The Canadian Armed Forces today issued the following statement regarding Canada’s participation in a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) this week in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone
Twenty-five years ago today, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, including 24 Canadians. It was a day of profound loss that changed the lives of countless families and reshaped the security of our continent and our world.
On July 21, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, Japanese Defense Minister KOIZUMI Shinjirō, UK Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting, and Canadian Minister of National Defence David J. McGuinty met in London to discuss Canada’s participation in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
On July 17, 2026, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) received a Request for Federal Assistance to support the evacuation of Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope), Ontario, due to the threat posed by a rapidly advancing wildfire.
We, the Minister of National Defence of Canada, the Minister of Defence of Denmark, and the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, recognize our common interest in maintaining credible deterrence along NATO’s Eastern Flank and our shared resolve to defend every inch of Allied territory.
This weekend, the Canadian Armed Forces worked together with our Belgian allies to deliver military equipment to Ukraine. Belgium supported this effort by facilitating the transport of equipment from Canadian stocks to Ukraine. Canada regularly provides such deliveries, in coordination with our allies, as part of ongoing support commitments.