NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Canadian Forces Base

A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (fr. Base des forces canadiennes or BFC) refers to a Canadian military installation of the Canadian Armed Forces. The Canadian Forces (CF) (Fr: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the combined branches of the military of the Dominion of Canada. ...

Minor installations are also named Canadian Forces Station or CFS (fr. Station des forces canadiennes or SFC).

1 Current
2 Closed
- 2.1 Former bases
- 2.2 Former stations
3 See also

Current

Army

CFB Edmonton, Alberta
CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick
CFB Montreal, Quebec
CFB Petawawa, Ontario
CFB Suffield, Alberta
CFB Shilo, Manitoba
CFB Valcartier, Quebec
CFB Wainwright Alberta *Also known as WATC or Camp Wainwright.

Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 kmÂ² (6th) Land 642,317 kmÂ² Water 19,531 kmÂ² (2. ... Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, also referred to as CFB Gagetown, is a large Canadian Forces Base located in southwestern New Brunswick. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant Governor HermÃ©nÃ©gilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Area 72 908 kmÂ² (8th) Land 71 450 kmÂ² Water 1 458 kmÂ² (2. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libÃ©ration du QuÃ©bec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... CFB Petawawa is a Canadian Forces military base located in Petawawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 kmÂ² (4th) Land 917,741 kmÂ² Water 158,654 kmÂ² (14. ... Canadian Forces Base Suffield (also CFB Suffield), is the largest Canadian Forces Base and one of the largest military training bases in the world. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 kmÂ² (6th) Land 642,317 kmÂ² Water 19,531 kmÂ² (2. ... Canadian Forces Base Shilo (or CFB Shilo) is an Operations and Training base of the Canadian Armed Forces located 35 km East of Brandon, Manitoba. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 kmÂ² (8th) Land 553,556 kmÂ² Water 64,241 kmÂ² (14. ... Canadian Forces Base Valcartier is located 25 km west of Quebec City. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libÃ©ration du QuÃ©bec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... Jump to: navigation, search CFB/ASU Wainwright is a Canadian Forces Base/Area Support Unit located adjacent to the Town of Wainwright in Alberta, Canada. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 kmÂ² (6th) Land 642,317 kmÂ² Water 19,531 kmÂ² (2. ...

Navy

CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia
NRS Aldergrove (Naval Radio Site) British Columbia
CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia
CFS St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

CFB Esquimalt is Canadas West Coast (Pacific) naval base. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 kmÂ² (5th) * Land 925,186 kmÂ² * Water 19,549 kmÂ² (2. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 kmÂ² (5th) * Land 925,186 kmÂ² * Water 19,549 kmÂ² (2. ... Canadian Forces Base Halifax (CFB Halifax) is the name for an amalgamation of Canadian Armed Forces properties located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 kmÂ² (12th) Land 53,338 kmÂ² Water 1,946 kmÂ² (3. ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ...

Air force

CFB Bagotville (3 Wing), Quebec
CFB Borden (16 Wing), Ontario
CFB Comox (19 Wing), British Columbia
CFB Cold Lake (4 Wing), Alberta
CFB Gander (9 Wing), Newfoundland
CFB Goose Bay (5 Wing), Labrador
CFB Greenwood (14 Wing), Nova Scotia
CFB Kingston (1 Wing), Ontario
CFB Moose Jaw (15 Wing), Saskatchewan
CFB North Bay (22 Wing), Ontario
CFB Shearwater (12 Wing), Nova Scotia
CFB Trenton (8 Wing), Ontario
CFB Winnipeg (17 Wing), Manitoba

