Share and view ideas: Canadian Coast Guard Long-Term Strategy

As the maritime landscape changes, both globally and here at home in Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard is developing a Long-Term Strategy that will take us to 2050 and beyond. During our engagement period, we sought public comments on the Long-Term Strategy Discussion Paper to inform the future of our programs and services. The Discussion Paper is made up of four Strategic Pillars that focus on:

• Services
• People
• Assets
• Governance

Under each strategic pillar, we outline some of the long-term goals and key actions that we are exploring to ensure we can continue to deliver our important services to Canadians for decades to come.

Learn more about the Canadian Coast Guard Long-Term Strategy Discussion Paper and its four pillars by visiting the Canadian Coast Guard Long-Term Strategy website.

Who was the focus of this consultation

The Government of Canada engaged with:

• First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples
• marine industry stakeholders and association members
• provincial, territorial, and local governments
• academia
• the general public

Key questions for discussion

To help collect public feedback, the Long-Term Strategy Discussion Paper was organized into four pillars:

Services – What we deliver for Canada: As the operator of Canada’s civilian fleet, we are looking to modernize our programs and services to meet the needs of the communities we serve, including:

• icebreaking
• performing maritime search and rescue operations
• responding to marine pollution incidents
• supporting science and conservation

We are looking at opportunities to build and grow our relationships with Indigenous partners and marine stakeholders in Canada and internationally.

People – Who delivers our services: We are looking at developing strategies to address labour shortages that are impacting the national and global maritime industry. We are also exploring ways to increase workplace flexibility for our employees by expanding opportunities for training and career development.

Assets – What we need in order to deliver our services: We are exploring approaches to have the right mix of vessels, infrastructure, and equipment to meet our mission and mandate for the future. This includes working with partners to find the best path forward for climate resilience and decarbonization, which means reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.

Governance – How we continue to deliver our services: Having served Canadians for over 60 years, we will continue to work with our federal, regional, Indigenous, and international partners to keep the laws, policies, and regulations governing our work up to date. To do this, we are exploring approaches to improve governance structures and support the delivery of our mandate.

The input that was gathered through this process will be used to ensure we can continue to deliver our important services to Canadians for decades to come.

Related information

• Prime Minister announces renewal of Canadian Coast Guard fleet
• National Shipbuilding Strategy
• Oceans Protection Plan renewal

Contact us

Canadian Coast Guard Long-Term Strategy team
200 Kent St
Ottawa ON K1A 0E6
Email: dfo.ccglongtermstrategy-strategiealongtermegcc.mpo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca