Current Operations list

Tab 1:Canadian Armed Forces Current Operations Map

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Name	Description	Location	Category	Operation type
AMISTAD	Canada's contribution to U.S.-led humanitarian assistance mission to bring health care, humanitarian assistance and civic support to communities in Latin America.	Central and South America	Humanitarian Episodic	Episodic
ACKEE (CANSOFCOM)	Operation ACKEE is a military training mission and is part of the Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program (ACCBP).	Central and South America,Caribbean Basin	Training and assistance with partner forces, International security and stability Episodic	Episodic
AMARNA	Under Operation AMARNA the Canadian Armed Forces will conduct exercises, defence diplomacy, support NATO mission Iraq, capacity building in Jordan and Lebanon, and contributions to the Combined Maritime Force, in support regional peace and security. It replaces Operation ARTEMIS and IMPACT.	Middle East	Training and assistance with partner forces, International security and stability Continuous	Continuous
BOXTOP	Logistics mission to bring supplies to Canadian Forces Station Alert.	North America, Arctic, Canada, Greenland, Nunavut, Ellesmere Island, Alert	Canadian sovereignty Episodic	Episodic
CADENCE	Operation CADENCE is the Canadian Armed Forces support to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police security effort for the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit.	Canada	Assistance to government partners Episodic	Episodic
CARIBBE	Canada's contribution to U.S.-led enhanced counter-narcotics operations.	Central and South America, North Pacific Ocean, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico	Patrol and surveillance Episodic	Episodic
DRIFTNET	Mission to help enforce the global moratorium on high-seas driftnet fishing with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.	Asia, Indo-Pacific, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Kiribati, Fiji, Nadi, North Pacific Ocean	Patrol and surveillance, Fisheries patrols and surveillance Episodic	Episodic
EDIFICE (NTOG training)	Annual combined training with the Tunisian Navy.	Africa, Tunisia	Training and assistance with partner forces Episodic	Episodic
FISHPATS	Support to Fisheries and Oceans Canada to monitor fishing vessels and enforce fishing regulations.	North America, Canada, Arctic, Davis Strait, Labrador Sea	Patrol and surveillance Episodic	Episodic
FREQUENCE	Strategic airlift support to France between France and the Sahel region of Africa.	Africa, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, West Africa, Sahel, Bamako	Counter-insurgency Episodic	Episodic
GLOBE	Support to other Government of Canada departments with tasks outside of Canada.	Around the world, Canada, Haiti, Dominican Republic, India, Panama, Japan	Humanitarian Episodic	Episodic
LENTUS	Response to forest fires, floods and natural disasters in Canada	North America, Canada	Humanitarian, Emergency response and prevention Episodic	Episodic
NEON	Effort to support the implementation of United Nations Security Council sanctions imposed against North Korea.	Asia, North Korea, Indo-Pacific	International security and stability Episodic	Episodic
NEVUS	Annual maintenance of the High Arctic Data Communications System on Ellesmere Island.	North America, Arctic, Canada, Ellesmere Island	Canadian sovereignty Episodic	Episodic
OPEN SPIRIT	Annual mission to help clear explosive remnants of war in the Baltic Sea.	Europe, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Baltic Sea	Training and assistance with partner forces Episodic	Episodic
PALACI	Support to Parks Canada to prevent avalanches from blocking land routes in Rogers Pass.	North America, Canada, British Columbia, Selkirk Mountains, Glacier National Park, Rogers Pass, Trans-Canada Highway, Columbia River, Revelstoke	Emergency response and prevention Episodic	Episodic
PRESENCE	The Canadian Armed Force’s contribution to the Government of Canada’s peace operations strategy.	Africa, Mali, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, West Africa, Entebbe, Kigali	Peace-support, Training and assistance with partner forces Episodic	Episodic
PROJECTION	The Canadian Armed Forces operates in maritime environments around the world to improve peace and stability.	Around the World, Central and South America, Euro-Atlantic, Indo-Pacific, West Africa	Peace-support, International security and stability Episodic	Episodic
RENAISSANCE	Response to international emergencies.	Around the World, Asia, Caribbean, Oceania, Australia, Bahamas, Jamaica, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines	Emergency response and prevention, Humanitarian Episodic	Episodic
RENDER SAFE	Help Australia clear explosive remnants of war in the Solomon Islands.	Asia, Oceania, Soloman Islands, Indo-Pacific	Training and assistance with partner forces Episodic	Episodic
CALUMET	Support to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), an independent peacekeeping operation.	Middle East, Egypt, Sinai Peninsula	Peace-support Continuous	Continuous
CROCODILE	Support for the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.	Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, North Kivu, South Kivu, Kinshasa,Goma	Peace-support Continuous	Continuous
DISTINCTION	Operation DISTINCTION is the Canadian Armed Forces' support to the Government of Canada’s National Commemoration Program.	Around the world, Europe, North America	Commemoration Continuous	Continuous
HELIOS	Operation HELIOS is the Canadian Armed Forces’ contribution to the Canadian Whole-of-Government response to the worsening humanitarian and security crisis in Haiti.	Central and South America,Carribean Basin, Haiti, Jamaica	Training and assistance with partner forces, Peace-support Continuous	Continuous
HORIZON	As part of Canada’s commitment to a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific, Operation HORIZON is Canada’s forward-presence mission to the region to promote peace, stability, and the rules-based international order.	Indo-Pacific, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand	International security and stability Continuous	Continuous
FOUNDATION	Canadian Armed Forces role in United States Central Command Headquarters, United States Air Forces Central Headquarters, and Combined Maritime Forces Headquarters.	Asia, Middle East, Africa, Afghanistan, Qatar, North Africa, Southwest Asia, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf	Counter-insurgency Continuous	Continuous
JADE	Canada’s contribution to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO). It is Canada’s longest-running overseas commitment.	Middle East, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Golan Heights	International security and stability Continuous	Continuous
KOBOLD	Contribution to the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR)	Europe, Kosovo	Peace-support Continuous	Continuous
LIMPID	Mission to detect threats to Canada’s security as early as possible by keeping routine watch over Canada’s air, maritime, land, space, and cyber domains.	North America, Canada	Canadian sovereignty Continuous	Continuous
NANOOK	Contribution to whole-of-government sovereignty patrols and security exercises in the high and eastern Arctic.	North America, Canada, Arctic, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Labrador, Nunavut	Canadian sovereignty Continuous	Continuous
PROTEUS	Role in the Office of the U.S. Security Coordinator to build security capacity in the Palestinian Authority.	Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Jerusalem, West Bank	International security and stability Continuous	Continuous
REASSURANCE	Support to NATO’s assurance and deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe.	Europe, Latvia, Romania, Lithuania, Iceland,Poland, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Baltics, Camp Adazi	International security and stability Continuous	Continuous
Search and Rescue	Support to search and rescue operations across regions of Canada.	North America, Canada	Emergency response and prevention Continuous	Continuous
SNOWGOOSE	Canadian Armed Forces role in the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).	Europe, Middle East, Cyprus, Nicosia	Peace-support, Humanitarian Continuous	Continuous
SOPRANO	Canadian Armed Forces role in the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS).	Africa, Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Juba	Humanitarian, Peace-support,International security and stability Continuous	Continuous
UNIFIER	Military training and capacity-building operation in support of Ukraine.	Europe	Training and assistance with partner forces Continuous	Continuous
National Sentry Program	Canada’s commitment to remember and honour Canadians who served in the major wars of the twentieth century, as well as those who have contributed to Canada’s military excellence through to the present day.	North America, Canada, Ottawa	Commemoration Continuous	Continuous

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Date modified:: 2025-08-12