Department of National Defence and Candian Armed Forces Footprint

There is a map of Canada in the slide showing CAF Disposition

• The map shows Canada with different coloured dots representing various forces:
  • Regular Force locations.
  • Reserve Force locations.
  • Canadian Rangers locations.
• The Defence Team is comprised of CAF members and civilians of the Department of National Defence.
• Represented in more than 3,000 communities across Canada, the CAF have a significant presence in every province and territory and an authorized strength of up to:
  • 71,500 Regular Force;
  • 30,000 Primary Reserve Force; and
  • 5,640 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group Members.
• And an actual strength of:
  • 65,110 Regular Force;
  • 23,361 Primary Reserve;
  • 4,850 Rangers in 203 Patrols;
  • ~3,000 Junior Canadian Rangers;
  • 5,887 Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service; and
  • ~ 60,000 Cadets.

The geographical distribution of military installations, helping to understand the strategic placement and reach of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) across the country.

The three branches of the CAF are:

• Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)
• Canadian Army (CA)
• Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

The CAF Military Installations are distributed as follows across Canada:

• British Columbia:
  • 1 RCAF base (19 Wing COMOX)
  • 1 RCN base (CFB ESQUIMALT)
• Alberta:
  • 3 CA bases (CFB EDMONTON, CFB WAINWRIGHT, CFB SUFFIELD)
  • 1 RCAF base (4 WING COLD LAKE)
• Saskatchewan:
  • 1 RCAF base (15 WING MOOSE JAW)
• Manitoba:
  • 1 CA base (CFB SHILO)
  • 1 RCAF base (17 WING WINNIPEG)
• Ontario:
  • 3 RCAF bases (22 WING NORTH BAY, 16 WING BORDEN, 1 WING KINGSTON)
  • 3 CA bases (CFB PETAWAWA, CFB TORONTO, CFB KINGSTON)
• Quebec:
  • 3 CA bases (CFB MONTREAL, CFB SAINT-JEAN, CFB VALCARTIER)
  • 2 RCAF bases (2/3 WING BAGOTVILLE)
• New Brunswick:
  • 1 CA base (CFB GAGETOWN)
• Nova Scotia:
  • 1 RCN base (CFB HALIFAX)
  • 2 RCAF bases (12 WING SHEARWATER and 14 WING GREENWOOD)
• Prince Edward Island:
  • No base
• Newfoundland and Labrador:
  • 2 RCAF bases (5 WING GOOSE BAY and 9 WING GANDER)
  • 1 RCN base (HMCS CABOT)
• Yukon:
  • No base
• Northwest Territories:
  • 2 RCAF bases (INUVIK FOL and YELLOWKNIFE FOL)
• Nunavut:
  • 2 RCAF base (CFS ALERT/FOLS and IQUALUIT)
  • 1 RCN base (NANISIVIK NAVAL FACILITY)

• Yukon: $4 million, 21 personnel
• Northwest Territories: $64 million, 309 personnel
• Nunavut: $8 million, 9 personnel
• British Columbia: 2,010 million, 11,338 personnel
• Alberta: $1,151 million, 11,904 personnel
• Saskatchewan: $292 million, 1,608 personnel
• Manitoba: $465 million, 4,886 personnel
• Ontario: $9,548 million, 47,751 personnel
• Quebec: $3,961 million, 24,501 personnel
• Newfoundland and Labrador: $189 million, 1,468 personnel
• New Brunswick: $727 million, 6,379 personnel
• Prince Edward Island: $217 million, 312 personnel
• Nova Scotia: $2,429 million, 13,081 personnel

*Disclaimer: The dollar amounts represent National Defence spending on personnel, operations and maintenance, capital, and grants and contributions.

1. Personnel:
   • Over $8,000 million
2. Operation and Maintenance:
   • $8,000 million
3. Capital:
   • Over $4,000 million
4. Grants and Contributions:
   • Approximately $1 billion