Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command

Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command
Commandement Cyber des Forces armées canadiennes
Badge of CAFCYBERCOM
Active26 September 2024 – present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Armed Forces
TypeUnified combatant command and cyber force
RoleCyber warfare
Part ofCanadian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQOttawa
NicknamesCAFCYBERCOM (English nickname)
COMCYBERFAC (French nickname)
MottoSapere aude (Latin for 'Dare to know')
Websitewww.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/cafcybercom.html Edit this at Wikidata
Commanders
CommanderMajor-General Dave Yarker

The Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command (CAFCYBERCOM; French: Commandement Cyber des Forces armées canadiennes or COMCYBERFAC[1]) is a formation of the Canadian Armed Forces.

CAFCYBERCOM is responsible for cyber operations, cyber force sustainment, management, and development.[2] CAFCYBERCOM also works alongside NORAD, Five Eyes, and NATO.[3]

History

CAF CYBERCOM operator from RCN in Balikatan 2026.

The Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command was formed on 26 September 2024.[4] Major-General Dave Yarker was appointed as the commanding officer of CAFCYBERCOM.[5]

In July 2025, Major-General Yarker was in the Philippines to establish cooperation with Cyber Command (AFPCyCom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.[6] In September 2025, CAFCYBERCOM and the Japan Self-Defense Forces' Cyber Defense Command (JCDC) participated in a bilateral exercise known as MASAKARI 25.[7]

From November 28 to December 6, 2025, CAFCYBERCOM participated in NATO's Cyber Coalition exercise in Estonia.[8]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.canada.ca/fr/ministere-defense-nationale/nouvelles/2024/09/les-forces-armees-canadiennes-mettent-en-place-un-nouveau-commandement-cyber.html
  2. ↑ "CAF Establishes New Cyber Command".
  3. ↑ Soo, Mark (15 October 2024). "CYBERCOM: Canada's CAF Gets Serious About Cyber Defense".
  4. ↑ Boucher, Marc (11 October 2024). "New Cyber Command Established by CAF, Part of Pan-domain Battlespace Transition". SpaceQ Media Inc.
  5. ↑ "Canada Strengthens Its Cyber Defences with New Military Command – Vanguard".
  6. ↑ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/defence/2025/07/strengthening-cyber-partnerships-mgen-dave-yarker-visit-philippines.html
  7. ↑ https://www.mapleleafnavy.com/canadian-and-japanese-militaries-strengthen-cyber-defenses/
  8. ↑ https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/12/21/canada-prepares-for-battle-in-cyberspace/
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