Canadian Forces College

History

Mission

Vision

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality professional military education for selected Canadian and international officers, and selected non-commissioned members.
• Establish a fully bilingual setting where education is achieved in the official language of choice.
• Hold a body of professional knowledge across the spectrum of conflict and firmly rooted in doctrine that provides the framework for course material appropriate for Officer Development
• Maintain an effective partnership with the Royal Military College of Canada to deepen the academic nature of the curricula and to support accreditation of the programmes.
• Maintain effective liaison with national and foreign educational institutions for purposes of sharing reference, doctrine, exercise and simulation and teaching materials.
• Seek high-quality guest speakers in support of the CFC curricula.
• Efficiently and effectively command, control and administer the allocated personnel and financial resources.
• Contribute to the goals and vision of the Canadian Defence Academy and of the Canadian Forces.
• Contribute to the continued improvement of the Profession of Arms in Canada.

  Programmes

• Joint Command and Staff Programme
• National Security Programme
• Joint Command and Staff Programme Distance Learning
• Joint Staff Operations Programme
• Canadian Security Studies Programme
• Executive Leaders' Programme