Canadian Forces base

Many of these facilities are now decommissioned for administrative purposes and function as detachments of a larger Canadian Forces base nearby.

British Columbia: Nova Scotia: Newfoundland and Labrador Nunavut: Note: Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the Royal Canadian Air Force are wings of the RCAF.

CF-18 Hornets, CP-140 Auroras and various transport and search and rescue aircraft periodically deploy to these FOLs for short training exercises, Arctic sovereignty patrols, aid to the civil power, or search and rescue operations.

Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario Quebec Yukon Alberta: British Columbia: Manitoba: New Brunswick: Nova Scotia: Ontario: Prince Edward Island: Quebec: Other: Alberta: British Columbia: Manitoba: New Brunswick: Nova Scotia: Newfoundland and Labrador: Northwest Territories: Nunavut: Ontario: Quebec: Saskatchewan: Yukon: Other: The Canadian Forces were reduced during the 1990s from a high of 90,000 personnel in the late 1980s to the present force levels.

Coinciding with personnel and equipment reductions was the politically controversial decision to close a number of bases and stations which were obsolete or created duplication.