Canadian Safe Boating Council
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CSBC The Canadian Safe Boating Council was organized in 1991 to improve communications regarding safe boating issues between government departments and agencies servicing recreational boaters' interests and private companies and organizations in the recreational boating field.

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CSBC Key Messages... Key messages for the Canadian Safe Boating Council Safe Boating Awareness programs:
• Wear Your Lifejacket
• Don't Drink & Boat
• Take a Boating Course
• Be Prepared - You and Your Vessel
• Cold Water Immersion

     
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Mission Statement The Canadian Safe Boating Council is in the business of promoting safe and responsible boating throughout Canada.

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PFD Wear Overview Prepared by SMARTRISK for the CSBC, the research paper "Will It Float?", was released at the CSBC 2003 Symposium and AGM in Montreal Quebec on September 26, 2003.

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Muskoka Sept. 22 & 24, 2012

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Safe Boating Awareness Week 2013!

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The excitement is building as we approach North American Safe Boating Awareness Week which runs from May 18th-24th.

Once again, the campaign’s goal is to remind Canada’s 16 million recreational boaters to boat safely this season and to keep top of mind 5 key messages:

  1.  Wear a Lifejacket
  2. Don't Drink & Boat
  3. Take a Boating Course
  4. Be Prepared - Both You and Your Vessel
  5. Be Aware of the Dangers of Cold Water Immersion

Media support and volunteer involvement are essential to getting the “Safe Boating” message out to the recreational boating public.

For media, there are plenty of copyright-free Radio PSAs, updated TV PSAs, timely articles, magazine ads and more that you can use to develop your “Safe Boating” coverage.

Volunteers too can utilize these materials directly through your own organizations and when approaching your local, community level media. We’re also out to beat last year’s mark of 1,092 PFD inflations with our Ready, Set, Wear It Activity that will kick off the week on Saturday, May 18th.

This kick-off to North American Safe Boating Awareness Week will feature a Ready, Set, Wear It event where participants will join groups from elsewhere in North America, Finland, Japan and Nigeria in an attempt to eclipse last year’s record of 3,993 participants wearing/inflating their lifejackets. To learn more about how to participate, visit www.readysetwearit.com.

Click here to learn more about the 2013 campaign or contact Ian Gilson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / 905-719-5152)

Across Canada, there are 3 major events planned in the following locations:

  • Toronto
  • Montreal
  • Vancouver

Click here to get additional information on these events.

Safe Boating Stories

  • 2013 Annual Symposium 2013 Annual Symposium
    Whistler, British Columbia – September 23rd to 25th, 2013 The CSBC Symposium convenes boating safety enthusiasts from across Canada and internationally at the beautiful Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa, nestled within Whistler Village. Attendees...
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  • 2012 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM 2012 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
    Members of the Canadian Coast Guard extract a ‘mock’ hypothermic victim as part of the Cold Water Workshop held at the 2012 Symposium. ‘It was one of the best symposiums yet!’ That was just one of the comments from the 2012 CSBC symposium held in beautiful Gravenhurst, Ontario. The...
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  • CSBC Lifejacket Campaign CSBC Lifejacket Campaign
    The CSBC has kicked off a Lifejacket Awareness Campaign. The campaign includes a special feature on SmartBoater.ca to highlight the new ‘pull cord’ inflatable lifejackets and a SmartBoater Women section to help inform women (and everyone) about the importance of lifejackets, reasons not to drink...
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Contact Info

  • Canadian Safe Boating Council
  • 400 Consumers Rd
  • Toronto, ON, CAN, M2J 1P8
  • Tel: (905) 820-4817