March 2020 - Department of National Defence/Canadian Armed Forces footprint

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CAF Disposition

  • Defence Team comprised of Canadian Armed Forces members and civilians of the Department of National Defence
  • Represented in more than 3,000 communities, DND/CAF have a significant presence in every province and territory
    • 68,000 Regular Force
    • 27,000 Reserve Force
    • 5,183 Rangers in 187 Patrols

Canadian Armed Forces military installations

Military installations by province or territory.
  • Yukon:
    • Joint Task Force North Whitehorse
  • Northwest Territories:
    • Joint Task Force North
  • British Columbia:
    • 19 Wing Comox
    • Canadian Forces Base Equimalt
  • Alberta:
    • Canadian Forces Base Edmonton
    • Canadian Forces Base Wainwright
    • 4 Wing Cold Lake
    • Canadian Forces Base Suffield
  • Saskatchewan:
    • 18 Wing Moose Jaw
  • Manitoba:
    • Canadian Forces Base Shilo
    • 17 Wing Winnipeg
  • Ontario:
    • 22 Wing North Bay
    • Canadian Forces Base Petawawa
    • Canadian Forces Base Borden
    • Canadian Forces Support Unit Ottawa
    • Canadian Forces Base Kingston
    • 8 Wing Trenton
  • Quebec:
    • 3 Wing Bagotville
    • Canadian Forces Base Valcartier
    • Area Support Unit Montreal
  • New Brunswick:
    • Canadian Forces Base Gagetown
  • Nova Scotia:
    • 14 Wing Greenwood
    • Canadian Forces Base Halifax
  • Newfoundland and Labrador:
    • 5 Wing Goose Bay
    • 9 Wing Gander

Civilian employees by location

An integrated civilian-military team work together to deliver defence objectives

Over 27,000 civilian employees across the country support the CAF

Presence of civilian defence employees across Canada.
  • Northwest Territories:
    • Yellowknife: 26
  • British Columbia
    • Comox: 244
    • Nanoose: 37
    • Esquimalt: 2312
    • Chiliwack: 36
  • Alberta:
    • Cold Lake: 338
    • Edmonton: 582
    • Wainwright: 295
    • Suffield: 633
  • Saskatchewan:
    • Dundurn: 110
    • Moose Jaw: 39
  • Manitoba:
    • Shilo: 227
    • Winnipeg: 594
  • Ontario:
    • North Bay: 81
    • Petawawa: 615
    • Borden: 949
    • London: 30
    • Kingston: 1401
    • Trenton: 591
    • Toronto: 336
  • National Capital Region: 10,167
  • Quebec:
    • Montreal: 1697
    • Valcartier: 1289
    • Bagotville: 243
  • New Brunswick:
    • Gagetown: 940
  • Nova Scotia:
    • Halifax: 2788
    • Aldershot: 38
    • Greenwood: 314
    • Newfoundland and Labrador:
    • St. John’s: 30
    • Gander: 51
    • Goose Bay: 43
  • Total Civilians on map locations: 27127
  • Total civilians outside map location: 124
  • Total civilian population: 27251

Economic presence

The dollar amounts represent DND spending by province and territory on personnel, operations and maintenance (O&M), and capital spending.

Economic presence

Spending (FY 2016-2017)

  • Personnel: $6,252 million
  • O&M: $5756 million
  • Capital: $2248 million
  • G&C: $20 million
  • Total spending: $14276 million

Spending by province

  • Yukon: $3 million
  • Northwest Territories: $32 million
  • Nunavut: $10 million
  • British Columbia: $1062 million
  • Alberta: $1001 million
  • Saskatchewan: $99 million
  • Manitoba: $381 million
  • Ontario: $6664 million
  • Quebec: $2619 million
  • New Brunswick: $877 million
  • Nova Scotia: $1222 million
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: $144 million
  • Prince Edward Island: $162million

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