A Canadian Forces base or CFB (french: links=no, base des Forces canadiennes, BFC) is a military installation of the

Canadian Armed Forces } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force. ...

. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces base, it must station one or more major units (e.g., army regiments, navy ships, air force wings). Minor installations are named Canadian Forces station or CFS (french: links=no, station des Forces canadiennes, SFC). A Canadian Forces station could host a single minor unit (e.g., an early-warning radar station). Many of these facilities are now decommissioned for administrative purposes and function as detachments of a larger Canadian Forces base nearby.

Current

Canadian Army

Note: Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the

Canadian Army The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also respo ...

are regiments of the Canadian Army.

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest T ...

: * CFB Edmonton * CFB Suffield * CFB Wainwright

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

: * CFB Shilo

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

: * CFB Gagetown

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

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CFB Kingston Canadian Forces Base Kingston (also CFB Kingston) is a Canadian Forces Base operated by the Canadian Army located in Kingston, Ontario. History The Barriefield Military Camp, commonly called Camp Barriefield, was established as a military b ...

CFB Borden Canadian Forces Base Borden (also CFB Borden, French: Base des Forces canadiennes Borden or BFC Borden), formerly RCAF Station Borden, is a large Canadian Forces base located in Ontario. The historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force, C ...

* CFB Petawawa

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...

: * CFB Montreal * CFB Valcartier

Royal Canadian Navy

Note: Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack subma ...

are individual commissioned ships of the RCN.

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

: * CFB Esquimalt

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

: * CFB Halifax

Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the '' Nunavut Act'' and the '' Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act'' ...

: * Naval Facility Nanisivik

Royal Canadian Air Force

Note: Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...

are wings of the RCAF.

: * CFB Cold Lake

: * CFB Comox

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CFB Winnipeg Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg , (CFB Winnipeg) is a Royal Canadian Air Force base located within the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Co-located at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, CFB Winnipeg is home to many flight opera ...

( CFAD Dundurn)

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

: *

CFB Gander Canadian Forces Base Gander (also CFB Gander, ), is a Canadian Forces base located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force and is home to search and rescue operations that cover a ...

* CFB Goose Bay

: * CFB Greenwood

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CFB North Bay Canadian Forces Base North Bay, also CFB North Bay, is an Canadian Forces base, air force base located at the City of North Bay, Ontario, North Bay, Ontario about north of Toronto. The base is subordinate to 1 Canadian Air Division, Winnipeg, ...

CFB Trenton Canadian Forces Base Trenton (also CFB Trenton), formerly RCAF Station Trenton, is a Canadian Forces base located within the city of Quinte West, Ontario. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is the hub ...

( CFD Mountain View)

: * CFB Bagotville

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

: * CFB Moose Jaw The RCAF supplies aircraft to Canadian Joint Operations Command, which frequently operate from a chain of forward operating locations (FOLs) at various civilian airfields across northern Canada, capable of supporting RCAF operations.

CF-18 Hornet The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) variant of the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. In 1980, the F/A-18 was selected as the winner of the Ne ...

s, CP-140 Auroras and various transport and search and rescue aircraft periodically deploy to these FOLs for short training exercises, Arctic sovereignty patrols, aid to the civil power, or search and rescue operations.

All services

* CFS St. John's

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

* CFNA HQ Yellowknife

* CFS Alert Ontario *

Department of National Defence Headquarters National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) ( French: ''Quartiers généraux de la Défense nationale'' (''QGDN'')) was created through the integration of Canadian Armed Forces Headquarters (CAF HQ) with the civilian Department of National Defence (DND) ...

, Ottawa * NDHQ Carling, Ottawa * CFS Leitrim, Ottawa * Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre (CRPTC), Ottawa Quebec *

Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School The Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS) is located at the Saint-Jean Garrison in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Courses offered The two main courses offered at CFLRS are the Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) for Regular Force ...

(CFLRS)

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

* CFNA HQ Whitehorse

Closed

Defunct bases

Alberta: * CFB Calgary (portion of property currently hosts 41 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (Waters Building), 41 Combat Engineer Regiment (Currie Building) and 41 Service Battalion (Currie Building). * CFB Penhold British Columbia: * CFB Chilliwack (portion of property currently hosts ASU Chilliwack) Manitoba: *

(Kapyong Barracks) * CFB Portage La Prairie *

CFB Rivers CFB Rivers was a Royal Canadian Air Force base located southwest of Rivers, Manitoba ( northwest of Brandon), Canada at the junction of Manitoba Highway 25 (PTH 25) and Manitoba Provincial Road 259 (PR 259). History 1940-1945 - World War II RC ...

New Brunswick: *

CFB Chatham Canadian Forces Base Chatham or CFB Chatham was a Canadian Forces Base located immediately south of the town of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. Parts are now operating as Miramichi Municipal Airport since 1974 with a partial runway available ( ...

* CFB Moncton (portion of property currently hosts CFB Gagetown - Detachment Moncton) Nova Scotia: * CFB Cornwallis * CFB Shearwater (Shearwater Heliport now part of CFB Halifax) Ontario: *

CFB Clinton Canadian Forces Base Clinton, CFB Clinton for short, was a Canadian Forces Base located near Clinton, Ontario. It initially opened in July 1941 as RAF Station Clinton under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan as a training unit for radar ope ...

