Command and Control
The Minister of National Defence (Canada) has overall responsibility for the operation of the coordinated federal SAR system with primary (full-time) SAR resources provided by the Canadian Forces and Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Within the Canadian Forces, SAR policy and procedures are a Canadian Joint Operations Command responsibility with each JRCC being operationally responsible to the senior military officer in their region. JRCC Victoria is responsible to the commander of Joint Task Force (Pacific).
Read more about this topic: Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria
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