List of Canadian Coast Guard bases and stations

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) maintains a number of major bases and operating stations on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well as in the St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes and major navigable inland waterways such as Lake of the Woods, Lake Winnipeg, and Great Slave Lake/Mackenzie River.

Map showing the operating regions of the Canadian Coast Guard: the Atlantic Region, the Central Region, the Arctic Region and the Western Region

Currently, there are no vessels permanently based in the eastern Arctic, although CCG vessels and aircraft frequently operate there, staging out of bases on the Atlantic coast and supported by a base in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Organization

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In October 2018, it was announced that the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard would be reorganized into four operational regions with the creation of a new Arctic Region; this transition to four regions was completed in April 2021.[1]

Canadian Coast Guard regions are defined[2] as:

  • The Arctic Region consists of the Yukon North slope, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, and Hudson and James Bay. This boundary is inclusive of Inuit Nunangat.
  • The Western Region consists of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Yukon, minus the Yukon slope.
  • The Central Region consists of Ontario and Quebec, minus the Nunavik region in northern Quebec.
  • The Atlantic Region consists of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador, minus the Nunatsiavut region in Labrador.

Bases and stations

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Patricia Bay Base

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b O'Rourke, Neil. "Canadian Coast Guard Arctic Region, Implementation and Successes" (PDF). The Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Organizational Structure". Government of Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 12 January 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Canadian Coast Guard, Regional Headquarters". Government of Canada, Canadian Coast Guard. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Atlantic Region - Canadian Coast Guard". Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  5. ^ "Central and Arctic Region - Canadian Coast Guard - Canadian Coast Guard". Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  6. ^ "Western Region - Canadian Coast Guard". Retrieved 2013-07-12.