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A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 Base des forces canadiennes or BFC) refers to a military installation of the Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces Base, it must station one or more major units (eg. army regiments, navy ships, air force wings).

Minor installations are named Canadian Forces Station or CFS (French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 Station des forces canadiennes or SFC).






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A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 Base des forces canadiennes or BFC) refers to a military installation of the Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces Base, it must station one or more major units (eg. army regiments, navy ships, air force wings).

Minor installations are named Canadian Forces Station or CFS (French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 Station des forces canadiennes or SFC). A Canadian Forces Station could host a single minor unit (eg. 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


Army

  • CFB Borden
    CFB Borden

    Canadian Forces Base Borden is a Canadian Forces base located in Ontario.The historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force, CFB Borden is the largest training facility in the Canadian Forces....
    , Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
  • CFB Edmonton
    CFB Edmonton

    CFB Edmonton is a Canadian Forces Base located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is also known as Edmonton Garrison or "Steele Barracks"....
    , Alberta
    Alberta

    Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
  • CFB Gagetown
    CFB Gagetown

    Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, referred to as CFB Gagetown is a large Canadian Forces Base located in southwestern New Brunswick....
    , New Brunswick
    New Brunswick

    New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....
  • CFB Kingston
    CFB Kingston

    Canadian Forces Base Kingston is a Canadian Forces Base located in Kingston, Ontario, Ontario.CFB Kingston is home to the Communications and Electronics Branch of the Canadian Forces....
    , Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
  • CFB Montreal
    CFB Montreal

    Canadian Forces Base Montreal is a Canadian Forces Base network located in Montreal, Quebec, Quebec.The base is home to:* Land Forces Quebec Area...
    , Quebec
    Quebec

    Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
  • CFB St. Hubert, Quebec
    Quebec

    Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
  • CFB Petawawa
    CFB Petawawa

    Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, commonly referred to as CFB Petawawa, is a Canadian Forces Base located in Petawawa, Ontario. It is operated as an army base by Canadian Forces Land Force Command....
    , Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
  • CFB Suffield
    CFB Suffield

    Canadian Forces Base Suffield , is the largest Canadian Forces Base and the largest Commonwealth of Nations military training base. It is located in southeastern Alberta north of the city of Medicine Hat, Alberta and southeast of Calgary, Alberta....
    , Alberta
    Alberta

    Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
  • CFB Shilo
    CFB Shilo

    Canadian Forces Base Shilo is an Operations and Training base of the Canadian Forces, located 35 km east of Brandon, Manitoba. During the 1990s, Canadian Forces Base Shilo was also designated as an Area Support Unit, which acts as a local base of operations for south-west Manitoba in times of Military and Civil Emergency....
    , Manitoba
    Manitoba

    Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
  • CFB Valcartier
    CFB Valcartier

    Canadian Forces Base Valcartier is located 25 km north of Quebec City and is is home to 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group....
    , Quebec
    Quebec

    Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
  • CFB Wainwright
    CFB Wainwright

    Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, commonly referred to as CFB Wainwright is a Canadian Forces Base located in Denwood, Alberta, Alberta, adjacent to the town of Wainwright, Alberta....
    , Alberta
    Alberta

    Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....


Navy

  • CFB Esquimalt
    CFB Esquimalt

    Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is Canada's west coast navy base and home port to the Pacific Ocean fleet, known as Maritime Forces Pacific.It occupies approximately 41 km? at the southern tip of Vancouver Island on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in and around the municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia, just west of the provincial...
    , British Columbia
    British Columbia

    British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
  • CFB Halifax
    CFB Halifax

    Canadian Forces Base Halifax is Canada's east coast navy base and home port to the Atlantic Ocean fleet, known as Maritime Forces Atlantic.It is presently the largest Canadian Forces Base in terms of the number of posted personnel and is formed from an amalgamation of military properties situated around the strategic Halifax Harbour in No...
    , Nova Scotia
    Nova Scotia

    Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....
  • CFS St. John's
    CFS St. John's

    Canadian Forces Station St. John's is a Canadian Forces Base located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.CFS St. John?s is located on north shore of Quidi Vidi Lake on part of the former site of Pepperrell Air Force Base, as well as a small adjunct area on St. John's Harbour....
    , Newfoundland
    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....


