Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Construct Combatant Training and Integration Centre – Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt

October 13, 2023 — The Department of National Defence must decide whether the proposed project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this decision, the Department of National Defence is inviting comments from the public on the project and its potential effects on the environment. All comments received will be considered public. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.

Written comments must be submitted by October 22, 2023 to:
Becky MacInnis, Environment Officer / MARPAC Formation Safety and Environment
Mailing Address:  Formation Safety and Environment, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, PO Box 17000 Stn Forces
Victoria, BC, Canada, V9A 7N2
E-mail:  Rebecca.MacInnis@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) has proposed a project. As part of the expansion of the Royal Canadian Navy's training capacity, a Combatant Training Integration Centre will be constructed at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, forming a key component of the concept of operations for future Canadian Surface Combatant training and operational support infrastructure. This facility will be a warfighting centre of excellence for the digital age; enabling rapid technological change with agile capability development, and secure training capability. The Combatant Training Integration Centre will create a collaborative training and operational support community of interest focused on the integration of Canadian Surface Combatant operations, technology, data, training, research, and development.