Canadian Forces operations

For information on each Canadian Forces operation around the world, click on the blue dots.

World Map Op BOXTOP Op POSEIDON Op FOUNDATION Op HAMLET Op KOBOLD Op CROCODILE Op SOPRANO Op SCULPTURE Op SATURN Op SNOWGOOSE Op PROTEUS Op GLADIUS Op JADE Op SAIPH Op LAMA Op CARIBBE Op NUNALIVUT Op NANOOK Op CALUMET Op PALACI Op ATTENTION Op DRIFTNET Op METRIC

Operation     Location    Description Personnel   
ATTENTION Afghanistan Canada’s participation in the NATO Training Mission–Afghanistan, which delivers training and professional development services to the national security forces of Afghanistan, especially the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police. 920
BOXTOP Canada - CFS Alert & 8 Wing Trenton A biannual replenishment operation for the world's most northern permanently inhabited location, CFS Alert, Nunavut. Due to its remote location and inaccessibility, CFS Alert must be resupplied by air, which is currently done by personnel and aircraft from 8 Wing Trenton. N/A
CALUMET Egypt - Sinai Peninsula Canada's contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula. 28
CARIBBE Caribbean Basin and East Pacific Ocean A Canada Command counter narcotics operation, is Canada's contribution to an ongoing U.S.-led, multi-national effort to stop drug trafficking in the waters of the Caribbean Basin and East Pacific. N/A
CROCODILE Democratic Republic of the Congo Canada's support to the U.N. peace-support mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 9
DRIFTNET North Pacific Ocean, Canada Operation DRIFTNET is a Canadian Forces domestic operation in support of Fisheries and Oceans Canada to halt the destructive effects of illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing on the high seas. N/A
FOUNDATION United States - Tampa, Florida Canada's liaison team at the headquarters of U.S. Central Command. 7
GLADIUS Israel and Syria Canada's contribution to UNDOF, the U.N. mission on the border between Israel and Syria. 3
HAMLET Haiti - Port-au-Prince Canada's participation in the United States Stabilization Mission in Haiti. 5
JADE Israel, Syria, Lebanon Canadian military observers serving with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, the U.N.'s oldest peace-support mission. 8
KOBOLD Kosovo - Pristina The Canadian team serving with KFOR, the NATO force in Kosovo. 5
LAMA Canada - Wide Op LAMA is the code name for Canadian Forces' support to civil authorities for hurricane recovery efforts anywhere in Canada. Under Op LAMA, the CF may provide support to all three levels of government - federal, provincial and municipal. N/A
METRIC At sea Canada’s participation in international efforts to enhance security in the eastern Mediterranean region, specifically the Middle East and North Africa. 250
NANOOK Canada’s Northwest Passage

Part one: A sovereignty and presence patrolling operation conducted from 4 to 20 August, 2011 on Cornwallis Island and at sea in Davis Strait, Baffin Bay and Lancaster Sound.

Part two: A Canadian whole-of-government exercise that includes a simulated major air disaster and a simulated maritime emergency exercise.

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NUNALIVUT Canada - CFS Alert, Nunavut, and surroundings An annual major sovereignty and security operation in Canada's High Arctic. N/A
PALACI Canada - Rogers Pass, British Columbia The Canadian Forces assistance to Parks Canada to prevent large avalanches through Rogers Pass, protecting travellers and keeping Trans-Canada Highway 1 and CP rail links between British Columbia and the rest of Canada clear. N/A
POSEIDON Canada - West Coast Canadian Forces' support to Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP for counter-illegal migrant operations on the West Coast is named Op POSEIDON. N/A
PROTEUS Jerusalem The Canadian team working with the Office of the U.S. Security Coordinator to build security capacity in the Palestinian Authority. 18
SOPRANO Republic of South Sudan Operation SOPRANO is the Canada Forces’ participation in the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS). 14
SAIPH At sea Canada’s periodic contribution of a warship to counter-terrorism operations in the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf, and counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa. N/A
SATURN Sudan - Darfur Canada's support to the U.N.-African Union mission in Darfur. 6
SCULPTURE Sierra Leone - Freetown Canada's participation in the British-led military advisory and training mission in Sierra Leone. 9
SNOWGOOSE Cyprus Canada's contribution to UNFICYP, the U.N. force in Cyprus. 1