Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM; ) is a command of the Canadian Armed Forces. It is responsible for all special forces operations that are capable of responding to terrorism and threats to Canadians and Canadian interests around the world.
About the special operations forces.
Canada's special operations forces are generated and commanded by CANSOFCOM, which is a high-readiness organization, ready to deploy special operations forces on short notice to protect Canada and Canadians from threats to the national interest at home and abroad. CANSOFCOM is capable of contributing to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operations across the full spectrum of conflict, from peace through to war; therefore, CANSOFCOM provides special operations support to CAF operations abroad when required.
CANSOFCOM's primary mission is counter-terrorism, which involves conducting rigorous and specialized training and working with local law-enforcement agencies, as required, to protect Canadians from the threat of terrorism.
Commander CANSOFCOM reports directly to the chief of the Defence Staff. The leadership of the CAF and the Department of National Defence maintain full oversight on all CANSOFCOM operations.
Composition.
CANSOFCOM is organized into a headquarters element and five units: 
Operational tasks.
CANSOFCOM has five strategic tasks:
In support of these strategic tasks, CANSOFCOM personnel are organized, trained, equipped and always ready to conduct a wide variety of operational tasks. These tasks include:
The small size and unique capabilities of CANSOFCOM provide Canada with an agile, adaptive, and rapidly deployable military response.
Special operations task forces.
CANSOFCOM employs an integrated operating concept that combines the capabilities of all units in a Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) capable of completing assigned missions and tasks. Therefore, depending on the tasks at hand, various combinations of personnel from JTF 2, CSOR, 427 SOAS and CJIRU are assembled into a Special Operations Task Force, as appropriate, to accomplish assigned missions.
The Commander selects which task force or team will be deployed based on several criteria, including:
Based on the requirement to respond to specific standing tasks assigned to the CAF by the Government of Canada, such as respond to a terrorist attack, an international crisis or a CBRN threat, CANSOFCOM has developed several standing Special Operations Task Forces:
Note: The IRTF, CBRN Task Force, Task Force Arrowhead and the SOF teams do not represent the full extent of CANSOFCOM capabilities; CANSOFCOM is capable of generating additional forces for specific needs as required.
Commanding officers.
During his tenure as commander, Colonel Barr also deployed to Afghanistan as commander of the Canadian special operations task force in Operation Enduring Freedom.
The current Command Chief Warrant Officer is CWO Andy Bonvie.
Major-General Peter Dawe is the only Commander of CANSOFCOM to be relieved of command after being placed on leave indefinitely by the A/CDS following revelations that he wrote a letter in support of a soldier found guilty of sexual assaulting another soldier's wife in his chain of command. "I believe that through this experience, Gen. Dawe lost his moral authority to lead the Special Forces," Kevin Schamuhn said in the original interview with CBC News.
Uniform.
With operational uniforms, all members of CANSOFCOM wear the tan beret, regardless of their environment (Navy, Army or Air Force), with the badge of their personnel branch or, in the case of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps and Royal Canadian Infantry Corps members, the badge of their former regiment.
In 2017 the Special Operations Forces Branch began to wear service dress uniforms that are distinct from the Navy, Army and Air force. The uniform consists of a dark olive five-button jacket, light olive trousers bloused over black jump boots, light khaki shirt and olive tie, and a tan beret.