NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE PROGRAM
ANNUAL REPORT 2003
Introduction
This first Annual Report on the National Search and Rescue Program provides
information for the Lead Minister for Search and Rescue, other Federal
Ministers with responsibilities for search and rescue (National Defence,
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment Canada, Parks Canada, Public
Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (RCMP) and Transport Canada),
Parliament and the public.
It covers the organization of the program, activities during the past
year, and the issues and trends that are being addressed. Overall, it
highlights the federal resources devoted to the program and the results
achieved. Provincial and volunteer SAR resources are not reported on in
detail due to significantly different reporting procedures amongst jurisdictions
and organizations.
The Annual Report is one of three key documents produced annually, which
guide and report on the National Search and Rescue Program. It is complemented
by a Strategic
Directions document, which provides long-term direction, and an annual
Program Plan, which
focuses on issues to be dealt with in the coming year.
The Annual Report is produced by the National Search and Rescue Secretariat,
under the direction of the Interdepartmental Committee on Search and Rescue.
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