Air force


Note: Primary lodger units at air force bases are wings.

  • CFB Bagotville
    CFB Bagotville

    Canadian Forces Base Bagotville , commonly referred to as CFB Bagotville, is a Canadian Forces Base located west of Bagotville in the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Quebec....
     (3 Wing), Quebec
    Quebec

    Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
  • CFB Borden
    CFB Borden

    Canadian Forces Base Borden is a Canadian Forces base located in Ontario.The historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force, CFB Borden is the largest training facility in the Canadian Forces....
     (16 Wing), Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
  • CFB Comox
    CFB Comox

    Canadian Forces Base Comox , commonly referred to as CFB Comox, is a Canadian Forces Base located north northeast of Comox, British Columbia, British Columbia....
     (19 Wing), British Columbia
    British Columbia

    British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
  • CFB Cold Lake
    CFB Cold Lake

    Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake , commonly referred to as CFB Cold Lake, is a Canadian Forces Base located adjacent to the city of Cold Lake, Alberta, Alberta....
     (4 Wing), Alberta
    Alberta

    Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
  • CFB Dundurn
    CFB Dundurn

    Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Dundurn is a Canadian Forces facility located approximately 40 km south of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan....
    /Det Dundurn (Detachment of 17 Wing), Saskatchewan
    Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
  • CFB Gander
    CFB Gander

    Canadian Forces Base Gander , is a Canadian Forces Base located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is operated as an air force base by Canadian Forces Air Command and is home to air/marine search and rescue operations that cover a vast swath of the western North Atlantic and southern Arctic....
     (9 Wing), Newfoundland
    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....
  • CFB Goose Bay
    CFB Goose Bay

    Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay , is a Canadian Forces Base located in the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador....
     (5 Wing), Labrador
    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....
  • CFB Greenwood
    CFB Greenwood

    Canadian Forces Base Greenwood , commonly referred to as CFB Greenwood, is a Canadian Forces Base located in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia....
     (14 Wing), Nova Scotia
    Nova Scotia

    Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....
  • CFB Kingston
    CFB Kingston

    Canadian Forces Base Kingston is a Canadian Forces Base located in Kingston, Ontario, Ontario.CFB Kingston is home to the Communications and Electronics Branch of the Canadian Forces....
     (1 Wing), Ontario
  • CFB Moose Jaw
    CFB Moose Jaw

    Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw , commonly referred to as CFB Moose Jaw, is a Canadian Forces Base located south-southwest of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan....
     (15 Wing), Saskatchewan
    Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
  • CFB North Bay
    CFB North Bay

    Canadian Forces Base North Bay, also CFB North Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in North Bay, Ontario. It is operated by Canadian Forces Air Command and its primary lodger is 22 Wing, thus the base is sometimes identified as 22 Wing North Bay....
     (22 Wing), Ontario
  • CFB Shearwater
    CFB Shearwater

    12 Wing Shearwater , is located in Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the Halifax Regional Municipality....
     (12 Wing), Nova Scotia
  • CFB Trenton
    CFB Trenton

    Canadian Forces Base Trenton , is a Canadian Forces base located northeast of Trenton, Ontario, Ontario. It is operated as an air force base by Canadian Forces Air Command and is the hub for air transport operations in Canada and abroad....
     (8 Wing), Ontario
  • CFB Winnipeg
    CFB Winnipeg

    Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg is a Canadian Forces Base located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.Co-located at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, CFB Winnipeg is home to many flight operations support divisions, as well as several training schools....
     (17 Wing), Manitoba
    Manitoba

    Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....


