Emergency Towing Needs for the West Coast

The Government of Canada is creating a world-leading marine safety system. This includes considering increased emergency towing capacity to rescue vessels in distress and avoid potential marine incidents.

As part of this initiative, the Government of Canada is engaging Indigenous Peoples and stakeholders to determine emergency towing requirements, starting with Canada’s west coast. Engagement for towing assessments on the east coast and in the Arctic will be conducted in the near-future.

Emergency Towing Needs for the West Coast

We would like to hear your views on areas such as:

• Emergency response towing;
• Gaps with current emergency response towing capacity; and
• Possible long-term solutions.

You can complete the questionnaire here or you can send us a version by email at:

DFO.CCG.OPP.Towing-GCC.PPO.Remorquage.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Please provide your contact information to receive updates.

We encourage you to share your views regarding emergency towing on the west coast. All feedback is welcomed.