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Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada’s Defence

| National Defence | backgrounders

Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Bill Blair released Our North, Strong and Free – a defence policy update that responds to the significant global shifts we have witnessed since Canada’s comprehensive defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, was announced in 2017.


Canadian Armed Forces member missing and presumed dead in Swiss avalanche

| National Defence | news releases

A Canadian Armed Forces member, Captain Sean Thomas, went missing in an avalanche in Switzerland while on leave from an operational deployment, and is presumed to have been killed. The Canadian Armed Forces extend their sincere condolences to Captain Thomas’s family, are providing the family with resources and support during this difficult time.


Release of Canada’s Defence Policy Update

| National Defence | media advisories

On April 8, 2024, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will release Canada’s Defence Policy Update.


100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force

| National Defence | media advisories

Media are invited to a museum reopening and monument unveiling for the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on April 2nd, 2024, at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden.


Canadian Armed Forces members deploy to Jamaica to train CARICOM troops for Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti.

| National Defence | news releases

Yesterday, approximately 70 Canadian Armed Forces members deployed to Jamaica. At the request of the Jamaican government, they will provide training to military personnel from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations who are set to deploy to Haiti as part of the United Nations-authorized, Kenyan-led, Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission.


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