The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, announced funding under the renewed and expanded Oceans Protection Plan to improve the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) and enhance the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) response capabilities in the Arctic. $84 million will enable CHS to continue its work to map the seafloor and provide 72 new Electronic Navigational Charts in priority areas, while $24.7 million will enhance the Arctic search and rescue station with marine response capabilities at Rankin Inlet.
