The military spending hike and the related decision to militarize the Coast Guard mean Canada will meet NATO’s 2 percent of GDP defence-spending floor by the end of the 2025-26 fiscal year.

CCC is pleased to announce that it was awarded a contract by the United States Department of Defense (U.S. DoD) to provide ...

T he joint military exercise between the United States and Canada, dubbed Northern Edge, is well underway at various ...

European members of NATO and Canada lag far behind the U.S. in defense-spending levels and military capabilities. Now they are trying to fix that, as Russia expands its arms production and ...

Canada has been under pressure from the United States and other NATO allies for years to increase military funding. Canada currently spends about 1.4% of GDP on defense.

According to NATO figures, Canada was estimated to be spending 1.33% of GDP on its military budget in 2023, below the 2% target that NATO countries have set for themselves.

Russia’s saber-rattling in the Arctic is forcing Canada to deepen military cooperation with its Nordic NATO allies — a marked policy shift away from the United States.

Canada’s top military commander, however, says other measures will also be needed to keep people enlisted.