries and pollution control missions along the west coast. In addition to the federal government aircraft, a private company Provincial Aerospace Ltd., is contracted to operate four specially modified and equipped King Air 200 aircraft in support of the National Aerial Surveillance Program (jointly funded by Transport Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada), from Halifax, St. John's and Comox, British Columbia.

Bases

All CCG regions operate helicopters. However, ice reconnaissance missions are primarily flown in eastern Canada, given the absence of ice surveillance requirements for the West Coast. Unlike fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters can often operate directly out of CCG bases, as is the case in Quebec City and Parry Sound. The majority of CCG aircraft operate from municipal airports located near major CCG bases, as follows:

Fixed and rotary-wing maintenance

• Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW), Ottawa, Ontario

Fixed wing operations and maintenance

• Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Richmond, British Columbia
• Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM), Dieppe, New Brunswick
• Iqaluit Airport (YFB), Iqaluit, Nunavut
• Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), Halifax^[32]
• St. John's International Airport (YYT), St. John's

Rotary-wing operations and maintenance

• Stephenville International Airport (YJT), Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
• St. John's International Airport (YYT), St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
• 12 Wing Shearwater (YAW), Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Saint John Airport (YSJ), Saint John, New Brunswick
• Charlottetown Airport (YYG), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
• Canadian Coast Guard Base Parry Sound, Parry Sound, Ontario
• Victoria International Airport (YYJ) and Shoal Point, Sidney, British Columbia
• Prince Rupert Airport (YPR) and CCG Base Seal Cove, Prince Rupert, British Columbia

CCG's fixed-wing operations and maintenance bases are co-located with Transport Canada aviation operations facilities. Maintenance for all CCG aircraft is provided by both CCG and Transport Canada personnel.

Air search and rescue

All Canadian Coast Guard aircraft are able assist the Canadian Forces with search and rescue operations, as well as having a secondary air search and rescue role in the CCG.

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Bell 412 EPI	Canada	rotary wing		7	7 aircraft acquired to replace the Bell 212, final model delivered March 24, 2017.^[33]
Bell 429	Canada	rotary wing		16	16 in service, delivered in 2015, 2016, and 2021^[34] replacing MBB Bo 105.^[35]
de Havilland Canada Dash 8	Canada	fixed wing		2	Canadian Ice Service ice reconnaissance and oil pollution surveillance. C-GCFJ is a 1985 DHC-8-102 Dash 8.
Beech Super King Air B200	US	fixed wing		4	Contracted by the Canadian government and owned and operated by Provincial Aerospace Limited for ice reconnaissance, marine fisheries and marine pollution surveillance
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter	Canada	fixed wing		1	Marine fisheries and marine pollution surveillance. C-FCSU is a 1973 De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300.
de Havilland Canada Dash 7	Canada	fixed wing		1	Canadian Ice Service ice reconnaissance and oil pollution surveillance (replaced two specially modified ice patrol Lockheed L-188 Electra's registered as CF-NAY and C-GNDZ that were operated under contract for the Canadian government by Canadian Airlines).

Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary

The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) does not operate an aviation branch. This role is instead provided by the volunteer Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA). Some CCGA volunteers also volunteer with CASARA or have cross-trained with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

Retired aircraft

CCG has operated the following aircraft types which have since been retired:

• Bell 47
• Bell 206 JetRanger A/B and LongRanger L variants
• Bell 212 Twin Two Twelve
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain - operated by Transport Canada
• Cessna Super Skymaster
• Grumman S-2 Tracker
• Aérospatiale Alouette III
• Sikorsky S-61
• MBB Bo 105S

Procurement

Many larger vessels in the CCG are close to the end of their planned lifetime, having been constructed from the 1960s–1980s with no replacements in the 1990s–2000s. To replace them, new icebreakers, multi-purpose vessels, patrol ships and science vessels are to be constructed under terms of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy; now known as the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). Under the NSS and since Budget 2006, the following projects have been initiated:

Mid Shore Patrol Vessel Project

The Mid Shore Patrol Vessel Project procured nine vessels to supplement fisheries conservation and protection duties as well as marine security duties in the Maritime, Newfoundland, Pacific, and Central and Arctic regions. It was expected that four of these vessels are to be tasked with marine security duties in Central and Arctic Region and will have an operating area in the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway. The initial procurement process for 12 ships was cancelled in 2008 when bids came in over budget; however, a revised bidding process was reissued in 2009.^[36] On September 2, 2009, Public Works and Government Services Canada awarded a contract to Halifax Shipyards to build nine (down from the original twelve) mid-shore patrol vessels based on a 'Canadianized' version of the Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel.^{[37] [38] [39]} All vessels had been delivered to the Coast Guard by the end of 2014.

Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel Project

The federal government announced the Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel Project in 2006 to procure vessels that are in length and be capable of carrying 22 to 26 crew as well as 19 scientists.^[40] Two vessels were provided for in Budget 2006, with funding for an additional vessel added in Budget 2007.^[41] The procurement process for these vessels began in September 2009,^[42] and actual construction work on the three vessels in the class started in June 2015 at Seaspan ULC's Vancouver Shipyards.^[43] They were originally projected to start entering service in 2017. However, the first vessel of the class,, was delivered in June 2019 followed by the second ship, CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier, in December 2019. In October 2020, the third and final ship of the class, CCGS John Cabot, was handed over to the Coast Guard completing the project.^[15] She will be home ported in St. John's, Newfoundland.^[44]

Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel Project

The Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel Project is a plan to procure a single vessel that will be 90- in length capable of carrying 30 crew as well as 37 scientists. The ship will replace which was Canada's major oceanographic research vessel for 40 years but suffered a "catastrophic motor failure" in 2021 ending her service.^[45] Funds for the project were initially allocated in Budget 2007. The first phase of the procurement process for this vessel, along with the three offshore fisheries science vessels, was launched in September 2009 when the government issued a Solicitation of Interest and Qualification to identify qualified designers. Although construction was originally scheduled to proceed immediately following the Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel project, construction of this vessel is now taking place between the construction of the two Protecteur-class joint support ships at the Seaspan Yard. In February 2021, a $453.8 million contract was awarded to Seaspan yards to begin construction on the vessel.^[46] The full costs, however, were reported to be nearly $1 billion, a figure attracting considerable criticism.^[47] In late 2023, it was reported that the cost had increased by a further $280 million. ^[48] The first steel was cut on the new ship in March 2021 with an envisaged completion date of 2024.^{[49] [50] [51]} However, that projected in-service date subsequently slipped to 2025.^[45] In November 2022, it was reported that the ship's keel had been formally laid down.^[52] The vessel was named Naalak Nappaaluk and she was launched in August 2024.^[53]

Polar Class Icebreaker Project

The February 2008 federal budget designated $720 million for the Polar Class Icebreaker Project^{[54] [55]} to replace in FY 2017. In August 2008 the name for this project's sole vessel was announced as CCGS John G. Diefenbaker.^[56] This vessel was originally scheduled to start construction at the Seaspan ULC yard in Vancouver in sequence after two new joint support ships (JSS) were built for the Royal Canadian Navy. However, ongoing delays with the JSS and other projects resulted in the reallocation of this vessel to another yard in 2019 with an uncertain build timeframe.^[57] In February 2020, the federal government requested that all interested Canadian shipyards to outline their capacity to potentially construct the polar icebreaker with the objective of securing service entry by December 2029.^[58] In May 2021, the Government announced that two polar icebreakers — and — would be built instead, one at Seaspan and the other at Davie (pending the successful conclusion of the umbrella agreement with Davie which was concluded in April 2023). The service entry for the first of these two icebreakers was then projected as being in 2030.^[59] In 2021, the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimated the lifetime cost of building two vessels at $7.25 billion.^[60] By 2024, that estimate had increased to $8.5 billion.^[61]

Inshore Fisheries Science Vessel Project

The 2009 federal budget announced $175 million in funding for, among other things an Inshore Fisheries Science Vessel Project which will procure three new Inshore Fisheries Science Vessels. Two 22m (72feet) vessels are to be based in Quebec region, while a third 25m (82feet) vessel will be based in Maritime region (in New Brunswick).^[62] In June 2009, the government awarded a contract to Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia to design the vessels. The vessels are CCGS Vladykov, CCGS M. Perley and CCGS Leim. In June 2012, the first vessel, CCGS Vladykov, which had been built at Meridien Maritime in Matane, Quebec, arrived at its homeport of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.^[63] CCGS M. Perley and CCGS Leim also entered service in 2012. M. Perley is homeported at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, while Leim is homeported at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec.^{[64] [65]}

