At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Brussels, National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) announced $64.8 million in military assistance to Ukraine: $27.3 million to procure small arms and ammunition from Canadian industry; $20 million to manufacture Canadian-made personal protective equipment and military uniforms for women Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) soldiers; $5 … Read more
The Canadian Armed Forces will conduct defence and sovereignty related operations in the Arctic from Feb. 23 to March 9, 2025, in the vicinity of Inuvik and Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories, under Operation (Op) NANOOK-NUNALIVUT. The full release is available online. Contact mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca.
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. As of Dec. 31, 2024, the CAF implemented a probationary period so that applicants can begin training while waiting for their security clearance and other administrative … Read more
National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) concluded a trip to Europe. During his visit, he participated in the 26th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting hosted by the U.K., a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defence Ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, and the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany. In Brussels, … Read more
National Defence released a statement: “The combined armed and defense forces of the Philippines, Canada, and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, will conduct a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, on 12 February 2025. The … Read more
National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) and Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) concluded a successful trip to Washington, D.C., where they met with industry leaders to discuss increased strategic collaboration in defence and aerospace procurement in the defence of North America. They also met with key members of Congress. The … Read more
Minister of Emergency Preparedness, President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) marked the opening of Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt’s new B Jetty. The $1.1 billion A/B Jetty Recapitalization Project includes the demolition of the existing A and B jetties and replacing them … Read more
National Defense Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) issued the following statement to recognize the beginning of Black History Month: “This year marks 30 years since the House of Commons officially recognized February as Black History Month in Canada […] Throughout Canada’s history, Black Canadians have stepped forward to protect our nation by serving in the … Read more
National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) visited Canadian Forces Base Borden in Ontario to provide an update on the construction of Residential Housing Units (RHUs) for members of the Canadian Armed Forces on several bases and wings across Canada. The Department of National Defence, through the Canadian Forces Housing Agency, will construct 668 new RHUs and … Read more
On Jan. 26, HMCS Harry DeWolf departed its home port of Halifax, N.S., for a six-week deployment in the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean involving counter-narcotics related activities with US forces. The full release is available online. Contact mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca.
