Canada to nearly eliminate troop contribution to UN peacekeeping missions next year 

Canada's fiscal commitment to United Nations peace operations has dropped by 45 per cent since 2015-16.
Canada plans to shutter its deployment to UN peacekeeping missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Cyprus next year, which will mean its troop commitment to the global body's peace operations will drop from 26 people to four.DND photograph by Corporal Ken Beliwicz
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BY NEIL MOSS
August 4, 2026

The country's troop commitment to United Nations peacekeeping will nearly cease next year after the federal government announced last month that it is ending three military missions.

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