Canadian Airborne Forces Association
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The Canadian Airborne Forces Association (CAFA) is the umbrella organization for all military airborne associations within Canada. CAFA membership is open to all qualified Canadian military parachutists, as well as military parachutists from Allied countries. Associate membership is available to non-jump qualified applicants, considered on a case-by-case basis.

Membership

Current membership mainly consists of former members of airborne regiments, such as the Canadian Airborne Regiment and The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada is a militia regiment within the Canadian Forces, based in Toronto, Ontario. The regiment is part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group. It is the only Primary Reserve regiment in Canada to have a parachute role. The regiment consists of the reserve...

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Branches

CAFA currently has 8 branches across Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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  • Branch #1 - Toronto
  • Branch #4 - Cambridge
  • Branch #7 - London
  • Branch #8 - Chilliwack
  • Branch #9 - Kingston
  • Branch #13 - Barrie (Huronia)
  • Branch #15 - Montreal
  • Branch #16 - Nova Scotia

Activities

CAFA publishes a magazine, The Maroon Beret, twice a year. It is billed as "the Journal of the Canadian Airborne Brotherhood".

CAFA also hosts an Annual Airborne Luncheon at the Royal Canadian Military Institute
Royal Canadian Military Institute
The Royal Canadian Military Institute , located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canada's premier independent institute for the study of military strategy, arts, military science and literature....

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