Medium icebreakers

In 2019, the federal government indicated that a third shipyard would be added to the National Shipbuilding Strategy and that the construction of six medium icebreakers, to replace the Coast Guard's existing and aging icebreaker fleet, would be undertaken. A competition was undertaken to select the third yard with the envisaged construction of the icebreakers to proceed starting in the 2020s. In December 2019, it was announced that only the Davie Shipyard had qualified to build the envisaged icebreakers for the CCG. An umbrella agreement was planned to be negotiated between Davie and the Government of Canada by the end of 2020.^{[66] [67]} In May 2021 the Government announced that the envisaged umbrella agreement with Davie was now anticipated at the end of 2021, one year later than originally planned. As of the end of 2021, further progress on the conclusion of the umbrella agreement had not yet been reported. In June 2022 the Government again indicated that negotiations had been initiated to conclude an agreement by the end of the year.^[68] The agreement to incorporate Davie as a third shipyard within the NSS was finally signed in April 2023 permitting negotiations for the future construction of the icebreakers to begin.^[69] In March 2024, Davie was awarded its first contract for the design of the new vessels.^[70]

Multi-purpose vessels

Up to 16 Multi Purpose Vessels are now scheduled to be built at the Seaspan yard after the second of the two joint support ships are completed. This project is a new addition to the National Shipbuilding Strategy which is designed to provide greater stability to the build program at Seaspan. The Multi Purpose Vessels will supersede originally envisaged Offshore Patrol Vessels and Multi-Role High-Endurance Vessels (with a similar role) that originally had been planned to be built in two blocks of up to five ships each. Instead up to 16 new vessels (numbers being partially budget dependent) will be built which are envisaged as performing multiple roles for the Coast Guard by replacing several existing Coast Guard fleets.^{[71] [72]} Construction work on this project is scheduled to begin at the Seaspan yard in the mid-2020s as work on the second of the two joint support ships winds down. In February 2024, a pre-construction design contract was awarded to Vancouver Shipyard for the project. Delivery of the first vessel was anticipated in 2030.^[73]

Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships

Two Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) are planned for the Coast Guard utilizing the same design as the vessels currently being constructed for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). As of 2020, construction of these Coast Guard variants of the AOPS design was scheduled to begin at the Irving Yard in Halifax in 2022 and 2023, coming at the tail end of AOPS production for the RCN.^[74] In 2022 it was reported that the two vessels were expected to be delivered in 2026 and 2027 respectively and that the cost would be significantly greater than originally anticipated, totalling about $1.5 billion for two ships.^[75] In January 2023, it was announced that the vessels had been ordered and that work on them would begin in the course of 2023.^[76] In early 2023, it was also reported that the projected costs for the two Coast Guard ships had increased by an additional $100 million.^[77] Steel was cut on the first Coast Guard variant in August 2023, starting construction^[78] while the second ship began construction in June 2024.

Miscellaneous vessels and repair of existing vessels

The funding announced in Budget 2009 also provided for the procurement of 98 small boats and barges for the CCG, as well as the life extension or repair of 40 of its larger vessels.^{[79] [80]}

Light and medium-lift helicopters

On August 20, 2012, the Government of Canada announced a procurement of 24 new helicopters to replace the existing fleet with delivery in 2017.^[81] Of these helicopters, two could eventually be assigned to the new Polar-class icebreakers if and when those vessels enter service. The Canadian Government announced it will buy 15 Bell 429 helicopters to satisfy the requirement for light helicopters.^[82] The contracts for both the light helicopters and the medium-lift helicopters were signed in 2014–2015, with the seven Bell 412 EPI ordered to fulfill the medium-lift helicopter role in April 2015. Deliveries of the Bell 429 began in March 2015 and all aircraft were delivered by March 2016. Delivery of the Bell 412 EPI was completed in March 2017.

