History of CPS-ECP

  • Started in Windsor, Ont. in 1938  Lighthouse in Windsor, Ontario
  • Offshoot from USPS Squadron in Detroit
  • Incorporated in 1947
  • Originally Canadian Power Squadrons, hence CPS
  • Changed name to Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons in 1985
  • Re-incorporated 2014 – Canada Not For Profit (NFP) Act
  • Rebranded to be CanBoat/NautiSavoir in 2024