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20 May 2026
Joint Operations Symposium
Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place · Ottawa, Canada
- Dates
- Wed, 20 May 2026
- Venue
- Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place
- Location
- Ottawa, Canada
- Organizer
- Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) / Canadian Armed Forces
- Cost
- free
- Scale
- intimate
- Recurrence
- annual
- Format
- Hybrid
Market intel
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JOS is a closed, government-run strategic symposium with no commercial exhibition component; participation is structured across three invitation tiers covering military senior leaders, other government departments and allies, and select industry/academic bodies such as CADSI.
- Quantitative attendance figures are not publicly released, though the Barney Danson Theatre capacity and the invitation-only in-person format indicate a highly curated audience of several hundred at most.
- Virtual streaming is open to the public at no cost.
AI-researched Tue, 25 August 2026. Estimates from public sources. Verify with the organizer.
Why it matters
JOS is the principal CAF/DND platform for shaping Canada's operational approach to defence, bringing together GOFOs, intelligence community heads (CSE, CSIS), Five Eyes defence attachés, and select industry and academic representatives from bodies such as CADSI.
- For defence suppliers and SMEs, it is a rare window into the CAF's near-term operational priorities and procurement signals, particularly around Arctic/continental defence and all-domain readiness.
- The 2026 all-domain theme directly foreshadows capability gaps and investment areas that will drive future DND procurement decisions.
Registration
About
The CAF Joint Operations Symposium (JOS) is an annual senior-leader forum convened by the Canadian Joint Operations Command to examine specific operational challenges and explore solutions for pan-domain operations.
- The 2026 edition, themed 'All-Domain Defence of Canada and its Approaches', is held at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on 20 May 2026.
- In-person attendance is by invitation only; all other interested parties may attend via a live-streamed webcast.
- The event is unclassified and conducted in both English and French.
Topics
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Who it's for
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