Joint Task Force (North)

Joint Task Force (North)
Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord) (French)
Joint Task Force (North) HQ
Active	1970–present
Country	Canada
Size	300
Part of	Canadian Joint Operations Command
Garrison/HQ	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Website	www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military-operations/conduct/regional-task-force/north.html
Commanders
Current commander	BGen J.M.Y.D. (Dan) Rivière, CD[1]

The sign outside the Joint Task Force North HQ.

Joint Task Force (North) (French: Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord)^[2]) 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.^[3] Each year, hundreds of Canadian soldiers participate in Operation Nanook, an annual display of sovereignty in Canada's northern latitudes.^[4] The operation has been held annually since 2007.

Units within area of responsibility

Integral units

• Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters Yellowknife (Joint Task Force (North) Headquarters Yellowknife) - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
• Joint Task Force (North) Headquarters Detachment Nunavut - Iqaluit, Nunavut
• Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters Whitehorse (Joint Task Force (North) Headquarters Detachment Yukon) - Whitehorse, Yukon^[5]

Lodger units

• 440 Transport Squadron (CFB Trenton or 8 Wing Trenton)
• C Company (The Yellowknife Company) (Loyal Edmonton Regiment)
• 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (3rd Canadian Division)
• Yellowknife MP detachment

Northern operations

• Operation Nanook^[6]
• Operation Nevus^[7]
• Operation Nunakput^[8]
• Operation Nunalivut^[9]
• Operation Limpid^[10]

References

1. "Joint statement from Premier Pillai and Minister Mostyn on meeting with Brigadier-General Dan Rivière, Commander of the Joint Task Force North". 14 August 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
2. "Forces opérationnelles interarmées régionales". www.canada.ca. 20 February 2013.
3. Smol, Robert (11 May 2009). "When will we get serious about Arctic defence?". CBC. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
4. "Operation Nanook". 27 March 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
5. "Detachments and Units". www.canada.ca. National Defence. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
6. "Operation NANOOK". www.canada.ca. National Defence. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
7. "Operation NEVUS". www.canada.ca. National Defence. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
8. "Operation NUNAKPUT". www.canada.ca. National Defence. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
9. "Operation NUNALIVUT". www.canada.ca. National Defence. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
10. "Operation LIMPID". www.canada.ca. National Defence. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

External links

• Joint Task Force North official site

62°27′20″N 114°22′31″W / 62.45556°N 114.37528°W / 62.45556; -114.37528 (Joint Task Force North)