The mission of the Canadian Army is:
To generate and maintain combat effective, multi-purpose land forces to meet Canada's defence objectives.
This may include:
Defending Canadian territory and helping to maintain Canada's sovereignty by providing land surveillance and combat-ready forces.
Contributing to the collective defence of North America.
Providing armed and unarmed assistance to civil authorities when needed to maintain public order and security or to assist in emergency relief.
Supporting Canadian interests abroad, including forces for UN, NATO, and other multilateral operations, peacekeeping, and humanitarian assistance.
The Army Reserve is the part-time component to the Canadian Army and it has three roles
* Existing Reserve units are the framework or structure the Army would use to mobilize or expand the Army should the nation ever need to respond to a large crisis as in the World Wars.
* Located in hundreds of communities across Canada, Canadians connect with their Army through the Army Reserve.
* The Army Reserve augments the professional Army by providing soldiers, units or specialists to the Canadian Forces.
Canadian Forces Reserves Forces
