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PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE OEA/Ser. G

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES CP/CSH-805/06

27 November 2006

COMMITTEE ON HEMISPHERIC SECURITY Original: English

ANNUAL REPORT ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS IN 2005 PRESENTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III OF THE INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON TRANSPARENCY IN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS ACQUISITIONS

(Canada)

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http://scm.oas.org/pdfs/2006/CP17216.PDF

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Transfers of conventional arms

Report of international conventional arms transfers (according to United Nations General Assembly resolutions 46/36 L and 60/266)

Reporting country: CANADA

National point of contact: Foreign Affairs Canada, Non-proliferation, Arms Control & Disarmament Division, telephone: (613) 992-3430, fax: (613) 944-3105, e-mail: Calendar year: 2005

Language: English


EXPORTS (January 01 to December 31, 2005)

A / B / C / D / E / / Remarks
Category (I-VII) / Final importer State(s) / Number of items / State of origin
(if not exporter) / Intermediate location
(if any) / Description of item / Comments on the transfer
I.
Battle tanks / United States / 15 / Leopard 1A5 chassis hull only. Hulls will be designated for civilian applications. / 202 WD according to the German Government specifications demilitarized leopard chassis hulls.
No turrets have been sold to any other nations
II. Armoured combat vehicles / Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Iraq
United Arab
Emirates / 216
6
105
5
1 / / Light Armoured Vehicle
Light Armoured Vehicle
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Armoured Vehicle
Armoured Vehicle / Export to support African Union
III.
Large-calibre artillery systems / United States
United States
United States
United States
United States / 2
1
2
1
1 / Russia
Finland
Germany
Germany
Russia / Deactivated Mortar
Deactivated Mortar
105MM Howitzer
75MM AA Gun
76MM AA Gun / Collector’s Item
Collector’s Item Collector’s Item
Collector’s Item
Collector’s Item
IV.
Combat aircraft / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL
V.
Attack helicopters / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL
VI.
Warships / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL
VII.
Missiles and missile launchers / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL

National criteria on transfers: Departure of equipment from the exporter’s territory/Transfer of title

IMPORTS (January 01 to December 31, 2005)

A / B / C / D / E / / Remarks
Category (I-VII) / Exporter State(s) / Number of items / State of origin
(if not exporter) / Intermediate location
(if any) / Description of item / Comments on the transfer
I.
Battle tanks
II.
Armoured combat vehicle
III.
Large calibre artillery systems / USA / 6 / M777 (155 mm Towed Howitzer)
IV.
Combat aircraft
V.
Attack helicopters
VI. Warships
VII.
Missiles and missile launchers

National criteria on transfers: Departure of equipment from the exporter’s territory/Transfer of title

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON MILITARY HOLDINGS

CATEGORY / DESCRIPTION / NUMBER
I. Battle tanks / Leopard C2[1] / 44
II. Armoured Combat Vehicles / Grizzly Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier[2]
Bison Light Armoured Vehicle
Armoured Personnel Carrier M113 A2[3]
Bulldozer M113 A2[4]
Engineer M113 A2
AIFV-LAV III
Cougar Wheeled Fire Support Vehicle[5]
M113 TUA (Anti-tank missile)
M113 ADATS (Anti-tank missile)
Bison Mortar
Coyote LAV CP/Direct Fire Support
Coyote LAV – Reconnaissance
M113 A2 Fitter
M113 A2 ARVL
M548 Cargo Carrier
M113 Airfield Damage Repair (DAREOD)
M113 A3 Remote Weapon Station
M113 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light
M113 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Engineer
LAV III CP
LAV III BC/FOO / 0
102
6
17
33
313
0
57
33
0
61
141
20
17
61
5
45
25
28
181
47
III. Large Calibre Artillery Systems / M109-A4/M109-A4+155mm[6]
C1 Howitzer 105 mm[7]
MkII Howitzer LG1 105mm
M101 C3 Howitzer 105mm

M777 155 mm Towed Howitzer[8]

/ 0
34
28
98
6
IV. Combat Aircraft / CF-18 A&B Fighter/Ground Attack
CP-140 ASW/Patrol / 99
18
V. Attack Helicopters / CH-124 ASW (Sea King) / 28
VI. Warships / Iroquois Class DDG (Area Air Defence Destroyer)
Halifax Class FFH (Multi-Role Patrol Frigate)
Kingston Class MM (Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels)
Protecteur Class AOR (Auxiliary Oil Replenishment)
Victoria Class SSK (Long-Range Patrol Submarine) / 3
12
12
2
4
VII. Missiles and Missile Launchers[9]


PROCUREMENT THROUGH NATIONAL PRODUCTION

CATEGORY / DESCRIPTION / NUMBER
I. Battle tanks
II. Armoured Combat Vehicles / LAV III (less kits)[10] / 38
III. Large Calibre Artillery Systems
IV. Combat Aircraft
V. Attack Helicopters
VI. Warships
VII. Missiles and Missile Launchers

CP17216E01

[1] . 70 Leopard C2s have been declared surplus.

[2] . The Grizzly APC has been declared surplus to CF requirements. 100 vehicles are on loan to the African Union mission in Drafur, Sudan. All others remaining in Canada (157) have been pulled from service.

[3] . 548 vehicles have been declared surplus.

[4] . This piece of equipment was reported as “A3” in previous UNCAR reports. This typographical error has been corrected.

[5] . Canada holds 175 Cougars that have been declared surplus and are in the disposal process. The figure reported in 2004 (100) reflected the vehicles in service at that time did not take into account the 75 vehicles that were declared surplus.

[6] . All M109s were declared surplus.

[7] . 39 C1 Howitzer 105mm have been declared surplus.

[8] . Procured in 2005, as reported elsewhere in this report.

[9] . No information provided for national security reasons.

[10] . Because these vehicles have been acquired “less kits,” it is not yet certain whether they will meet the definition for Section II Armoured Combat Vehicles (e.g., they may become LAV variants that do not meet the definitional requirement for crew number). We are reporting this procurement through production in the interests of transparency and openness.