February 24, 2021 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
Read more about President Biden, PM Trudeau to unveil US-Canada partnership roadmap on Business Standard. Biden will host his first-ever virtual bilateral summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday
July 27, 2022 | Local, Aerospace
Even as Canada acknowledges growing importance of space in defense, Jessica West of Canada's Project Ploughshares said, "The creation of a division within the military [structure] rather than a standalone force points to the integration of space across military functions rather than a ‘warfighting’ orientation."
March 11, 2022 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
Defence analyst David Perry of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute said Canada spent years underfunding the military.
April 17, 2023 | Local, Other Defence
April 17, 2023 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces The first Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) senior promotions and appointments of General and Flag Officers for 2023 have been announced by General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff. The requirement for General and Flag Officers is driven by the need to lead defence priorities at the institutional level, create and sustain a diverse and inclusive culture, and project leadership abroad. Major-General M.H.L. Bourgon has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General and remains Acting Chief Military Personnel and Acting Commander Military Personnel Command (CMP/CMPC), in Ottawa. Additional General and Flag Officer promotions and appointments announced via CANFORGEN 070/23 for those at the rank of Rear-Admiral/Major-General and below will be available on the General and Flag Officer website by visiting General Officers and Flag Officers - Canada.ca The CAF’s evolving promotion process is continuing to ensure that inclusive leaders who embody the CAF’s professional values and ethos are chosen. Promotion candidates completed an evidence-based character assessment. Promotion candidates then underwent a “360 degree” evaluation known as the multi-rater assessment. This approach uses a diverse group of evaluators to reduce bias and foster diverse perspectives to obtain a holistic perspective of the candidate’s leadership behaviour and effectiveness. Additionally, the promotion candidate is subject to an interview conducted by a third party, external to Department of National Defence and CAF, which focuses on personal experiences, self awareness, past challenges, failures, and successes. Information regarding the promotion selection process . Further promotions, appointments, and retirements will be announced when they have been confirmed. Related products Lieutenant-General M.H.L. (Lise) Bourgon, CMM, MSC, CD - Canada.ca https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2023/04/chief-of-the-defence-staff-announces-first-2023-canadian-armed-forces-general-and-flag-officer-senior-promotions-and-appointments.html