Established in 2007, Support Our Troops meets the unique needs and special challenges faced by members of the Canadian Armed Forces community as a result of military service. It operates within Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services.

Soldier On is a program of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) which contributes to the recovery of ill and injured CAF members and veterans by providing opportunities and resources through sport, recreational, and creative activities.

IN STORE

Visit a CANEX store and donate at the checkout counter

ONLINE

Visit CANEX.CA and add a donation at checkout

BY SHOPPING

Purchase Support Our Troops or Soldier On Merchandise and 15% of proceeds are directly donated

For retired Warrant Officer Joanne Bradley winning is not about being first across the finish line. As a member of Team Canada, she has shown time and time again that the victories we remember rarely involve gold medals

“I might have gotten a bit teary, but luckily in the water nobody can tell,” she says. “I’m discovering that I’m more capable of doing things than I thought I was. In the water, everything works properly. I feel free and graceful!”

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How the COVID-19 Emergency Grant helped reduce a military couple’s stress of a recent breast cancer diagnosis and service-related self-isolation

"At the same time we were also grappling with my recent breast cancer diagnosis. The emotional toll of organizing treatment in a country that, like the rest of the world, was closing down was overwhelming to say the least. ”

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$3.2M

distributed last year to support military members and their families

192

children enjoyed summer camp last year

85

military family members received a scholarship last year

97%

of donations directly support Soldier On Members

10,000

ill & injured members supported by Soldier On

$8M

disbursed through Soldier On to support members