Conference of Defence Associations Institute

The CDA Institute is an independent non-partisan non public corporation with the mission to advance informed debate on National Security issues particularly those that pertain to National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Conducting research publishing analysis hosting fora with multi-partite stakeholders and delivering educational programmes the CDA Institute promotes dialogue knowledge and understanding of Canadian national security defence policy and foreign policy. The flagship initiatives of the organization include but are not limited to the Ottawa Conference on Security & Defence the Vimy Award and Vimy Gala the Montreal Climate Security Summit and the CDA Institute Expert Series roundtables webinars and interviews