The Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command (CAFCYBERCOM; or COMCYBERFAC) is a formation of the

Canadian Armed Forces The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; , FAC) are the unified Military, military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air commands referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Under the ''National Defenc ...

. CAFCYBERCOM is responsible for cyber operations, cyber force sustainment, management, and development. CAFCYBERCOM also works alongside

NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD ; , CDAAN), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and pr ...

Five Eyes The Five Eyes (FVEY) is an Anglosphere intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These countries are party to the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperat ...

, and

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...

History

The Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command was formed on 26 September 2024. Major-General Dave Yarker was appointed as the commanding officer of CAFCYBERCOM.

References

{{reflist Canadian Armed Forces Military units and formations established in 2024