Published: 12:00, January 21, 2026
Canadian military models response to hypothetical US invasion
By Xinhua

In this file photo dated March 1, 2025, a Canadian soldier looks out the window of a CH-147F Chinook helicopter as the crew completes a supply drop to Canadian Rangers building a skiplane landing strip on Parsons Lake during Operation Nanook, the Canadian Armed Forces' annual Arctic training and sovereignty operation, near Inuvik, Northwest Territories. (PHOTO / AFP)

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces have developed a conceptual model responding to a hypothetical military invasion by the United States, local media reported on Tuesday.

Two senior government officials were cited as saying that it is the first time in a century that Canada's military has created a model of an American assault, the daily newspaper the Globe and Mail reported.

The officials, who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said that the model is a conceptual and theoretical framework, not an actionable military plan.

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They said it is unlikely the administration of US President Donald Trump would order an invasion of Canada.

Canada is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Washington's key partner in the North American Aerospace Defense Command.