Annual closing of Canadian Coast Guard’s Arctic Marine Response Station

From: Canadian Coast Guard

November 10, 2025

The Canadian Coast Guard’s Arctic Marine Response Station in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, closed for the season on November 9, 2025.

The station provided essential search and rescue services during the boating season in the areas of Rankin Inlet, Chesterfield Inlet, and Whale Cove. Personnel conducted six training exercises, responded to seven search and rescue cases, and travelled over 2,000 nautical miles performing operational duties.

The station crews work closely with the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, Inuit communities, and other Northern organizations and partner agencies to increase maritime safety in the Arctic. Throughout this season, crews carried out cultural education training, including Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (traditional Inuit knowledge), first response to oil spill training, land-based survival and rescue exercises, and search and rescue exercises. This training and these exercises help Canadian Coast Guard staff gain a deeper understanding of the area, improve partnerships, and strengthen relationships with community members for future search and rescue operations.

In western Hudson Bay and across Canada’s Arctic, marine emergencies can be reported to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, toll-free at 1-800-267-7270 or by VHF radio (channel 16).

Additional multimedia

Arctic Marine Response Station crew members during training earlier this year. Operations for the Rankin Inlet station ended for the season on November 5, 2025.

Quick facts

• Originally established in 2018, the Arctic Marine Response Station is the first Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue station in the Arctic, and is crewed by Indigenous employees, hired and trained by the Canadian Coast Guard.
• The station opened for the season on June 25, 2025.
• The station represents a significant milestone improving marine safety in Arctic waters in partnership with Indigenous communities.

Related products

• News Release (Inuktitut)

Associated links

• Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan
• Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Program
• Start Your Career with the Canadian Coast Guard

Contacts
Muntaha Ahmed
Press Secretary and Communications Advisor
Office of the Minister of National Defence
(343) 541-8843
muntaha.ahmed@forces.gc.ca

Media Relations
Department of National Defence
Phone: 613-904-3333
Email: mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca

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