Canada's Air Force

Canada's Air Force supports a wide variety of domestic and international operations. It also provides support to naval and land defence policy objectives by providing an operationally ready, multi-purpose, and combat capable force.

Its roles include:

• Protecting Canadian sovereignty and airspace
• Assisting other government departments in times of emergency or disaster
• Contributing to the collective defence of North America in co-operation with the armed forces of the United States under NORAD
• Supporting Canadian interests abroad, a task that may include providing forces for UN, NATO, and other multilateral contingency operations, peacekeeping, and humanitarian assistance
• Assisting other government departments in enforcing Canadian law; and
• Providing a national air search and rescue capability

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