Worldlex Wiki CJOC's role is to "anticipate and conduct Canadian Forces operations, and develop, generate and integrate joint force capabilities for operations."
cost-cutting measures in the 2012 federal budget through the merger of Canada Command, the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command and the Canadian Operational Support Command under an integrated command-and-control structure. The command was stood up on 5 October 2012 to officially replace the three former organizations.Organization
The command team is led by a lieutenant-general or vice-admiral and assisted by three deputy commanders, one for each of the three main components (Continental, Expeditionary, and Support). The team is further supported by a chief of staff and four senior non-commissioned members, an overall command chief warrant/petty officer, and a command chief warrant/petty officer for each component.
The continental component consists of six regional joint task forces (JTF). In five of these JTFs, the commander also commands an army division or a maritime force. The five southern JTFs have no permanent operational units: units and detachments are temporarily assigned to them from the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force according to operational requirements.
| Task force | Headquarters | Region | Commander |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Task Force North | CFNA HQ Yellowknife | Northern Canada | Comd JTFN |
| Joint Task Force Pacific | CFB Esquimalt | British Columbia | Comd Maritime Forces Pacific |
| Joint Task Force West | CFB Edmonton | Prairie provinces | Comd 3rd Canadian Division |
| Joint Task Force Central | Denison Armoury, Toronto | Ontario | Comd 4th Canadian Division |
| Joint Task Force East | CFB Montreal | Quebec | Comd 2nd Canadian Division |
| Joint Task Force Atlantic | CFB Halifax | Atlantic Canada | Comd Maritime Forces Atlantic |
| 1st Canadian Division | CFB Kingston | Expeditionary | Comd 1st Canadian Division |