This section provides an overview of the recruitment, selection and training of the various elite and special forces within the Canadian Armed Forces. It also provides an overview of the units that support these special forces.

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM)
Joint Task Force Two (JTF 2) Selection & Training	Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) Selection & Training
427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS)	Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU)
Canadian Special Operations Training Centre (CSOTC)

Canadian Patrol Pathfinder (PPF) Course Selection & Training	Advanced Reconnaissance Patrolman (ARP) Selection & Training
Canadian Basic Parachute Course Selection & Training	Canadian Search & Rescue Technician (SAR Tech) Selection & Training