Air Command and CF Northern Area also maintain a chain of Forward Operating Locations at various points across northern Canada, capable of supporting fighter operations. Elements of CF-18 squadrons periodically deploy to these FOLs for short training exercises or Arctic sovereignty patrols.

All services

  • Department of National Defence Headquarters
    Department of National Defence Headquarters (Canada)

    The Department of National Defence Headquarters is the headquarters for Canada's Department of National Defence and is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Ontario....
    , Ottawa
    Ottawa

    Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
    , Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
  • CFS Alert
    CFS Alert

    Canadian Forces Station Alert, also CFS Alert, is a Canadian Forces signals intelligence intercept facility located in Alert, Nunavut, Nunavut on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island, at ....
    , Nunavut
    Nunavut

    Nunavut is the largest and newest Provinces and territories of Canada 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, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993....
  • CFS Leitrim
    CFS Leitrim

    Canadian Forces Station Leitrim, also referred to as CFS Leitrim, is an important Canadian Forces Station located in the neighbourhood of Leitrim, Ontario near Ottawa, Ontario....
    , Ontario
  • Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre (CRPTC), Ottawa, Ontario
  • CFNA HQ Whitehorse
    CFNA HQ Whitehorse

    Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters Whitehorse is a detachment of the Canadian Forces, based approximately 24 km south of Whitehorse, Yukon....
    , Yukon Territory
  • CFNA HQ Yellowknife
    CFNA HQ Yellowknife

    Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters Yellowknife is a Canadian Forces base located in the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.It is the headquarters for Joint Task Force North , part of Canada Command responsible for Canadian Forces operations and administration in Northern Canada and the Arctic....
    , Northwest Territories
    Northwest Territories

    The Northwest Territories are a provinces and territories of Canada of Canada.Located in northern Canada, it borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south....


Closed


Former active bases

  • CFB Calgary
    CFB Calgary

    Canadian Forces Base Calgary, also CFB Calgary, was a Canadian Forces Base located in Calgary, Alberta....
    , Alberta
    Alberta

    Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
  • CFB Griesbach
    CFB Griesbach

    CFB Griesbach is a former Canadian Army base in the north end of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The site is named after Major-General William Antrobus Griesbach , a veteran of the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War....
    , Alberta
  • CFB Namao, Alberta
  • CFB Chilliwack
    CFB Chilliwack

    Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack was a Canadian Forces Base located in Chilliwack, British Columbia, British Columbia. On 2 September 1997, Area Support Unit Chilliwack was opened on the former CFB Chilliwack properties that was retained by the Canadian Forces. ...
    , British Columbia (Redesignated as ASU Chilliwack
    ASU Chilliwack

    Area Support Unit Chilliwack is a Primary Reserve support base of 1 Area Support Group of the Canadian Forces. It is located in Chilliwack, British Columbia in British Columbia's Fraser Valley....
    )
  • CFB Winnipeg
    CFB Winnipeg

    Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg is a Canadian Forces Base located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.Co-located at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, CFB Winnipeg is home to many flight operations support divisions, as well as several training schools....
     (Kapyong Barracks), Manitoba
    Manitoba

    Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
  • CFB Chatham
    CFB Chatham

    Canadian Forces Base Chatham or CFB Chatham was a Canadian Forces Base located immediately south of the town of Chatham, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada....
    , New Brunswick
    New Brunswick

    New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....
  • CFB Moncton, New Brunswick
  • CFB Cornwallis
    CFB Cornwallis

    Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis is a former Canadian Forces Base in the western part of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia. It is situated on the southern shore of the Annapolis Basin....
    , Nova Scotia
  • CFB Clinton, Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
  • CFB Downsview
    CFB Downsview

    Canadian Forces Base Downsview is a former Canadian Forces Base in Toronto, Ontario, Ontario....
    , Ontario (Redesignated as ASU Toronto or Denison Armoury, Houses 32 CBG HQ and other 32 CBG units)
  • CFB London
    CFB London

