| Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2005 - Present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Armed Forces |
| Type | Special Operations Force Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare Defence |
| Role | NBCD, in support of National Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Team |
| Size | Company |
| Part of | Canadian Special Operations Forces Command |
| Garrison/HQ | JNBCD Coy HQ at CFB Kingston. CJIRU Garrison at 8 Wing/CFB Trenton. |
| Nickname | JNBCD Coy, CJIRU ,UIIC |
| Motto | Nunquam Nonparati - "Never Unprepared" |
| Colors | Tan Beret |
The Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit of the Canadian Forces was created "to provide timely and agile broad-based CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) support to the Government of Canada in order to prevent, control and mitigate CBRN threats to Canada, Canadians and Canadian interests." [1] It is a sub-unit of the Joint Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Company, which in turn forms part of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command.
Subsequent to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the Chief Review Services Report on Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence of the same year, it became evident that the Canadian Forces needed to increase the breadth of its NBCD capabilities. The federal government, under then-Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, allotted $30 million in the December 2001 budget to enhance this capability and create the Joint Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Company (JNBCD Coy). In September 2007 the CJIRU was created as the rapid deployment response team of the JNBCD Coy due to the company's vast operational capabilities, duties and responsibilities.
Due to the requirement for rapid deployment of the unit, CJIRU is based alongside airlift assets at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario. The JNBCD Coy Headquarters is located at CFB Kingston, Ontario.[2]