Contact the Canadian Coast Guard: Ice offices
For questions, comments or requests for assistance, you can contact us by phone, email or mail, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Months of operation are subject to ice conditions.
Atlantic region
(Operating October to June)
General inquiries
St. John’s Ice Centre
Canadian Coast Guard
250 Southside Road
St. John's NL A1E 0A3
Icebreaking operations
- Telephone: 709-772-2078 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- Toll-free: 1-800-565-1633 (option 7)
- Email: dfo.iceatlantic-glacesatlantique.mpo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Ice conditions
- Telephone: 709-772-5901
- Email: ssgatlantique-issatlantic@ec.gc.ca
Central region: Great Lakes sector
(Operating December to April)
General information
Montréal Ice Centre
Canadian Coast Guard
5th floor, 105 McGill
Montréal QC H2Y 2E7
Email:
dfo.ccgcentraliceopsgreatlakes-grandslacsopsglacescentregcc.mpo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Icebreaking operations
- Telephone: 514-283-2784 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- Email: dfo.ccgcentraliceopsgreatlakes-grandslacsopsglacescentregcc.mpo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Ice conditions
- Telephone: 514-283-2069
- Email: ssggrandslacs-issgreatlakes@ec.gc.ca
Arctic region
(Operating June to November)
General information
Montréal Ice Centre
Canadian Coast Guard
5th floor, 105 McGill
Montréal QC H2Y 2E7
Email: dfo.ccgiceopsarctic-opsglacearcticgcc.mpo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Icebreaking operations
- Telephone: 514-283-2784 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- Email: dfo.ccgiceopsarctic-opsglacearcticgcc.mpo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Ice conditions
- Telephone: 514-283-1752
- Email: ssgarctique-issarctic@ec.gc.ca
Central region: St. Lawrence river sector
(Operating December to May)
General information
Montréal Ice Centre
Canadian Coast Guard
5th floor, 105 McGill
Montréal QC H2Y 2E7
Email: dfo.ccgcentraliceopsstlawrence-stlaurentopsglacescentregcc.mpo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Icebreaking operations
- Telephone: 514-283-1746 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- Email: dfo.ccgcentralIceopsstlawrence-stlaurentopsglacescentregcc.mpo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Ice conditions
- Telephone: 514-283-1752
- Email: ssgstlaurent-issstlawrence@ec.gc.ca
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