Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

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military formation special operations command

The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command is an elite formation of the Canadian Armed Forces responsible for high-readiness special operations missions such as counterterrorism, direct action, and special reconnaissance at home and abroad.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command canonical 22
Canadian Special Operations Forces 1
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (operational control in some missions) 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military formation ⓘ
special operations command ⓘ
abbreviation CANSOFCOM ⓘ
branch Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Army

Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ
commandStructure Canadian Joint Operations Command ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Joint Operations Command (operational coordination)
country Canada ⓘ
dateFormed 2006-02-01 ⓘ
engagement Operation Inherent Resolve ⓘ
surface form: Iraq War (post-2014 operations against ISIL)

Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ
Operation Impact ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan

domestic counterterrorism operations in Canada ⓘ
garrison National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa ⓘ
hasUnit 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron ⓘ
Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit ⓘ
Canadian Special Operations Regiment ⓘ
Canadian Special Operations Training Centre ⓘ
Joint Task Force 2 ⓘ
Special Operations Forces Health Services ⓘ
headquartersLocation Ottawa ⓘ
surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
motto Facta non verba ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation Deeds, not words ⓘ
nativeName Canadian Special Operations Forces Command self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Commandement des Forces d’opérations spéciales du Canada
operatesIn Canada ⓘ
internationally ⓘ
partOf Canadian forces ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Armed Forces
role counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ
direct action ⓘ
foreign internal defense ⓘ
hostage rescue ⓘ
special operations ⓘ
special reconnaissance ⓘ
size approximately 2,500 personnel (including regular and reserve) ⓘ
specialization high-readiness operations ⓘ
strategic-level special operations ⓘ
subordinateTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) ⓘ
surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff
type joint command ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian forces → specialOperationsComponent → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
subject surface form: Canadian Forces
CAF → hasComponent → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
National Defence Headquarters → oversees → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command → nativeName → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commandement des Forces d’opérations spéciales du Canada
Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) → hasJurisdictionOver → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Canadian Joint Operations Command → hasComponent → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (operational control in some missions)
Operation Impact → contributingBranch → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
DND → oversees → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
CANSOFCOM → fullName → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
CANSOFCOM → branch → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Special Operations Forces
Joint Task Force 2 → partOf → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Joint Task Force 2 → commandStructure → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron → supports → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit → partOf → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit → branch → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Canadian Special Operations Training Centre → partOf → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Special Operations Forces Health Services → parentOrganization → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Canadian Special Operations Regiment → partOf → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
CDS → hasCommand → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Joint Task Force Central → militaryBranch → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Joint Task Force West → militaryBranch → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Canadian Forces Joint Operations Centre → serviceBranch → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Joint Task Force North → militaryBranch → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Joint Task Force East → militaryBranch → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Canadian Forces Joint Warfare Centre → serviceBranch → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