Second-hand vessels

The CCG acquired the Romanian-built commercial tug icebreaker Mangystau-2 in November 2021 from New Brunswick-based Atlantic Towing.^[83] The ship traveled from the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan to CCG Base Prescott where it was converted into a light icebreaker by 2022. In October 2022, it was reported that the ship will be named CCGS Judy LaMarsh, and be ready for the 2022–2023 icebreaking season.^[84]

See also

• Shipnames used by the Canadian Coast Guard
  • , CCG ships named John Cabot
• List of Canadian Coast Guard Bases and Stations
• List of Canadian Coast Guard MCTS Centres
• List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard

References

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3. Web site: Seaspan Shipyards has cut steel on a 'Prototype block' setting a course for building the first Polar Icebreaker in Canada in more than 60 years . Seaspan . May 31, 2023 . September 25, 2023 .
4. Web site: Project Resolute. Davie Shipbuilding. 19 October 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032937/https://www.davie.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/icebreaker-briefing-RESOLUTE-1.pdf. 9 November 2020.
5. Web site: Canadian Coast Guard's Latest Icebreakers. Government of Canada, Canadian Coast Guard. 19 October 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220914024330/https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/fleet-flotte/icebreaker-brise-glace-eng.html. 14 September 2022.
6. Web site: Davie shipyard late on delivering icebreakers after pushing federal government on purchase . The Globe and Mail . Berthiaume . Lee . The Canadian Press . July 29, 2020 . August 22, 2020 .
7. Web site: Canadian Coast Guard welcomes second interim icebreaker . Naval Today . Hakirevic . Naida . November 24, 2020 . April 17, 2021 .
8. Saunders, p. 95
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43. Web site: Canada's Next Generation of Non-Combat Vessels . Seaspan . August 21, 2020 .
44. Web site: Future Canadian Coast Guard Vessel CCGS John Cabot Starts Sea Trials . navalnews.com . August 19, 2020 . August 21, 2020 .
45. Web site: Canada looks to charter research vessel as it awaits $1B replacement ship . CBC News . Withers . Paul . 9 June 2022 . 8 November 2022.
46. Web site: Seaspan Shipyards Wins Contract To Build Oceanographic Vessel For Canadian Coast Guard . navalnews.com . February 19, 2021 . May 7, 2021 .
47. Web site: Cost of Coast Guard ship nears $1B as questions mount over federal shipbuilding plan . CTV News . Berthiaume . Lee . The Canadian Press . February 21, 2021 . May 7, 2021 .
48. Web site: Cost of Canada's new flagship ocean science vessel jumps to $1.28B. CBC News . Withers . Paul . 6 October 2023.
49. Seaspan Shipyards starts construction of Canada's most modern science research ship . Seaspan Shipyards . March 29, 2021 . May 7, 2021 . Newswire.ca .
50. Web site: Offshore oceanographic science vessel . Public Service and Procurement Canada . December 6, 2019 . August 21, 2020 .
51. Web site: Oldest Canadian Coast Guard ship to return to service after lengthy refit . CBC News . Withers . Paul . July 13, 2020 . August 21, 2020 .
52. Web site: Keel laid for Canadian Coast Guard's newest OOSV . Bahtić . Fatima . Naval Today . 29 November 2022 . 1 December 2022.
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55. News: Feds to replace old icebreaker . . Chris . Windeyer . February 29, 2008 . March 4, 2008 . Ottawa will put aside $720 million this year to commission the icebreaker, which the government says will have better ice breaking capability than the Louis St. Laurent, considered the workhorse of the Coast Guard. . https://web.archive.org/web/20080303122736/http://www.nunatsiaq.com/news/nunavut/80229_964.html . March 3, 2008 . dead.
56. News: Icebreaker Replacement Deadline Looms: Despite $720 million in yesterday's federal budget, procurement for a new polar icebreaker will take eight to 10 years . . Lee . Berthiaume . February 27, 2008 . March 4, 2008 . Despite setting aside $720 million in yesterday's budget to purchase a new polar class icebreaker, the government will be cutting things close if it wants to decommission the aging CCGS Louis St. Laurent heavy icebreaker as scheduled by 2017, according to Canadian Coast Guard commissioner George Da Pont. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212143222/http://www.embassymag.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=%2F2008%2Ffebruary%2F27%2Ficebreaker_deadline%2F . February 12, 2009.
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58. Web site: Federal government soliciting pitches from Canadian shipyards to build new icebreaker . Berthiaume . Lee . The Canadian Press . CTV News . February 29, 2020 . August 22, 2020 .
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