Canadian Forces Intelligence Command
| Canadian Forces Intelligence Command | |
|---|---|
| Commandement du renseignement des Forces canadiennes | |
 | |
| Active | 2013–present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Armed Forces |
| Type | Military intelligence Command |
| Role | Intelligence collection and assessment |
| Garrison/HQ | Ottawa |
| Mottos | Scientia est vis (Latin for 'From knowledge, strength')[1] |
| Website | canada |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Major-General Dave Abboud |
Canadian Forces Intelligence Command (CFINTCOM;[2] French: Commandement du renseignement des Forces canadiennes, COMRENSFC) is the organization that centralizes all intelligence collection and assessment capabilities of the Canadian Armed Forces.
History
[edit]CFINTCOM was formed in 2013 as a unified command that brought together the Canadian Armed Forces' defence intelligence units under a single Level 1 formation.[3][4][5] The Commander of CFINTCOM is a Major General (MGen) or Rear Admiral (RAdm) and is concurrently appointed as the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), who serves as the functional authority for defence intelligence across the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, meaning the same officer heads both the CAF command and the broader DND/CAF defence intelligence enterprise. [6][7]
In April 2020, Canadian media reported that CFINTCOM's Medical Intelligence Cell (MEDINT) collected information related to the COVID-19 pandemic when the outbreak started at Wuhan.[8]
Commanders
[edit]| Rank | Name | Element | Command Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGen | Christian Rousseau | Canadian Army | July 2010[9] |
| MGen | Paul Wynnyk | Canadian Army | July 2014[10][11] |
| RAdm | Scott Bishop | Royal Canadian Navy | June 2016[12] |
| MGen | Michael Wright | Canadian Army | June 2021[13] |
| MGen | Dave Abboud | Canadian Army | July 2024[14][6] |
Formation
[edit]The main formation within the command is the Canadian Forces Intelligence Group (CF Int Gp), which consists of the following units:[5]
- Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre (CFJIC)
- Canadian Forces National Counter-Intelligence Unit (CFNCIU)
- Joint Meteorological Centre (JMC)
- Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE)
- Canadian Forces School of Military Intelligence (CFSMI)
- Joint Task Force X (JTF X)[15][16]
- Medical Intelligence Cell[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". Archived from the original on 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "CSIS, CSE & CFINTCOM: The Pearls of Canada's Security and Intelligence Establishment". 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Defence, National (2014-06-23). "Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ^ Defence, National (2013-12-13). "Info Source". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ^ a b "Establishment of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". Department of National Defence. Archived from the original on 2013-11-20. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b Defence, National (2014-07-07). "Major-General Dave Abboud, MSC, MMV, MSM, CD". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ^ Defence, National (2013-04-22). "Organizational structure of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ^ a b "Canadian military intelligence unit issued warning about Wuhan outbreak back in January". CBC News. 2020-04-10. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28.
- ^ "MGen // Mgén Christian Rousseau, CMM, CD | Canadian Military Engineers". cmea-agmc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ^ Defence, National (2014-07-07). "New Commander for Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ^ "Engineer Appointed New Commander for Canadian Forces Intelligence Command | Canadian Military Engineers". cmea-agmc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ^ Defence, National. "Rear-Admiral S. Bishop, CMM, CD". www.canada.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ^ National Defence, Canadian Army (2013-07-18). "Commander Canadian Army". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ^ CDR (2024-07-09). "New Commander for Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". Canadian Defence Review. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ^ "Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". canada.ca. Government of Canada. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Joint Task Force X [Military Institution]". The Governor General of Canada. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
External links
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