Canadian Forces Intelligence Command

Canadian Forces Intelligence Command
Commandement du renseignement des Forces canadiennes
Active2013–present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Armed Forces
TypeMilitary intelligence command
RoleIntelligence collection and assessment
Garrison/HQOttawa
MottosScientia est vis (Latin for 'From knowledge, strength')
Websitecanada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/canadian-forces-intelligence-command.html Edit this at Wikidata
Commanders
CommanderMajor-General Dave Abboud

Canadian Forces Intelligence Command (CFINTCOM; 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

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. 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.

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.

Commanders

Rank Name Element Command Start
MGen Christian Rousseau Canadian Army July 2010
MGen Paul Wynnyk Canadian Army July 2014
RAdm Scott Bishop Royal Canadian Navy June 2016
MGen Michael Wright Canadian Army June 2021
MGen Dave Abboud Canadian Army July 2024

Formation

The main formation within the command is the Canadian Forces Intelligence Group (CF Int Gp), which consists of the following units:

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". Archived from the original on 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Defence, National (2014-06-23). "Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  4. ↑ Defence, National (2013-12-13). "Info Source". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  5. 1 2 "Establishment of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". Department of National Defence. Archived from the original on 2013-11-20. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  6. 1 2 Defence, National (2014-07-07). "Major-General Dave Abboud, MSC, MMV, MSM, CD". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. 1 2 "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.
  9. ↑ "MGen // Mgén Christian Rousseau, CMM, CD | Canadian Military Engineers". cmea-agmc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  10. ↑ Defence, National (2014-07-07). "New Commander for Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  11. ↑ "Engineer Appointed New Commander for Canadian Forces Intelligence Command | Canadian Military Engineers". cmea-agmc.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  12. ↑ Defence, National. "Rear-Admiral S. Bishop, CMM, CD". www.canada.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  13. ↑ National Defence, Canadian Army (2013-07-18). "Commander Canadian Army". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  14. ↑ CDR (2024-07-09). "New Commander for Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". Canadian Defence Review. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  15. ↑ "Canadian Forces Intelligence Command". canada.ca. Government of Canada. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  16. ↑ "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.