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Canada Launches Canadian Joint Forces Command to Oversee Joint Military Capabilities

The new headquarters consolidates leadership for cross-domain functions to strengthen allied interoperability.

Soldiers of the 41 Canadian Brigade Group prepare for live fire training with a C9 squad automatic weapon at CFB Suffield, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. The Canadian military has created a new joint forces command that will house major support elements such as health services, logistics and operational support branches and military police.
Lt.-Gen. Darcy Molstad will head the newly created Canadian Joint Forces Command.

Overview

  • The command took effect on November 25, 2025, with the government detailing its mandate on December 4 in Ottawa.
  • Lieutenant‑General Darcy Molstad and Chief Warrant Officer Donovan Crawford were appointed as the inaugural command team.
  • CJFC integrates specialist organizations, including Combat Systems Integration, the Joint Warfare Centre, Health Services, Joint Logistics, the Military Police Group, and the Joint Information and Intelligence Fusion Centre.
  • The structure addresses gaps identified in previous reviews by centralizing accountability for joint capability development, sustainment, and management across the CAF.
  • The command enables integrated responses across land, sea, air, cyber, space, and the information environment while providing support to Military Police whose policing independence remains intact, and Bill C‑11 would create a Provost Marshal General reporting to the minister.