| National Defence | media advisories
Media are invited to participate in a media availability with the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, who is advancing Security, Sovereignty, and Prosperity: Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy
| National Defence | media advisories
Media are invited to attend a virtual technical briefing where Government of Canada officials will provide information and answer questions ahead of an important announcement related to Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy.
| National Defence | news releases
The Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, concluded a visit to Europe. During the trip, he participated in the NATO Defence Ministers’ Meeting, the 33rd Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, and the 62nd Munich Security Conference.
| National Defence | news releases
At the Munich Security Conference on Friday, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, alongside Denmark’s Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen, his Faroese counterpart Sirið Stenberg and his Greenlandic counterpart Vivian Motzfeldt, signed a Canada–Denmark Defence Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
| National Defence | media advisories
A repatriation ceremony will take place on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton, for Gunner (Gnr) Sebastian Halmagean, a Canadian Armed Forces member deployed on Operation REASSURANCE, and who was employed by the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia at Camp Labrie in Ceri, Latvia.
| National Defence | news releases
Today, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown set sail from its home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region in support of Operations HORIZON and NEON.
| National Defence | news releases
Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, a Canadian Armed Forces member deployed on Operation REASSURANCE in Latvia and who was employed by the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia, died near Riga, Latvia, on January 29, 2026
| National Defence | news releases
His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Yellowknife has commenced a seven-week deployment on Operation CARIBBE in the Caribbean Sea.
| National Defence | news releases
Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, met with His Excellency Kanji Yamanouchi, the Japanese Ambassador to Canada, to sign a new agreement on defence and security, deepening the partnership between the two countries.
| National Defence | media advisories
Media are invited to participate in a photo opportunity of the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, and the Japanese Ambassador to Canada, Kanji Yamanouchi, during the signing ceremony for the Canada-Japan Equipment and Technology Transfer Agreement.
