Category: News Release

On Tuesday, May 31st, Canada Company celebrated the official launch of its Atlantic Chapter with a ceremony and reception hosted on the HMCS Ville de Quebec, which was docked in Halifax. The event gave local employers, Canada Company members, and Canada Company staff a great chance to network with one another, and learn more about…

Canada Company was proud to present a cheque for $6500 to the 19 Wing Padres Benevolent Fund. This brings Canada Company’s support to over $20,000 since 2013. This fund is used for urgent unexpected financial need for members of 19 Wing and their families, including such items as gas, ferries and meals when military members…

On March 31st 2016 the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, in collaboration with Canada Company, hosted an event to help educate the members of the SME business community on how to conduct business with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) as well as how to become an Employer Partner and begin hiring transitioning military and…

Canada Company members from the Ottawa Chapter hit the slopes at Mont Ste Marie on Friday, February 26th for the annual CAF Member and Family Appreciation event. Joining the Canada Company members were serving CAF members, as well as their families, who were hosted free of charge, as a way of thanking them for their service…

On Tuesday, February 9th, 2016, members of Canada Company’s BC Chapter had an opportunity to hear a first-hand account of Operation Renaissance, the CAF designation for the relief efforts carried out by the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) in Nepal in late April and May of 2015. The presentation, which was made by Lieutenant –…

Canada Company members from the Quebec chapter were proud to attend the biennial fundraiser Criee d’automne at Valcartier on October 24th. This fundraiser received a major boost from a Canada Company donation of $50,000. These funds will benefit the Valcartier Family Center and will finance the services given to military families. General Jonathan Vance, Chief…

The Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF hosted the National Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) from September 14 to 19 at 19 Wing Comox. This year’s annual event was organized by 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron. The week long event brings together search and rescue units – military and civilian – in challenging training scenarios that…

The skies were clear and the view was fantastic on Sunday September 6 at HMCSYork for 150 Canada Company members and special guests. Guests gathered for the annual Sky is the Limit cocktail event to watch the Canadian International Air Show overhead while enjoying the cocktails, canapés and camaraderie. Canada Company Founder HCol Blake Goldring…

Canada Company member and BC Chapter President Don Hewson received a great honour on August 15, 2015 during the festivities surrounding the Comox Air Show when he was inducted into the Society of Honorary Snowbirds. According to the Snowbirds website, this great honour is reserved for those that “have demonstrated an unwavering, whole-hearted, selfless and…