Joint Task Force (North)

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FieldValue
unit_nameJoint Task Force (North)
native_namefr
imageCanadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters Yellowknife 1.jpg
image_size300px
captionJoint Task Force (North) HQ
dates1970–present
countryCanada
size300
command_structureCanadian Joint Operations Command
current_commanderBGen J.M.Y.D. (Dan) Rivière, CD{{cite web
urlhttps://yukon.ca/en/news/joint-statement-premier-pillai-and-minister-mostyn-meeting-brigadier-general-dan-riviere
garrisonYellowknife, Northwest Territories
website
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Joint Task Force (North) () 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.

JTFN has received increasing national attention since 2009 with greater emphasis being made on Canada's claim to arctic sovereignty. Each year, hundreds of Canadian soldiers participate in Operation Nanook, an annual display of sovereignty in Canada's northern latitudes. The operation has been held annually since 2007.

Units within area of responsibility

Integral units

Lodger units

Northern operations

  • Operation Nanook
  • Operation Nevus
  • Operation Nunakput
  • Operation Nunalivut
  • Operation Limpid

References

References

  1. (20 February 2013). "Forces opérationnelles interarmées régionales".
  2. (11 May 2009). "When will we get serious about Arctic defence?". CBC.
  3. (27 March 2015). "Operation Nanook".
  4. (2013-02-20). "Detachments and Units". [[Department of National Defence (Canada).
  5. (2013-02-20). "Operation NANOOK". National Defence.
  6. (2013-06-10). "Operation NEVUS". National Defence.
  7. (2013-02-20). "Operation NUNAKPUT". National Defence.
  8. (2013-06-10). "Operation NUNALIVUT". National Defence.
  9. (2014-03-21). "Operation LIMPID". National Defence.

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