August 31, 2022 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security, Other Defence
August 31, 2022 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of National Defence
Today, the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) released the Elsie Initiative Barrier Assessment report identifying barriers and opportunities for improving women's participation in United Nations (UN) peace operations.
The Government of Canada launched the Elsie Initiative - a multilateral pilot project that develops and tests approaches to help countries overcome barriers to the meaningful participation of uniformed women in UN peace operations – in 2017, and has since played a leading role in its development. In December 2021, Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, announced the initiative's extension.
In 2019 Canada announced that the CAF would undergo the Measuring Opportunities for Women in Peace Operations (MOWIP) barrier assessment methodology in order to better understand the challenges facing women in the CAF in deploying to UN peace operations, and how the CAF can increase opportunities for Canadian women in such deployments.
June 29, 2023 | Local, Other Defence
Canada is expected to boost military spending after a government review next month, but the increase is unlikely to comfort allies facing new threats and it could further undermine the country's international military credibility, policy analysts said.
November 28, 2024 | Local, Land
General Jennie Carignan, the Chief of the Defence Staff, and Robyn Hynes, Interim Ombud, are pleased to announce an exciting new collaboration between the Office of the DND/CAF Ombudsman and the Canadian Armed Forces.
July 9, 2024 | Local, Land
Today, Lieutenant-General Steve Boivin assumed leadership of the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) from Commander Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie. The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Wayne Eyre, presided over the morning ceremony, which took place at His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Carleton in Ottawa.