Civil Air Search And Rescue Association: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Winnipeg, MB · grants and contributions register · Churchill—Keewatinook Aski

Civil Air Search And Rescue Association: federal grants and contributions: 4 agreements; $17.5M value; 3 departments; 3 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1IN8JOS1GP · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Civil Air Search And Rescue Association: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/civil-air-search-and-rescue-association/

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4agreements
$17.5Mvalue
3departments
3programs

Largest agreements

CASARA Contribution Agreement$17.3Mvalue2020start2025end

To provide certified pilots, navigators, and spotters, and aircraft to support air and ground based search and rescue in Canada.

  • National Defence
  • Civil Air Search Rescue Association (CASARA) Contribution Program
Virtual Command Centre$158Kvalue2021start2022end

A virtual command centre for searches will streamline incident data tracking and provide real-time search and exercise information to partner agencies. The main objective is to improve record keeping and information sharing, while reducing the administrative burden.

Civil Air Search And Rescue Association - CASARA$6.2Kvalue2018start2018end

N/A

Youth - Canada Summer Jobs$4.2Kvalue2019start2019end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills. The CSJ program is delivered by the Department of ESD.

Departments

National Defence1agreements$17.3Mvalue1programs
  • Civil Air Search Rescue Association (CASARA) Contribution Program

All grants from National Defence

Public Safety Canada1agreements$158Kvalue1programs
  • SAR NIF - Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund

All grants from Public Safety Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada2agreements$10.4Kvalue1programs

Years

20211agreements$158Kvalue1programs
  • SAR NIF - Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
20201agreements$17.3Mvalue1programs
  • Civil Air Search Rescue Association (CASARA) Contribution Program
20191agreements$4.2Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20181agreements$6.2Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.