Canadian Coast Guard

Canadian Coast Guard
Garde côtière canadienne (French)
	Badge of the CCG
	Racing stripe of the CCG
Agency overview
Formed	January 26, 1962
Jurisdiction	Canada
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario
Employees	4,554 personnel
Annual budget	CA$285 million
Minister responsible	Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard;
Agency executive	Mario Pelletier, Commissioner;
Parent agency	Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Website	www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca
Footnotes
	119 vessels and 22 helicopters

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG; French: Garde côtière canadienne, GCC) is the coast guard of Canada. Formed in 1962, the coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue (SAR), communication, navigation, and transportation issues in Canadian waters, such as navigation aids and icebreaking, marine pollution response, and support for other Canadian government initiatives. The Coast Guard operates 119 vessels of varying sizes and 23 helicopters, along with a variety of smaller craft. The CCG is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, and is a special operating agency within Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Department of Fisheries and Oceans).

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