Membership
Join us and make a difference.
Do you pay particular attention to news stories about people missing in the wilderness and think, “I wish I could help”?
If you love aviation and have a passion for adventure and helping people, we need you. Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) Ontario is looking for volunteers to offer their time, skills, ideas and energy. Volunteers are called upon to quickly locate and assist in a variety of situations where trained quick response air search capacity is required. Our organization requires varied skill sets beyond aviation; if you like to work with technology, finances, fundraising, administration or other, we likely have a role for you..
On any given day, you could be:
- Searching for a hiker lost in the mountains.
- Searching for a child who has fallen through ice.
- Participating in or piloting an RPAS (Drone) crew.
- Saving stranded boaters.
- Spotting on a Canadian Forces Search and Rescue flight.
- Supporting Canadian Forces Training Exercises.
- Educating local aviators on aviation safety.
When you become a member of the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) Ontario, you join more than 1,500+ volunteers nationwide. We are the men and women who support the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) search and rescue missions as spotters on military search aircraft. We also provide pilots, navigators, spotters and aircraft when needed by the three Joint Rescue Coordination Centres (JRCC) in Canada.
We train all our volunteers to professional standards and all members are certified by CASARA.
Our unpaid professionals put in hundreds of hours annually to become as proficient as possible and ensure the highest level of service to those in need.
Join CASARA and make a difference.