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The NATO Association of Canada (NAOC; formerly the Atlantic Council of Canada)[1] is a non-governmental organization founded in 1966 to promote knowledge and understanding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Canada.
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| Abbreviation | NAOC |
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| Formation | 1966 |
| Type | Registered charity |
| Purpose | Promote knowledge and understanding of NATO |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Key people | Robert Baines (CEO) |
| Affiliations | Atlantic Treaty Association |
| Website | natoassociation |
Formerly called | Atlantic Council of Canada |
About
editNAOC is a member of the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA) headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, which coordinates forty similar organizations inside other NATO members and Partnership for Peace (PFP) nations. The organisation's website states their mission is to "promote peace, prosperity, and security through knowledge and understanding of the importance of NATO".[2]
The NAOC is chaired former Minister of Defence David Collenette. Robert Baines serves as President and CEO.[3] The association operates from its national office in downtown Toronto, Ontario, with a small professional staff, volunteers and interns, located across the country in Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal.
The association organizes and promotes conferences, seminars, round table meetings, speakers' dinners and lunches, as well as holding an annual Spring Conference in Toronto and a Fall Conference in Ottawa. NAOC releases several articles per week, on issues pertaining to peace, prosperity and security, to better educate Canadians about NATO.[4]
References
edit- ^ "The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence Evidence". Parliament of Canada. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "About Us – NAOC". Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "Board of Directors – NAOC". Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "Articles – NATO Association of Canada". natoassociation.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-27.