Since the country鈥檚 modern founding in 1867, the Canadian government has deployed聽soldiers of the Canadian military to seven officially recognized armed combats around the world.
The start dates represent the initial authorization of war, either by the British Empire, Canadian government, or United Nations, while the end dates represent the formal signing of a peace treaty or armistice.
The names of Canada鈥檚 war dead are recorded in various Canadian , which are kept in a special chamber of the聽Canadian Parliament聽in Ottawa and are maintained by the聽Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Note that the Canadian military聽has participated in combat聽and peacekeeping engagements other than the officially-recognized seven conflicts above, including some where Canadian soldiers have been killed. , over 1,800 members of the Canadian聽armed forces聽have died “in the service of Canada” since 1947, excluding those who died in the Korean War.