A Canadian Forces base or CFB (french: links=no, base des Forces canadiennes, BFC) is a military installation of the Canadian Armed Forces. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces base, it must station one or more major units (e.g., army regiments, navy ships, air force wings). Minor installations are named Canadian Forces station or CFS (french: links=no, station des Forces canadiennes, SFC). A Canadian Forces station could host a single minor unit (e.g., 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

Canadian Army

Note: Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the

Canadian Army The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command (military formation), command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases acr ...

are regiments of the Canadian Army.

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

: * CFB Edmonton * CFB Suffield * CFB Wainwright

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: * CFB Shilo

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic Canad ...

: * CFB Gagetown

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

: * CFB Kingston * CFB Borden * CFB Petawawa

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

: * CFB Montreal * CFB Valcartier

Royal Canadian Navy

Note: Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack subma ...

are individual commissioned ships of the RCN.

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include ...

: * CFB Esquimalt

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native En ...

: * CFB Halifax

Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost territory 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'' ...

: * Naval Facility Nanisivik

Royal Canadian Air Force

Note: Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environ ...

are wings of the RCAF.

: * CFB Cold Lake

: * CFB Comox

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: * CFB Winnipeg ( CFAD Dundurn)

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

: *

CFB Gander Canadian Forces Base Gander (also CFB Gander, ), is a Canadian Forces base located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force and is home to search and rescue operations that cover ...

* CFB Goose Bay

: *

CFB Greenwood Canadian Forces Base Greenwood , or CFB Greenwood, is a Canadian Forces Base located east of Greenwood, Nova Scotia. It is primarily operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force and is one of two bases in the country using the ...

: * CFB Kingston * CFB Borden * CFB North Bay * CFB Trenton ( CFD Mountain View)

: * CFB Bagotville

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...

: * CFB Moose Jaw The RCAF supplies aircraft to Canadian Joint Operations Command, which frequently operate from a chain of forward operating locations (FOLs) at various civilian airfields across northern Canada, capable of supporting RCAF operations. CF-18 Hornets, CP-140 Auroras and various transport and search and rescue aircraft periodically deploy to these FOLs for short training exercises, Arctic sovereignty patrols, aid to the civil power, or search and rescue operations.

All services

* CFS St. John's

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

* CFNA HQ Yellowknife

* CFS Alert Ontario * Department of National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa *

NDHQ Carling National Defence Headquarters Carling, or NDHQ Carling (originally Carling Campus), is a site containing federal government buildings near the Crystal Bay area in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The campus, located at the intersection of ...

, Ottawa * CFS Leitrim, Ottawa * Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre (CRPTC), Ottawa Quebec * Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS)

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

CFNA HQ Whitehorse Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters (CFNA HQ) Whitehorse is a detachment of the Canadian Forces, based approximately south of Whitehorse, Yukon. Canada's military has operated in the area since the days of the famous volunteer Yukon Field ...

Closed

Defunct bases

Alberta: * CFB Calgary (portion of property currently hosts 41 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (Waters Building), 41 Combat Engineer Regiment (Currie Building) and

41 Service Battalion 41 Service Battalion (41 Svc Bn) is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve combat service support unit with three companies located at Currie Armoury in Calgary and at Debney Armoury in Edmonton, Alberta. The battalion is under the command of 41 Canadia ...

(Currie Building). *

CFB Penhold CFB may refer to: *College football *Canadian Forces base, military installation of the Canadian forces *Caminho de Ferro de Benguela, railway in Angola *Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District *Block_cipher_modes_of_operation#Cipher_f ...

British Columbia: * CFB Chilliwack (portion of property currently hosts ASU Chilliwack) Manitoba: * CFB Winnipeg (Kapyong Barracks) *

CFB Portage La Prairie Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie is a former military airport of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) located adjacent to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. Today the airport is operated as Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport. Hist ...

CFB Rivers CFB Rivers was a Royal Canadian Air Force base located southwest of Rivers, Manitoba ( northwest of Brandon), Canada at the junction of Manitoba Highway 25 (PTH 25) and Manitoba Provincial Road 259 (PR 259). History 1940-1945 - World War II RC ...

New Brunswick: * CFB Chatham * CFB Moncton (portion of property currently hosts CFB Gagetown - Detachment Moncton) Nova Scotia: * CFB Cornwallis * CFB Shearwater (Shearwater Heliport now part of CFB Halifax) Ontario: * CFB Clinton * CFB Centralia *

CFB Downsview Canadian Forces Base Toronto (also CFB Toronto) is a former Canadian Forces base in Toronto, Ontario. The airfield is currently operated as Toronto / Downsview Airport. RCAF Station Downsview The Downsview Lands were part of an extensive land ...

(portion of property currently hosts

ASU Toronto Lieutenant-Colonel George Taylor Denison III Armory, commonly known as Denison Armory, is a Canadian Armed Forces facility located at 1 Yukon Lane in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is in the northeastern corner of Downsview Airport, just west of the ...

) * CFB London (Wolseley Barracks) (portion of property currently hosts ASU London) * CFB Picton * CFB Rockcliffe * CFB Uplands

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

* CFB Summerside Quebec: * CFB St. Hubert *

CFB St. Jean Fort Saint-Jean is a fort in the Canadian province of Quebec located on the Richelieu River. The fort was first built in 1666 by soldiers of the Carignan-Salières Regiment of France who had travelled to New France to assist the young co ...

