Author: NATO Association of Canada

The mission of NATO Association of Canada is to promote peace, prosperity, and security through knowledge and understanding of the importance of NATO.

We strive to educate and engage Canadians about NATO and NATO’s goal of peace, prosperity and security. NATO Association of Canada ensures that we have an informed citizenry able to contribute to discussions about Canada’s role on the world stage. As a leading member of the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA), NATO Association of Canada has strong and enduring ties with sister organizations in many of the alliance countries, as well as members of NATO’s “Partnership for Peace” and “Mediterranean Dialogue” programmes. The NAOC has had a leading role in the recent transformation and modernization of the ATA, and helped to create and develop the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA). The NAOC has strong ties with the Government of Canada including Global Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence. We are constantly working to create and maintain relationships with international organizations such as the World Bank Group, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, NATO Headquarters, the International Criminal Court, and other prominent international NGOs and think tanks.  
Expanding Community Michele Di Leo

Exclusive: Canada’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. David MacNaughton, discusses Canadian-American relations with the NATO Association of Canada

In this exclusive interview, H.E. David MacNaughton talks about the critical role that he plays, as Canada’s Ambassador to it’s most important ally, during this critical time in Canada-U.S. relations.
Kathryn Verdoni Philip Rafalko Security, Trade and the Economy

What is NAOC’s Economy Forum and Why is it Important?

The NATO Association of Canada (NAOC) is hosting the 2017 NATO Economy Forum on Mining, Energy and Infrastructure this Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Taking place at the Ontario Investment and Trade Centre in Toronto, the event is meant to showcase Toronto’s hospitality and Canada’s willingness to invest in the outside world.   The Economy Forum Read More…
NATO and Canada Robert Baines

Robert Baines Named President and Chief Executive Officer of the NATO Association of Canada

February 13, 2017 (TORONTO) – Today, the NATO Association of Canada (NAOC) is announcing its newly elected President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Baines, CD, MA. Mr. Baines is succeeding the NAOC’s long-serving president, Ms. Julie Lindhout, effective March 10, 2017.   In an increasingly complex and uncertain world, the NATO Association educates Canadians about Read More…
Publications

Domestic Income Fairness and Strategic Global Security…now one and the same?

Former Senator Hugh Segal, the Chair of the NATO Association of Canada, recently published a policy paper on the relationship between domestic income fairness and global security at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.   “For decades, the two fields of domestic social policy and global security policy have been intentionally kept separate by politicians, civil Read More…
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Sharpening NATO’s Technological Edge: Adaptive Partnerships and the Innovative Power of Alliance Industry

  Join us at the annual three-day event, which is organised by the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency and AFCEA Europe, and in collaboration with the Host Nation – this year Canada – that will take place on 24-26 April 2017 in Ottawa. The conference will build on the 2016 Warsaw Summit decision stressing Read More…
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Combat and Technology: A Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Jon Lindsay

Join us for a thought provoking evening as University of Toronto’s Dr. Jon Lindsay discusses military technology, deterrence, and strategy in the context of international security. Register here: Registration Category Registration $25.00 CADMember Registration $20.00 CADStudent $0.00 CAD