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| Garde côtière canadienne (French) | |
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 Raked white identification stripe of the CCG without the red hull context | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 26, 1962 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Employees | about 6,500[2] personnel |
| Annual budget | CA$2.5 Billion |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes | |
| 119 vessels and 22 helicopters[3] | |
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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- ^ "Fleet of the Canadian Coast Guard". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Government of Canada.