About the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security
Mission
The Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security provides expertise and capacity to inform the Canadian Armed Force’s operational requirements to address complex peace and security issues through research and professional-based analysis, expertise and best practices to contribute to policy and concept development, doctrine, military training and education, and related personnel-readiness enablers.
Vision
We are recognized for expertise in peace and security issues that increases the Canadian Armed Force’s individual, operational and institutional capabilities, and advances the Government of Canada’s objectives.
Functional roles of the DCOE-PS
Research
- Develop and maintain the CAF professional body of knowledge on peace and security topic areas
- Develop concepts in support of doctrine creation/modernization
Training and education support
- Support professional development and training needs analyses
- Support professional military education
- Catalogue courses delivered by partners/allies
- Maintain situational awareness on UN/NATO training standards
Lessons learned/best practices
- Support doctrine development
- Support CAF lessons learned processes
- Catalogue best practices and lessons learned
External engagement/liaison
- Host conferences
- Organize working groups/research groups with external subject matter experts
- Facilitate the exchange of lessons learned, best practices and knowledge products
- Build networks
Related links
Current focus areas
- Vancouver Principles and Child Soldiers
- Gender Perspectives and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
- Human Security