    Canadian Forces Base London is a former Canadian Forces Base that was located in London, Ontario, Ontario. It was downsized and closed during defence budget cutbacks in the 1990s....
     (Wolseley Barracks), Ontario
  • CFD Mountain View, Ontario
  • CFB Picton
    CFB Picton

    Canadian Forces Base 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....
    , Ontario
  • CFB Rockcliffe
    CFB Rockcliffe

    Canadian Forces Base Rockcliffe is a former Canadian Forces Base located in the eastern part of Ottawa, Ontario, Ontario, now used for Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport and the Canada Aviation Museum....
    , Ontario
  • CFB Toronto, Ontario
  • CFB Uplands
    RCAF Station Uplands

    Canadian Forces Base Uplands was a Canadian Forces Base located in Ottawa, Ontario, Ontario....
    , Ontario
  • CFB Summerside
    CFB Summerside

    Canadian Forces Base Summerside was an air force base located in St. Eleanors, Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada, now part of the city of Summerside, Prince Edward Island....
    , Prince Edward Island
    Prince Edward Island

    Prince Edward Island is a Canada Provinces and territories of Canada consisting of an island of the same name. The Maritimes is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population ....


  • CFB St. Jean, Quebec
  • CFB Baden-Soellingen
    CFB Baden-Soellingen

    Canadian Forces Base Baden-Soellingen or CFB Baden-Soellingen was a Canadian Forces base located near the farming community of Rheinm?nster-S?llingen in the West Germany state of Baden-W?rttemberg....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  • CFB Lahr
    CFB Lahr

    Black Forest Airport is a privately owned and operated commercial airport located in Lahr, West Germany. Formerly known as Canadian Forces Base Lahr, or CFB Lahr, the Canadian Forces Base was operated primarily as an air force base, and later as an army base, during the late 1960s....
    , Germany
  • CFB Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
    Manitoba

    Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
  • CFB Rivers, Manitoba
    Manitoba

    Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....


Former active stations

  • CFS Beaverlodge, Alberta
    Alberta

    Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
  • CFS Penhold, Alberta
  • CFS Aldergrove, British Columbia
    British Columbia

    British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
  • CFS Baldy Hughes, British Columbia
  • CFS Holberg, British Columbia
  • CFS Kamloops, British Columbia
  • CFS Ladner
    Boundary Bay Airport

    Boundary Bay Airport is located beside Boundary Bay in Delta, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, south of Vancouver, British Columbia and close to the United States border....
    , British Columbia
  • CFS Masset, British Columbia
  • CFS Beausejour, Manitoba
    Manitoba

    Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
  • CFS Churchill, Manitoba
  • CFS Flin Flon, Manitoba
  • CFS Gypsumville, Manitoba
  • CFS Coverdale, New Brunswick
    New Brunswick

    New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....
  • CFS St. Margarets, New Brunswick
  • CFS Barrington
    CFS Barrington

    Canadian Forces Station Barrington, also referred to as CFS Barrington, was a Canadian Forces Station located in Stone House, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia at Baccaro Point near the southwestern-most point of the province....
    , Nova Scotia
    Nova Scotia

    Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....
  • CFS Debert
    CFS Debert

    Canadian Forces Station Debert was a Canada Canadian Air Force and Canadian Army facility located in Debert, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia. It was also used as a major communications centre and home to a "Regional Emergency Government Headquarters" complex....
    , Nova Scotia
  • CFS Mill Cove
    CFS Mill Cove

    Canadian Forces Station Mill Cove is a former Canadian Forces Station and currently a naval radio station in Nova Scotia operated by the Canadian Forces....
    , Nova Scotia
  • CFS Newport Corner, Nova Scotia
  • CFS Shelburne, Nova Scotia
  • CFS Sydney, Nova Scotia
  • CFS Gander, Newfoundland
    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....
  • CFS Goose Bay, Labrador
    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....
  • CFS Frobisher Bay, Nunavut
    Nunavut

