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Joint Task Force (North) (French: Force opérationnelle interarmées du nord) is responsible for all Canadian Forces operations and administration in northern Canada, namely the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the waters of the Arctic Ocean (within Canada) and Hudson Bay. JTF(N) is headquartered in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and is part of Canada Command.
While Canadian military operations in the North date to the Yukon Field Force during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, its immediate history started with the formation of Canadian Forces Northern Area (CFNA) in 1970.
Canadian Forces Northern Area was dissolved in 2006 and replaced by Joint Task Force North (JTFN) of the new Canada Command, commanded by Vice-Admiral J.Y. Forcier. JTF(N) was commanded by Colonel Norm Couturier, who has now handed over to Brigadier-General Christine Whitecross.[1] A number of exercises have been conducted by CFNA and now JTFN, including, recently, Operation Labrador, and Operation Hurricane.
[edit] Reserve forces
- CFS Alert: signals intelligence intercept facility
- CFNA HQ Yellowknife: home to 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, 440 Transport Squadron, and depending on time of year, many cadet squadrons
- CFNA HQ Whitehorse: home to Junior Rangers detachment
- CF Detachment Nunavut: detachment office
[edit] Closed
[edit] references
- ^ 1st woman military leader in North takes over post
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 62°27′20″N 114°22′31″W / 62.45556°N 114.37528°W / 62.45556; -114.37528 (Joint Task Force North (Canada))
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