* CFB Centralia * CFB Downsview (portion of property currently hosts ASU Toronto) * CFB London (Wolseley Barracks) (portion of property currently hosts ASU London) *

CFB Picton Canadian Forces Base Picton (CFB Picton) was a military installation located in Picton, Ontario. The base was active from the Second World War to 1969 and served the Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Army. Today, the site f ...

CFB Rockcliffe Canadian Forces Base Rockcliffe (also CFB Rockcliffe) is a former Canadian Forces Base located in the eastern part of Ottawa, Ontario, now used for Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport and the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. It was formerly known as CF ...

* CFB Uplands

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

CFB Summerside Canadian Forces Base Summerside (CFB Summerside) was an air force base located in St. Eleanors, Prince Edward Island, Canada, now part of the city of Summerside. RCAF Station Summerside World War II The airfield was constructed by the Royal Ca ...

Quebec: * CFB St. Hubert * CFB St. Jean (now home to the CF Leadership and Recruit School, a lodger unit of CFB Montreal) Other: *

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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

* CFB Lahr, Germany

Defunct stations

Alberta: * CFS Beaverlodge British Columbia: *

CFS Aldergrove Naval Radio Section Aldergrove, or NRS Aldergrove, is a Canadian Forces naval radio communications facility located in both Aldergrove and Matsqui, British Columbia. NRS Aldergrove is the Royal Canadian Navy's primary communications relay site ...

CFS Baldy Hughes Canadian Forces Station Baldy Hughes (ADC ID: C-20) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south-southwest of Prince George, British Columbia. It was closed in 1988. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network ...

* CFS Holberg * CFS Kamloops * CFS Ladner * CFS Masset (now a detachment of CFS Leitrim) Manitoba: *

CFS Beausejour Canadian Forces Station Beausejour (ADC ID: C-17) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was closed in 1986. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network controlled by ...

* CFS Churchill * CFS Flin Flon * CFS Gypsumville New Brunswick: * CFS Coverdale * CFS Renous * CFS St. Margarets Nova Scotia: *

CFS Barrington Canadian Forces Station Barrington, also referred to as CFS Barrington, was a Canadian Forces Station located in the unincorporated community of Baccaro, Nova Scotia at Baccaro Point near the southwesternmost point of the province. History In ...

CFS Debert Canadian Forces Station Debert (also CFS Debert) was a Canadian Forces station located in Debert, Nova Scotia. It was most recently used during the Cold War as a communications facility and was home to a " Regional Emergency Government Headqua ...

* CFS Mill Cove * CFS Newport Corner *

CFS Shelburne Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Shelburne is a former Canadian Forces Station that was a shore terminus for the Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) from 1955 to 1994. It was located in the Municipality of the District of Shelburne, Shelburne County, ...

* CFS Sydney Newfoundland and Labrador: * CFS Gander (Now CFB Gander) * CFS Goose Bay (Now CFB Goose Bay) * CFS Saglek Northwest Territories: * CFS Inuvik Nunavut: *

CFS Frobisher Bay Canadian Forces Station Frobisher Bay was a military high-frequency direction-finding station located on Baffin Island at what is now Iqaluit, Nunavut. See also * CFS Alert * Nanisivik Naval Facility References External linksStation designator ...

Ontario: *

CFS Armstrong : ''For the civil airport, see Armstrong Airport'' Canadian Forces Station Armstrong (ADC ID: C-15) is a former General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario. It was closed in 1974. It wa ...

* CFS Carp * CFS Cobourg * CFS Falconbridge * CFS Foymount * CFS Gloucester *

CFS Lowther Canadian Forces Station Lowther (ADC ID: M-119/C-119) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-southeast of Mattice-Val Côté, Ontario. It was closed in 1987. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network c ...

* CFS Moosonee *

CFS Ramore Canadian Forces Station Ramore (ADC ID: C-10) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of Ramore, Ontario. It was closed in 1974. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network controlled by NORAD. It has si ...

* CFS Sioux Lookout Quebec: * CFS Chibougamau * CFS Moisie * CFS Mont Apica *

CFS Lac St. Denis Canadian Forces Station Lac St. Denis (also CFS Lac St. Denis) is a former Canadian Forces Station that was located by Lac St. Denis, 60 miles north of Montreal in the Laurentian Mountains. Construction The base, at 1674 feet above sea level, ...

* CFS Senneterre * RCAF Station Parent * CFS Val-d'Or Saskatchewan: * CFS Alsask *

CFS Dana Canadian Forces Station Dana (CFS Dana) was a military radar station 35 miles east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in the Rural Municipality of Bayne, Saskatchewan. RCAF Station Dana (also known as Sage Hill) was opened in 1962 as part of the Pinetree ...

* CFS Yorkton Yukon: * CFS Whitehorse Other: * CFS Bermuda,

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The Canadian Forces were reduced during the 1990s from a high of 90,000 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. A small number of these "closed" facilities have actually continued operating as before; but, because 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 separate designations. 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 are now used as training grounds for reserve/militia units.

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