The Canadian Army is the land component of the combined Canadian Forces. The Army protects Canadians and Canada and our interests by:
- defending Canadian territory and helping to maintain Canada's sovereignty by providing land surveillance and combat-ready forces;
-contributing to the collective defence of North America;
-providing armed and unarmed assistance to civil authorities when needed to
maintain public order and security;
-assisting provincial and other authorities with natural disasters including earthquakes, floods, storms, forest fires and other emergencies;
-and supporting Canadian interests abroad, including forces for United Nations (UN), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other multilateral operations, peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance. Canada's Army is the largest section of the Canadian Forces with 41,500 soldiers. The Regular Force units have 25,500 full time soldiers; the Army Reserve has 16,000 part-time, volunteer soldiers.
