Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Ilderton, ON · grants and contributions register · Lambton–Kent–Middlesex

Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association: federal grants and contributions: 3 agreements; $1.4M value; 1 departments; 1 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-11ZVK3116R · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/ontario-search-and-rescue-volunteer-association/

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3agreements
$1.4Mvalue
1departments
1programs

Largest agreements

SARScene 2025: Stronger Together - SAR Evolution Across Canada$524Kvalue2024start2026end

The purpose of this project is to enhance interoperability between Search and Rescue organizations at the federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal levels through hosting the national SARScene Conference in the Fall of 2025. This conference will be national in scope, and will include ground, marine, and air search and rescue; it will have Indigenous participation and presence; and it will provide national educational programming and conversations to all Search and Rescue stakeholders.

OSARVA- Training and Operational Support Model$429Kvalue2019start2023end

The purpose of this project is to obtain and implement a uniform information management system (IMS) for all OSARVA teams in Ontario. To use standards software and data fields to accurately collect historical and current data from all OSARVA teams to allow for evidence based training initiatives and resource allocation decisions. The data will also be used to track equipment needs, pull reports and gather accurate statistical information for government and non-government agencies at the local, provincial and national levels. A standardized IMS will support and promote the collection of data

Strengthening OSARVA's National Interoperability and Response$427Kvalue2022start2024end

The Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) teams in OSARVA have the capability to work together through interoperability partly due to a prior SARNIF grant. OSARVA would like to expand on this base by providing consistent team training refreshers, equipment, enhanced communication, and incident management software for every team.

Departments

Public Safety Canada3agreements$1.4Mvalue1programs
  • (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund

All grants from Public Safety Canada

Years

20241agreements$524Kvalue1programs
  • (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
20221agreements$427Kvalue1programs
  • (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
20191agreements$429Kvalue1programs
  • (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund

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.