The Canadian Coast Guard has launched its annual Arctic summer operations. Guided by its new Arctic Strategy, the Coast Guard is collaborating with Inuit, First Nation, and Métis communities to deliver programs and services in the North, by the North, for the North.

Between June and November, seven icebreakers will be deployed to support essential operations including northern resupply missions, search and rescue efforts, marine pollution response, Arctic security, and other strategic commitments across the region.

  • June 11 – CCGS Pierre Radisson departed Quebec City, QC, for icebreaking, Arctic science support, Marine Environmental and Hazards Response (MEHR) vessel reconnaissance and assessment, buoy tending operations, and refueling Killiniq’s remote communication station.
  • June 26 – CCGS Henry Larsen departs St. John’s, NL, for icebreaking, Arctic science support, and Operation Pacer Goose – to support the annual resupply of U.S. Pituffik Space Base in Greenland.
  • June 27 – CCGS Amundsen departs Quebec City, QC, for the 2025 Amundsen Science mission.
  • July 1 – CCGS Des Groseilliers departs Quebec City, QC, for icebreaking, Arctic science support, MEHR vessel reconnaissance and assessment, and refueling the weather station in Eureka, NU.
  • July 9 – CCGS Jean Goodwill departs Dartmouth, NS, for icebreaking in Southern and Central Arctic, as well as the High Arctic, if required.
  • July 17 – CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier departs Nome, Alaska (following its deployment in Operation North Pacific Guard), for icebreaking, Arctic science support, MEHR vessel reconnaissance and assessment, and buoy tending operations in the Western Arctic.
  • September 18 – CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent departs Cambridge Bay, NU, to assist the Joint Ocean Ice Study in the Beaufort Sea and provide icebreaking support in the High and Low Arctic. It will be the last vessel operating in the Arctic, until the end of November 2025.

The Canadian Coast Guard, through its presence, support and ongoing operations, continues to uphold and affirm Canada’s enduring and recognized sovereignty in the North.