Halifax – The crew of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Québec have bid farewell to their families and loved ones at a departure ceremony held at His Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard Halifax in Nova Scotia. HMCS Ville de Québec will sail tens of thousands of kilometers while deployed on Operation HORIZON, Canada’s forward-presence mission to the Indo-Pacific region to promote peace, stability, and the rules-based international …
Esquimalt – His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa recently returned to its home port of Esquimalt, British Columbia, having completed its five-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region under Operations HORIZON and NEON. As part of Operation HORIZON, HMCS Ottawa and its crew conducted multinational exercises and maneuvers with Japan, the United States, the Republic of Korea, France, Australia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the United …
Ottawa – Recently, Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, led a series of substantive discussions with Canadian industry leaders to drive forward Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy. This is a pivotal step in strengthening our defence capabilities and delivering on the commitments outlined in Our North, Strong and Free, Canada’s renewed defence policy. The Defence Industrial Strategy is about equipping Canada with …
Iqaluit – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced Iqaluit, Inuvik, and Yellowknife as Northern Operational Support Hub locations. These will increase the Canadian Armed Forces’ presence and responsiveness across the Arctic and the North. As announced in Our North, Strong and Free, the renewed vision for defence, Canada will be investing $2.67 billion over 20 years to establish a network of Northern Operational Support …
Ottawa – Recently the Canada-Brazil Defence Cooperation Agreement went into force, following the official ratification by both Governments. This agreement enhances the strong defence ties between Canada and Brazil and solidifies continued cooperation to support regional peace and security. With the implementation of this agreement, Canada and Brazil will advance defence cooperation through training and education; United Nations peacekeeping operations; …
Ottawa – The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will be conducting defence and sovereignty related operations in the Arctic from February 23 to March 9, 2025, in the vicinity of Inuvik and Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories, under Operation (Op) NANOOK-NUNALIVUT. The CAF adopted the Inuktut name Nunalivut, meaning ‘’Land that is ours’’ for the annual operation, which consists of comprehensive military activity designed to assert Canada’s …
Brussels – In Brussels, Canada`s Foreign Affairs Minister, Melanie Joly met with the Nato Secretary General, Mark Rutte. She reiterated Canada’s unwavering support for Ukraine and highlighted the significant investments Canada is making in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Ottawa – The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is improving its recruitment process to meet the security threats of the future and to achieve the goals of our current defence policy, Our North, Strong and Free. Bold steps are being taken to address common irritants, reduce delays, make military service more accessible, and better align processes to the expectations of a new generation of potential applicants. …
Ottawa – From February 17 to 28, 40 members of the Canadian Army’s 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2 CMBG) will join 850 Finnish and United States (US) military personnel on Exercise ARCTIC FORGE 25 in Sodankylä, Finland to further strengthen our ability to operate with our Arctic allies. 2 CMBG will integrate with soldiers of the US Army’s 10th Mountain and …
Ottawa – The Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Ombud has released a report titled Standing together: Ensuring fair treatment for Canadian Language and Cultural Advisors who served in Afghanistan, a final call for the fair treatment of those who served alongside CAF members in Afghanistan. This report identified the multiple issues facing Canadian Language and Cultural Advisors …
