Canada Command

Canada Command
Canada Command Badge
Active	2007 - Present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Armed Forces
Type	Command Headquarters
Motto(s)	Protegimus Et Defendimus
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw

Canada Command (CANADACOM) (in French : Commandement Canada or COMCANADA) is one of the seven commands of the Canadian Forces. Stood up on February 1, 2006, it is responsible for all domestic operations and national security missions; as an operational commands, it works closely with environment commands such as the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force, as well as with other operational commands such as Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command and Canadian Operational Support Command.

CANADACOM also maintains a close relationship with its American counterpart, the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), and contributes to NORAD alongside with the 1 Canadian Air Division of the Canadian Forces Air Command.

Personnel

• Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw has been Commander of Canada Command since July 2010.

Structure

Canada Command is divided into six Joint Task Force Regions:

• Joint Task Force North - Northern Canada
• JTF Pacific - British Columbia (Commander is the Commander, Maritime Forces Pacific)
• JTF West - Prairie provinces (Commander is the Commander, Land Forces Western Area)
• JTF Central - Ontario
• JTF East - Quebec
• JTF Atlantic - Atlantic Canada (Commander is the Commander, Maritime Forces Atlantic)

External links

• Official Canada Command website