(now home to the CF Leadership and Recruit School, a lodger unit of CFB Montreal) Other: *

CFB Baden-Soellingen CFB may refer to: *College football *Canadian Forces base, military installation of the Canadian forces * Caminho de Ferro de Benguela, railway in Angola * Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District * Cipher feedback, a block cipher mode ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

* CFB Lahr, Germany

Defunct stations

Alberta: * CFS Beaverlodge British Columbia: * CFS Aldergrove *

CFS Baldy Hughes Canadian Forces Station Baldy Hughes (ADC ID: C-20) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south-southwest of Prince George, British Columbia. It was closed in 1988. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network ...

CFS Holberg CFS is an acronym for: Organizations * Canadian Federation of Students * Canadian Forest Service * Center for Financial Studies, a research institute affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt * Center for Subjectivity Research, a research instit ...

CFS Kamloops Canadian Forces Station Kamloops (ADC ID: SM-153/C-153) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located northeast of Kamloops, British Columbia. It was closed in 1988. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network cont ...

* CFS Ladner * CFS Masset (now a detachment of CFS Leitrim) Manitoba: * CFS Beausejour * CFS Churchill *

CFS Flin Flon Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Station Flin Flon is located near the town of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. The station operated underground seismic detectors and electro-magnetic wave detector direction finder equipment to support Canada's con ...

CFS Gypsumville CFS is an acronym for: Organizations * Canadian Federation of Students * Canadian Forest Service * Center for Financial Studies, a research institute affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt * Center for Subjectivity Research, a research ins ...

New Brunswick: *

CFS Coverdale Canadian Forces Station Coverdale was a HFDF intercept station near Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Monc ...

CFS Renous CFS is an acronym for: Organizations * Canadian Federation of Students * Canadian Forest Service * Center for Financial Studies, a research institute affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt * Center for Subjectivity Research, a research insti ...

* CFS St. Margarets Nova Scotia: *

CFS Barrington Canadian Forces Station Barrington, also referred to as CFS Barrington, was a Canadian Forces Station located in the unincorporated community of Baccaro, Nova Scotia at Baccaro Point near the southwesternmost point of the province. History In ...

* CFS Debert *

CFS Mill Cove Canadian Forces Station Mill Cove (CFS Mill Cove) is a former Canadian Forces Station and currently a naval radio station located near Hubbards, Nova Scotia. Built in 1967, it is remotely operated by the Canadian Forces from CFB Halifax. History CF ...

* CFS Newport Corner *

CFS Shelburne Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Shelburne is a former Canadian Forces Station that was a shore terminus for the Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) from 1955 to 1994. It was located in the Municipality of the District of Shelburne, Shelburne County, ...

* CFS Sydney Newfoundland and Labrador: * CFS Gander (Now CFB Gander) * CFS Goose Bay (Now CFB Goose Bay) * CFS Saglek Northwest Territories: *

CFS Inuvik Canadian Forces Station Inuvik was a signals intercept facility located near Inuvik, Northwest Territories. The site started as NRS Inuvik (1961), was commissioned HMCS INUVIK (1963), and with armed forces unification became CFS Inuvik (1966). A ...

Nunavut: * CFS Frobisher Bay Ontario: * CFS Armstrong * CFS Carp * CFS Cobourg * CFS Falconbridge * CFS Foymount *

CFS Gloucester Canadian Forces Station Gloucester was a wireless HFDF intercept station near Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern ...

CFS Lowther Canadian Forces Station Lowther (ADC ID: M-119/C-119) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-southeast of Mattice-Val Côté, Ontario. It was closed in 1987. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network c ...

* CFS Moosonee * CFS Ramore *

CFS Sioux Lookout Canadian Forces Station Sioux Lookout (ADC ID: C-16) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west of Sioux Lookout, Ontario. It was closed in 1987. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network controlled by NO ...

Quebec: *

CFS Chibougamau CFS Chibougamau, or RCAF Station Chibougamau (pre-1967), housed the 10 Radar Squadron (Royal Canadian Air Force). The facility was a military radar installation in Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada, that formed part of the Pinetree Line. Shortly ...

* CFS Moisie *

CFS Mont Apica Canadian Forces Station Mont Apica (CFS Mont Apica) was a radar station of the Pinetree Line, located in Mont-Apica, Quebec, Canada, during the Cold War. The station opened as RCAF Station Mont Apica in 1952 and had a staff of some 500 persons ...

CFS Lac St. Denis Canadian Forces Station Lac St. Denis (also CFS Lac St. Denis) is a former Canadian Forces Station that was located by Lac St. Denis, 60 miles north of Montreal in the Laurentian Mountains. Construction The base, at 1674 feet above sea level, ...

* CFS Senneterre * RCAF Station Parent *

CFS Val-d'Or Canadian Forces Station Val d'Or (CFS Val d'Or) was a Canadian Forces Station in Val-d'Or, Quebec. RCAF Station Val d'Or The Royal Canadian Air Force established RCAF Station Val d'Or in 1954 as a fighter-interceptor base intended to protect Montre ...

Saskatchewan: *

CFS Alsask Canadian Forces Station Alsask (CFS Alsask) was a military radar station in the Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292, just north of the hamlet of Alsask, Saskatchewan, Canada, a village on the Alberta- Saskatchewan border. It is within the Rural ...

* CFS Dana * CFS Yorkton Yukon: * CFS Whitehorse Other: * CFS Bermuda,

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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; but, because 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 separate designations. For example, the CF Leadership and Recruit School at St. Jean, Quebec, 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.

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Current

Canadian Army

Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Air Force

All services

Closed

Defunct bases

Defunct stations

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