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Strengthening Canada’s Emergency Preparedness at Ready 2026

Earlier this week in Ottawa, SARVAC was pleased to participate in the Ready 2026 Conference, hosted by the Canadian Red Cross. We were represented in person by Lawrence Conway, Humanitarian Workforce (HWF) Program Director, with President Janelle Coultes joining...
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For MIST/NIST & Indigenous Unit Leads: Deepening Leadership Knowledge.

For Mission Incident Support Team (MIST)/ National Incident Support Team (NIST) & Indigenous Unit Leads: Additional Training Opportunity Optional training and reference materials are available to support MIST/NIST members and Indigenous Unit Leads (IUL). While...
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Alberta Regional Engagement Session Recap!

Earlier this week, representatives from Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations, several Alberta First Nations, SARVAC, and Holistic Emergency Preparedness gathered in Edmonton — on the traditional territory of First Nations and Métis, and covered under Treaty 6  —...
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Role-Specific & Leadership Resources

📚 Role-Specific & Leadership Resources As part of SARVAC’s Indigenous Awareness Campaign, we’re offering leadership-level resources to strengthen cultural competency and support respectful, community-centered HWF deployments. This awareness also supports local...
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Cultural Awareness Strengthens Search and Rescue Response

Cultural Awareness Strengthens Search and Rescue Response November 2–8 marks Treaties Recognition Week in Ontario— an opportunity for Ontarians, and Canadians more broadly, to deepen understanding and engagement with Indigenous peoples as part of the ongoing process...
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SARSCENE 2021

Jun 28, 2021 |

The SARscene 2021 conference registration website has officially launched! Please help us spread the word.   www.sarscene2021.ca 1) Registration  There is no charge for registration (thanks to funding from Public Safety Canada) and, with it being totally virtual, you...

***As a result of the emergency surrounding COVID-19, the deadline for submission of comments and changes to the CSA competency standards and curriculum (Z1620 and Z1625) has been extended to December 31, 2020**** SARVAC-CSA Request for comments and changes to the CSA Z1620-15 and Z1625-16 GSAR Standards

Jun 4, 2020 |

SARVAC-CSA Request for comments and changes to CSA Z1620-15, Core Competency Standards for Ground Search and Rescue Operations: Searcher, Team Leader, and SAR Manager; and CSA Z1625-16, Training Curriculum Standards for Ground Search and Rescue Operations: Searcher,...

SARSCENE 2020 CANCELLATION ANNOUNCEMENT

May 19, 2020 |

SARSCENE 2020 CANCELLATION ANNOUNCEMENT The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is being felt around the country and the world.  Due to physical distancing concerns with mass gatherings including conferences, and the Federal and Provincial health advisories and travel...

SARSCENE 2020

Dec 5, 2019 |

SARscene 2020 SARscene, an annual gathering of Canada's search and rescue community, will take place in St. John’s, Newfoundland Labrador from October 29 to November 1, 2020.  The event is being co-hosted by SARVAC and the Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue...

SARVAC-GSAR – Quebec

Sep 12, 2017 | ,

The Quebec SARVAC – GSAR Curriculum Trainer Development Session
La session québécoise de développement de la formation curriculaire SARVAC-GSAR

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