Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters Yellowknife

Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters (CFNA HQ) Yellowknife
Secteur du nord des Forces Canadiennes
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in Canada
Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters (CFNA HQ) Yellowknife (Evans Building)
CFNA HQ is located in Northwest Territories
CFNA HQ
CFNA HQ
CFNA HQ
CFNA HQ is located in Canada
CFNA HQ
CFNA HQ
CFNA HQ (Canada)
Coordinates62°27′21″N 114°22′31″W / 62.45583°N 114.37528°W / 62.45583; -114.37528 (Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters (CFNA HQ) Yellowknife)
Site information
OwnerCanadian Armed Forces
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1970 (1970)
Garrison information
Current
commander
Brigadier-General Pascal Godbout
Occupants440 Transport Squadron

Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters (CFNA HQ) Yellowknife is a Canadian Forces unit located in the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Situated in Evans Building of the city of Yellowknife,[1] it is the headquarters for Joint Task Force North,[2] part of Canadian Joint Operations Command responsible for Canadian Forces operations and administration in Northern Canada and the Arctic.

There are 52 military and civilian personnel from 1 Canadian Rangers Patrol Group headquarters and 314 military and civilian personnel from Joint Task Force North currently stationed in Yellowknife responsible for coordinating military operations across 4,000,000 km2 (1,500,000 sq mi) of land in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.[1][3][4]

Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters Whitehorse has a similar responsibility in Yukon.

As of 2021 the current base Commander is Brigadier-General Pascal Godbout.[5]