Canadian Joint Operations Command

Canadian Joint Operations Command
Commandement des opérations interarmées du Canada (French)
Badge of CJOC
Active2012–present
CountryCanada
TypeCommand headquarters
Size6 regional joint task forces
Part ofCanadian Armed Forces
Motto(s)Unanimi cum ratione (Latin for 'united in purpose')
EngagementsMilitary intervention against ISIL
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Commanders
Commander-in-chiefCharles III, King of Canada, represented by the governor general
Commander CJOCLGen Steve Boivin

The Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC; French: Commandement des opérations interarmées du Canada) is one of the two unified commands of the Canadian Armed Forces, the other one being the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. CJOC was announced in May 2012 as the result of the 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.[1]

CJOC's role is to "anticipate and conduct Canadian Forces operations, and develop, generate and integrate joint force capabilities for operations."[2]

  1. ^ "DND to cut costs by merging command of domestic, overseas Canadian Forces". The Globe and Mail.
  2. ^ "Mission and Mandate". Canadian Forces. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.