Restore funding to provinces and territories to support Heavy Urban Search and Rescue teams.

What success looks like

Search and rescue capacity across Canada is strengthened, helping save lives.

Government's narrative on progress

In 2017, the government restored $15.5 million previously cut from the Heavy Urban Search and Rescue taskforces in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, and across Manitoba. The government is also providing support to build new heavy urban search and rescue capacity in Montreal and Halifax.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.