The men and women of the Canadian Forces have demonstrated time and again that they will rise to any challenge. Let your Canadian Forces members know you appreciate their service by sending them a card or letter. Alternately, e-mail messages can be sent to our troops through the Canadian Forces website. Just click on the “Write to Our Troops” logo on the left of this page.
The Canadian Forces members serving overseas appreciate receiving correspondence from individuals as well as from groups, schools and organizations from across Canada. Post cards and single cards in envelopes may be sent to any of the addresses below. Please note that only parcels as described in the "Bulk Mail" paragraph below are acceptable and must addressed to “Any Canadian Forces Member”. Parcels that contain items other than correspondence, such as care packages or donations, will be returned to the sender at the sender’s expense.
Bulk mail
Schools and organizations often conduct letter writing campaigns to our deployed personnel. Such groups prefer to bundle the letters (or cards) in a parcel as a cost saving measure. Note that parcels are not to contain any other item other than correspondence. If enclosures other than letters, cards or postcards are detected the parcel will be returned to the sender at the sender’s expense.
NOTE: If you would like to hear back from CF members, please include an email address or website link in your letter in addition to your return address. This makes it easier for those missions that cannot send out letters due to operational issues.
Below is a list of all of the current Operational Addresses where letters can be sent:
OPS ACCIUS, ARCHER and ARGUS- Kabul, Afghanistan
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
OP ACCIUS, ARCHER and ARGUS
KABUL 100
PO BOX 5058 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP ATHENA - Kandahar, Afghanistan
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
OP ATHENA
PO BOX 5058 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP ATHENA - Kandahar, Afghanistan (Provincial Reconstruction Team)
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
Provincial Reconstruction Team
OP ATHENA
PO BOX 5005 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
Camp Mirage:
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
CAMP MIRAGE
PO BOX 5113 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP BRONZE - Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
CANADIAN CONTINGENT SARAJEVO
PO BOX 5207 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP CALUMET - Sinai, Egypt
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
CCMFO
PO BOX 5237 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP GLADIUS - Golan Heights
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
OP GLADIUS
PO BOX 5238 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP HAMLET - Port-au-Prince, Haiti
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
OP HAMLET
PO BOX 5250 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP JADE - Middle East
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
OP JADE
PO BOX 5239 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP KOBOLD - Pristina, Kosovo
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
CANADIAN CONTINGENT PRISTINA
PO BOX 5249 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP PROTEUS - Jerusalem
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
OP PROTEUS
PO BOX 5240 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OPS SATURN and SAFARI - Sudan
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
OP SATURN - SAFARI
PO BOX 5225 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP SCULPTURE - Sierra Leone
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
OP SCULPTURE
PO BOX 5201 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP SNOWGOOSE - Cyprus
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
OP SNOWGOOSE
PO BOX 5051 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
CFS Alert Alert, Nunavut, Canada
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
CFS Alert
PO BOX 5210 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
Canadian Ships
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
NAME OF THE SHIP
PO BOX 17000 STN FORCES
VICTORIA, BC V9A 7N2
ANY CANADIAN FORCES MEMBER
NAME OF THE SHIP
PO BOX 99000 STN FORCES
HALIFAX, NS B3K 5X5
Some content taken from the National Defence and the Canadian Forces website