Air Command and CF Northern Area also maintain a chain of Forward Operating Locations at various points across northern Canada, capable of supporting fighter operations. Elements of CF-18 squadrons periodically deploy to these FOLs for short training exercises or Arctic sovereignty patrols. Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libÃ©ration du QuÃ©bec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... Sherman tank displayed outdors in Worthington Tank Museum at CFB Borden Canadian Forces Base Borden (also CFB Borden or 16 Wing Borden) is a Canadian Forces Base located in Borden, Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 kmÂ² (4th) Land 917,741 kmÂ² Water 158,654 kmÂ² (14. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Canadian Forces Base Comox. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 kmÂ² (5th) * Land 925,186 kmÂ² * Water 19,549 kmÂ² (2. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 kmÂ² (6th) Land 642,317 kmÂ² Water 19,531 kmÂ² (2. ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... CFB Goose Bay, Labrador Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay, also referred to as CFB Goose Bay or 5 Wing Goose Bay, is an air force base in northeastern Canada, located in the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... Canadian Forces Base Greenwood (CFB Greenwood), also referred to as 14 Wing Greenwood is a Canadian Forces Base located in Greenwood, a village in Nova Scotias Annapolis Valley. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 kmÂ² (12th) Land 53,338 kmÂ² Water 1,946 kmÂ² (3. ... Canadian Forces Base Kingston (also CFB Kingston or 1 Wing Kingston) is a Canadian Forces Base located in Kingston, Ontario. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 kmÂ² (7th) * Land 591,670 kmÂ² * Water 59,366 kmÂ² (9. ... CFB North Bay (22 Wing) is a Canadian Forces Base located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. ... Canadian Forces Base Shearwater (CFB Shearwater) is a Canadian Forces base located in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia on the eastern shore of Halifax harbour. ... Canadian Forces Base Trenton, also referred to as CFB Trenton or 8 Wing Trenton is a Canadian Forces Base located in Trenton, Ontario. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 kmÂ² (8th) Land 553,556 kmÂ² Water 64,241 kmÂ² (14. ...

All services

CF HQ Ottawa, Ontario
Camp Mirage, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
CFS Alert, Nunavut
CFS Leitrim, Ontario
CFB Ottawa, Ontario
CFNA HQ Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
CFNA HQ Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 kmÂ² (4th) Land 917,741 kmÂ² Water 158,654 kmÂ² (14. ... Jump to: navigation, search Raising the Canadian flag at Camp Mirage Camp Mirage is a Canadian Forces forward logistics base on Minhad Air Force Base, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dubai or Dubayy (in Arabic: Ø¯Ø¨ÙŠÙ‘, IPA , generally in English) refers to either one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Peninsula, or that emirates main city, sometimes called Dubai City to distinguish it from the emirate. ... Canadian Forces Station Alert, also CFS Alert, is a Canadian Armed Forces signals intelligence intercept facility located in Alert, Nunavut on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 kmÂ² (1st) Land 1,936,113 kmÂ² Water 157,077 kmÂ² (7. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th) - Land 474,391 km² - Water 8,052 km² (1. ... Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 kmÂ² (3rd) Land 1,183,085 kmÂ² Water 163,021 kmÂ² (12. ...

Closed

Former bases

CFB Calgary, Alberta
CFB Griesbach, Alberta
CFB Namao, Alberta
CFB Chilliwack, British Columbia
CFB Winnipeg (Kapyong Barracks), Manitoba
CFB Chatham, New Brunswick
CFB Moncton, New Brunswick
CFB Aldershot, Nova Scotia
CFB Cornwallis, Nova Scotia
CFB Clinton, Ontario
CFB Downsview, Ontario
CFB London (Wolseley Barracks), Ontario
CFB Mountainview, Ontario
CFB Picton, Ontario
CFB Rockcliffe, Ontario
CFB Toronto, Ontario
CFB Uplands, Ontario
CFB Summerside, Prince Edward Island
CFB St. Hubert, Quebec
CFB St. Jean, Quebec
CFB Dundurn, Saskatchewan
CFB Baden Soellingen, Germany
CFB Lahr, Germany

Jump to: navigation, search Canadian Forces Base Calgary was a major base for the Canadian Armed Forces located within Calgary, Alberta. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 kmÂ² (6th) Land 642,317 kmÂ² Water 19,531 kmÂ² (2. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 kmÂ² (8th) Land 553,556 kmÂ² Water 64,241 kmÂ² (14. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant Governor HermÃ©nÃ©gilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Area 72 908 kmÂ² (8th) Land 71 450 kmÂ² Water 1 458 kmÂ² (2. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 kmÂ² (12th) Land 53,338 kmÂ² Water 1,946 kmÂ² (3. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 kmÂ² (4th) Land 917,741 kmÂ² Water 158,654 kmÂ² (14. ... Canadian Forces Base Summerside was a Canadian air force base located in St. ... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant Governor J. LÃ©once Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Area 5,660 kmÂ² (13th) Land 5,660 kmÂ² Water 0 kmÂ² (0%) Population (2004) Population 137,900... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libÃ©ration du QuÃ©bec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 kmÂ² (7th) * Land 591,670 kmÂ² * Water 59,366 kmÂ² (9. ...

