March 2020 - Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command -  Lieutenant-General Mike Rouleau

Key facts

Total Employees:

• 2924 Total (Civilian and Military)
• Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters: 774
• Joint Targeting Intelligence Centre: 127
• Joint Task Force North: 169
• Canadian Materiel Support Group: 667
• Canadian Forces Joint Operations Support Group: 1008
• 1st Canadian Division Headquarters: 146
• Canadian Joint Warfare Center: 70
• Canadian Joint Operations Command Outside of Canada: 92

Budget:

• $460M Total
• $123M Local budget
• $337M Operations Fund Account

Primary location(s):

• National Capital Region
• 1 Canadian Division Headquarters: Kingston, Ontario
• Joint Task Force North: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Key Partners

Internal:

• Strategic Joint Staff
• Vice Chief of Defence Staff
• Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
• Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy)
• Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Airforce, Canadian Army
• Regional Joint Task Forces
• Component Commands (Space, Cyber, Air, Maritime)
• Judge Advocate General

External:

• Global Affairs Canada
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Canadian Coast Guard
• Public Safety
• Five-Eyes (US, UK, Australia, New Zealand)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization Partners
• Regional security planning and working groups

Top issues for Canadian Joint Operations Command

[REDACTED]: Maintaining Relevance in the 21st Century

• Growing strategic competition between states, evolving non-state threats and the increasing centrality of the space and information domains all challenge militaries’ ability to plan and execute successful operations.
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Continental Security

• The North American security context is changing (i.e. growing interest in the Arctic, increased cyber/economic threats).
• As Canada and the US consider how to modernize their continental defence capabilities, CJOC will inform the discussion with operational perspectives and lessons learned.
• CJOC is also working with US and other partners to maximize responsiveness to domestic emergencies.

Building Partner Capacity

• Capacity building is a core mission of the Canadian Armed Forces. It is also central to several ongoing operations (i.e. Ukraine, Latvia, the Middle East).
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Joint Force Enablers

• Discussions on capability development and readiness often focus on the most visible, single service capabilities (e.g. ships, aircraft and land vehicles).
• CJOC serves as a champion for the critical enabling capabilities that support front end systems, such as:
  • Communications
  • Logistics
  • Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and
  • Health services.

Integration with other instruments of government

• As the nature of threats facing Canada evolves, the dividing lines between military, diplomatic, economic and law enforcement roles and responsibilities become increasingly blurred.
• CJOC will work to build/strengthen relationships with other key national security stakeholders in support of increased whole-of-government analysis, coordination and responsiveness.

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