20 February 2026 11:32 UTC · NATO · NATO News · Source · Email X Link

NATO announces Stoltenberg visit to Canadian Arctic

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Stoltenberg visits Cambridge Bay and Cold Lake
Visit underlines High North strategic importance

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25 August 2022: three-day visit to Canada’s Arctic by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Stoltenberg is accompanied by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, Defence Minister Anita Anand, Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, and Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre.
Visits in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut: North Warning System site and Canadian High Arctic Research Station; meetings with local leaders and Canadian Armed Forces deployed under Operation Nanook.
Follow-up visit to 4 Wing Cold Lake, a Canadian Armed Forces fighter base in Cold Lake, Alberta; visit underscores High North strategic importance amid warming climate and rising geostrategic competition.

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Create an account Reset password Already have an account? Log in From now on you can download videos from our website If you would also like to subscribe to the newsletter and receive our latest updates, click on the button below. Enter the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password. The password must be at least 12 characters long, no spaces, include upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Click the button to return to the page you were on and log in with your new password. 25 August 2022 1 MIN READ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is travelling to the Canadian Arctic on Thursday (25 August 2022) as part of a three-day visit hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and accompanied by Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, Defence Minister Anita Anand, Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, and Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre. The Secretary General’s visit serves to underline the High North’s strategic importance for Euro-Atlantic security, especially in the context of a rapidly warming climate and rising geostrategic competition. The trip marks the first time a NATO Secretary General has visited Canada's Arctic. On Thursday (25 August 2022), Mr Stoltenberg, Mr Trudeau and their delegations are visiting the community of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. They will tour one of the sites of the North Warning System, an early-warning radar system and a key component of the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD). They are also visiting the Canadian High Arctic Research Station, a state of the art research facility specialising in Arctic science and technology innovation. While in Cambridge Bay, the Secretary General and the Prime Minister are also meeting with local community leaders and members of the Canadian Armed Forces deployed in the Arctic as part of Canada’s Operation Nanook. On Friday, the Secretary General and Prime Minister Trudeau will travel to 4 Wing Cold Lake, a Canadian Armed Forces fighter air base located in Cold Lake, Alberta. Link was copied to clipboard

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