Former stations

CFS Beaverlodge, Alberta
CFS Penhold, Alberta
CFS Aldergrove, British Columbia
CFS Baldy Hughes, British Columbia
CFS Holberg, British Columbia
CFS Kamloops, British Columbia
CFS Ladner, British Columbia
CFS Masset, British Columbia
CFS Beausejour, Manitoba
CFS Churchill, Manitoba
CFS Flin Flon, Manitoba
CFS Gypsumville, Manitoba
CFS Coverdale, New Brunswick
CFS St. Margarets, New Brunswick
CFS Barrington, Nova Scotia
CFS Debert, Nova Scotia
CFS Mill Cove, Nova Scotia
CFS Newport Corner, Nova Scotia
CFS Shelburne, Nova Scotia
CFS Sydney, Nova Scotia
CFS Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
CFS Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
CFS Iqaluit, Nunavut
CFS Armstrong, Ontario
CFS Carp, Ontario
CFS Falconbridge, Ontario
CFS Foymount, Ontario
CFS Gloucester, Ontario
CFS Lowther, Ontario
CFS Moosonee, Ontario
CFS Ramore, Ontario
CFS Sioux Lookout, Ontario
CFS Chibougamau, Quebec
CFS Moisie, Quebec
CFS Mont Apica, Quebec
CFS Lac St. Denis, Quebec
CFS Senneterre, Quebec
CFS Alsask, Saskatchewan
CFS Dana, Saskatchewan
CFS Yorkton, Saskatchewan
CFS Whitehorse, Yukon
CFS Bermuda, Bermuda

The Canadian Forces were reduced during the 1990s from a high of 85,000 personnel in the late 1980s to the present force levels. Coinciding with personnel and equipment reductions was the politically-controversial decision to close a number of bases and stations which were obsolete or created duplication. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 kmÂ² (6th) Land 642,317 kmÂ² Water 19,531 kmÂ² (2. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 kmÂ² (5th) * Land 925,186 kmÂ² * Water 19,549 kmÂ² (2. ... Boundary Bay Airport is located beside Boundary Bay in Delta, British Columbia, Canada, south of Vancouver and close to the U.S. border. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 kmÂ² (8th) Land 553,556 kmÂ² Water 64,241 kmÂ² (14. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant Governor HermÃ©nÃ©gilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Area 72 908 kmÂ² (8th) Land 71 450 kmÂ² Water 1 458 kmÂ² (2. ... Canadian Forces Station Barrington, also referred to as CFS Barrington, was a Canadian Forces Station located in Baccaro, Nova Scotia at Baccaro Point near the southwestern-most point of the province. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 kmÂ² (12th) Land 53,338 kmÂ² Water 1,946 kmÂ² (3. ... Canadian Forces Station Debert (also CFS Debert) was the location of a Canadian air force, army, and military communications facility in Debert, Nova Scotia. ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 kmÂ² (1st) Land 1,936,113 kmÂ² Water 157,077 kmÂ² (7. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 kmÂ² (4th) Land 917,741 kmÂ² Water 158,654 kmÂ² (14. ... Canadian Forces Station Carp (also CFS Carp) is a former Canadian military facility located in the rural farming community of Carp, Ontario, approximately 30 km west of Ottawa. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libÃ©ration du QuÃ©bec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 kmÂ² (7th) * Land 591,670 kmÂ² * Water 59,366 kmÂ² (9. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 kmÂ² (9th) Land 474,391 kmÂ² Water 8,052 kmÂ² (1. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

A small number of these "closed" facilities have actually continued operating as before, however for reasons of cost and administrative efficiency (or in the case of radio and radar facilities - automation) they have been absorbed into other nearby bases and therefore do not qualify for a separate designation. For example, the CF Leadership and Recruit School at St. Jean, Quebec, is now a lodger unit of CFB Montreal, and the former CFS Masset is a detachment of CFS Leitrim. Other facilities, such as the former CFBs Aldershot and Wainwright, are now used as training grounds for reserve/militia units.

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