    Nunavut is the largest and newest Provinces and territories of Canada 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, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993....
  • CFS Armstrong
    CFS Armstrong

    Canadian Forces Station Armstrong was a military installation located in Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Ontario.CFS Armstrong was operated as a radar station as part of the Pinetree Line network controlled by NORAD....
    , Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
  • CFS Carp
    CFS Carp

    Canadian Forces Station Carp is a former Canada military facility located in the rural farming community of Carp, Ontario, Ontario, approximately 30 km west of Ottawa, Ontario....
    , Ontario
  • CFS Cobourg
    CFS Cobourg

    Canadian Forces Station Cobourg was a military logistics base located in Cobourg, Ontario, Ontario.The facility was created due to the expansion of Canadian military capability brought about by the Korean War and Cold War....
    , Ontario
  • CFS Falconbridge
    CFS Falconbridge

    Canadian Forces Station Falconbridge was a military radar station in the Canada province of Ontario, active from 1952 to 1985.The base was geographically located in Valley East, Ontario, Ontario, although the nearest settlement ? and the source of the base's name ? was the community of Falconbridge, Greater Sudbury, Ontario in Nickel Centr...
    , Ontario
  • CFS Foymount
    CFS Foymount

    Canadian Forces Station Foymount was a military radar station in Foymount, Ontario .RCAF Station Foymount was opened in 1952 as part of the Pinetree Line of NORAD radar stations....
    , Ontario
  • CFS Gloucester, Ontario
  • CFS Lowther
    CFS Lowther

    Canadian Forces Station Lowther was a military installation located on Highway 11 near Opasatika, Ontario. CFS Lowther was a radar station and part of NORAD's Pinetree Line chain of early-warning sites....
    , Ontario
  • CFS Moosonee
    CFS Moosonee

    Canadian Forces Station Moosonee was a military installation located in Moosonee, Ontario.RCAF Station Moosonee was opened in 1962 as part of NORAD's Pinetree Line chain of radar stations....
    , Ontario
  • CFS Ramore, Ontario
  • CFS Sioux Lookout, Ontario
  • CFS Chibougamau, Quebec
    Quebec

    Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
  • CFS Moisie, Quebec
  • CFS Mont Apica, Quebec
  • CFS Lac St. Denis
    CFS Lac St. Denis

    Canadian Forces Station Lac St. Denis is a former Canadian Forces Station that was located by the side of a lake, 60 miles north of Montreal in the Laurentian Mountains....
    , Quebec
  • CFS Senneterre, Quebec
  • CFS Alsask, Saskatchewan
    Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
  • CFS Dana, Saskatchewan
  • CFS Yorkton, Saskatchewan
  • CFS Whitehorse, Yukon
    Yukon

    Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada three Territories of Canada. It was named after the Yukon River, Yukon meaning "Great River" in Gwich?in language....
  • CFS Bermuda
    CFS Bermuda

    Canadian Forces Station Bermuda, commonly shortened to CFS Bermuda, was a Canadian Forces Station in Bermuda that was operational from 1944 until 1992....
    , Bermuda
    Bermuda

    Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 kilometres northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 kilometres south of Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada....
     at Daniel's Head, 1963-1993
  • Royal Canadian Naval Base, HMCS Somers Isles, Bermuda
    Bermuda

    Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 kilometres northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 kilometres south of Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada....
    , 1944-1945


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; however for reasons 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 a separate designation. For example, the CF Leadership and Recruit School at St. Jean
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain....
, Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, 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.

See also

  • List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
    List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations

    This is a list of stations operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force , or stations where RCAF units existed, from 1924 until unification into the Canadian Forces on February 1, 1968....
  • List of Royal Canadian Navy stations
    List of Royal Canadian Navy stations

    This is a list of shore-based facilities operated by the Royal Canadian Navy from its creation in 1911 until unification into the Canadian Forces on February 1, 1968....