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ON GUARD ON ALL FRONTS

Our country is more than our home: it’s who we are. That is worth defending.

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) includes Canada’s Navy, Army, Air Force, and Special Forces. Investing in modern military capabilities and emerging technologies has strengthened the CAF’s presence around the world, across cyber networks and beyond our atmosphere.

We cover a diverse range of expertise, but we all share the same mission: to defend Canada and advance the safety, security, and prosperity of Canadians when and wherever it is needed.

READY FOR WHATEVER COMES

  • Rapid deployment provides backup relief to civil departments during natural disasters
  • Primary operators of Canada’s aeronautical and maritime Search and Rescue system
  • Available on request to assist in ground Search and Rescue efforts, medical evacuations, and other humanitarian incidents
  • Offensive and defensive cyber operations protect our infrastructure, democracy, and citizens from foreign interference and cyber attacks

  • Climate change and evolving foreign activity could impact security along the Northwest Passage
  • Operation NANOOK increases our presence and operations in Canada’s Arctic and northern regions
  • Activities across Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Labrador test performance in harsh conditions and interoperability with allies

Equipment

  • Regular upgrades ensure high-performance land vehicles, aircraft, ships, drones, and weapons

Operations

  • Investments are underway to push groundbreaking developments in undersea surveillance and acoustic sensors

Cyber

  • Cutting-edge digital security systems include AI defences and data-driven management tools

  • Actively engaged in 24/7 “space watch”
  • Providing missile warnings
  • Tracking potential collisions and threats
  • Monitoring space weather
  • Collaborating with allies on space technologies

NATIONAL PRIDE.
GLOBAL IMPACT.

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THE DNA OF THE CAF

We are a diverse group members from all communities, united in our commitment to protect Canada’s people, land, and values—at home and abroad.

Corporal Tyler Brush

"It combines physicality with technology. It’s the best of both worlds."

Corporal Tyler Brush

Canadian Army

Captain Flavie Tchoko

"My career in the Forces enabled me to discover skills I never knew I had."

Captain Flavie Tchoko

Royal Canadian Air Force

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It’s all the time.

We put in hundreds of thousands of hours

to respond in split-seconds.

It’s where.

And when.

It’s every time.

It’s all the time.

It’s our time.

A message from the Government of Canada.