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 …
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 …
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 – Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, announced the composition of Canada’s inaugural Women Veterans Council. The Council will consist of twelve women from diverse ranks, backgrounds, perspectives and lived experiences. Their experiences will ensure that a wide-range of voices are represented on the Council to inform the work of …
DIEPPE 0 Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, announced funding for the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB). She made this announcement on behalf of Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, accompanied by Greg Turner, New Brunswick Minister of Post-secondary Education, Training and Labour. The governments of Canada and New …
Ottawa – The National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombudsman, Gregory A. Lick, released a report today titled Getting Redress Right: An investigation into the inequities Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members face when they have limited or no grievance rights. This is Mr. Lick’s final report before his mandate ends on July 2nd. The Ombudsman’s investigation focused on the CAF’s limited …
