Service in Canada
1867 – present
For more than 100 years, millions of Canadians have proudly served our country in uniform. While the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are known to put their lives on the line to support international operations, they also fulfill important roles on home soil.
They provide national and regional security, serve on search and rescue missions and respond to natural disasters.
Missions in Canada
Veterans' stories
Order of events
1970
October Crisis
1985
Crash of Arrow Air Flight 1285
1996
Saguenay flood
1997
Red River floods
1998
Crash of Swissair Flight 111
1998
Eastern Canada ice storm
2003
Forest fires in British Columbia
2010
Hurricane Igor hits Newfoundland and Labrador
2016
Alberta wildfires
2020
COVID-19 pandemic response
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