Joint Task Force (North)

Joint Task Force (North) (French: Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord)[1]) is responsible for all Canadian Armed Forces operations and administration in northern Canada, namely Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the waters of the Arctic Ocean (within Canada) and Hudson Bay. JTFN is headquartered in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and is part of Canadian Joint Operations Command.

Joint Task Force (North) HQ (CFNA HQ Yellowknife)
The sign outside the Joint Task Force North HQ.

While Canadian military operations in the North date to the Yukon Field Force during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, its immediate history started with the formation of Canadian Forces Northern Area (CFNA) in 1970. CFNA's motto was Custos Borealis (Latin, "Northern Guardian").

Canadian Forces Northern Area was dissolved in 2006 and replaced by Joint Task Force North (JTFN) of the new Canada Command, commanded by Vice-Admiral J.Y. Forcier. Canada Command has since been absorbed by the newly formed Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC), established in 2012. JTFN is currently commanded by Brigadier-General G.D. Loos, OMM, CD. JTFN has received increasing national attention in recent years with greater emphasis being made on Canada's claim to arctic sovereignty.[2] Each summer, hundreds of Canadian soldiers participate in Operation Nanook, an annual display of sovereignty in Canada's northern latitudes.[3] The operation has been held annually since 2007.

Reserve forces
C Company, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4 PPCLI)light infantryYellowknife
1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group with a total of 58 patrolsCanadian RangersYellowknife
Canadian Junior RangersCanadian RangersYellowknife

Bases

Units

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References
  1. Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord)
  2. When will we get serious about Arctic defence?
  3. "Operation Nanook". Retrieved 2018-10-16.

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