![]() ![]() On 3 July 2023, HMCS Shawinigan and Summerside deployed as part of Operation REASSURANCE to join Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1.Įnhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia Canada will complete the full implementation of persistently deployed Brigade capabilities to Latvia by 2026, at which point the Brigade will have up to 2 200 CAF members as part of the enhanced Forward Presence and supporting elements in Latvia. The eFP Battle Group Latvia will transition from the Latvian Mechanized Infantry Brigade to a Canada-led enhanced Forward Presence Brigade, reporting directly to the Multinational Division Headquarters – North. Canada will bolster its presence in Latvia by deploying a Canadian Army Tank Squadron of 15 Leopard 2 battle tanks and personnel by the end of 2023. In January 2023, Canada deployed the Forward Command Element to Latvia to prepare for integration of a Canadian-led Brigade Headquarters into Multinational Division – North and the future arrival of Brigade capabilities and troops. In July 2023, the Latvian Minister of Defence and the Canadian Minister of National Defence signed a Roadmap for scaling the enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battle Group to a Brigade. ![]()
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