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 == Canadian Camouflage Patterns ==
-* Modeled on the [[United Kingdom|British issue]] camouflage design developed in 1930 for use on the "Cape, Anti-Gas, No.1, Camouflaged" Canadian Forces adopted their own, locally produced version beginning in 1941 and also worn as a knee-length smock and matching helmet cover/neck cape. Canadian-made versions are stamped with the "broad arrow in C" marking distinctive to Canadian wartime items. The coloration of the pattern itself is the same as the British version, with large brown blotches on a khaki or olive green background. Evidence supports the use of this pattern by Canadian Forces well into the 1960s.
+* Modeled on the [[United Kingdom|British issue]] camouflage design developed in 1930 for use on the "Cape, Anti-Gas, No.1, Camouflaged" Canadian Forces adopted their own, locally produced version beginning in 1941 and also worn as a knee-length smock and matching helmet cover/neck cape, as well as a poncho-like hooded cape. Canadian-made versions are stamped with the "broad arrow in C" marking distinctive to Canadian wartime items. The coloration of the pattern itself is the same as the British version, with large brown blotches on a khaki or olive green background. Evidence supports the use of this pattern by Canadian Forces well into the 1960s.
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	== Canadian Camouflage Patterns ==		== Canadian Camouflage Patterns ==
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		+	* Modeled on the [[United Kingdom\|British issue]] camouflage design developed in 1930 for use on the "Cape, Anti-Gas, No.1, Camouflaged" Canadian Forces adopted their own, locally produced version beginning in 1941 and also worn as a knee-length smock and matching helmet cover/neck cape. Canadian-made versions are stamped with the "broad arrow in C" marking distinctive to Canadian wartime items. The coloration of the pattern itself is the same as the British version, with large brown blotches on a khaki or olive green background. Evidence supports the use of this pattern by Canadian Forces well into the 1960s.
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	* Circa 1975, the Canadian Airborne Regiment began to issue its own Canadian Airborne camouflage parachutist smock printed in a distinctive variation of the British [[DPM]] pattern. Canadian DPM differs from that of the original British design in that it employs an inverse ratio of green to brown, the Canadian version having larger areas of the latter. The majority of these smocks were produced by the Peerless Garments Ltd company, whose design is seen below. Interestingly, the Canadian Airborne smock was never intended to be worn as a combat garment, but instead as part of the garrison dress and as a working uniform worn during parachute jumps, etc. For field exercises and during deployments, Canadian airborne personnel wore the standard olive drab (Average Green) uniform of the Canadian Armed Forces. A limited production run of experimental trousers for airborne personnel were also produced, but never adopted officially by the Regiment. Still later, in the 1980s, a specialized operational uniform for the Emergency Response Teams (ERTs) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was produced in the same camouflage design, most likely utilizing overstock/surplus fabric from the original DND contract.		* Circa 1975, the Canadian Airborne Regiment began to issue its own Canadian Airborne camouflage parachutist smock printed in a distinctive variation of the British [[DPM]] pattern. Canadian DPM differs from that of the original British design in that it employs an inverse ratio of green to brown, the Canadian version having larger areas of the latter. The majority of these smocks were produced by the Peerless Garments Ltd company, whose design is seen below. Interestingly, the Canadian Airborne smock was never intended to be worn as a combat garment, but instead as part of the garrison dress and as a working uniform worn during parachute jumps, etc. For field exercises and during deployments, Canadian airborne personnel wore the standard olive drab (Average Green) uniform of the Canadian Armed Forces. A limited production run of experimental trousers for airborne personnel were also produced, but never adopted officially by the Regiment. Still later, in the 1980s, a specialized operational uniform for the Emergency Response Teams (ERTs) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was produced in the same camouflage design, most likely utilizing overstock/surplus fabric from the original DND contract.

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 * Formed in 1977, the Emergency Response Teams (ERT) or ''Groupe tactique d'intervention'' (GTI) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are tactical units that can respond to events or situations requiring highly specialized skill sets such as rural tracking, covert surveillance and intelligence gathering, aircraft and/or marine interventions, VIP protection, high-risk searches & prisoner transport, and hostage incidents. Depending on the tactical needs of a particular unit, ERTs have often deployed in camouflage clothing appropriate to the environment in which they will be working. At least two camouflage designs are known to have been employed specifically by the ERTs: the previously mentioned 1975 [[DPM]] pattern, and a unique [[jigsaw]] design that has some similarities to the pattern worn by the [[Netherlands|Royal Dutch Marines]] in the 1980s. The origins of this design are unknown, but the pattern incorporates large sections of dark khaki, foliage green, and medium brown, with smaller areas of black interspersed throughout. This pattern probably emerged in the early 1990s.
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 * Canadian Temperate Weight digital camouflage pattern, or CADPAT (TW) was first introduced in 1996, and employed as the standard combat uniform for all Canadian Forces until 2024. Within common parlance among some soldiers the pattern is often called "relish."

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-* Formed in 1977, the Emergency Response Teams (ERT) or ''Groupe tactique d'intervention'' (GTI) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are tactical units that can respond to events or situations that require highly specialized skill sets such as rural tracking, covert surveillance and intelligence gathering, aircraft and/or marine interventions, VIP protection, high-risk searches & prisoner transport, and hostage incidents. Depending on the tactical needs of a particular unit, ERTs have often deployed in camouflage clothing appropriate to the environment in which they will be working. At least two camouflage designs are known to have employed specifically by the ERTs: the previously mentioned 1975 [[DPM]] pattern, and a unique [[jigsaw]] design that has some similarities to the pattern worn by the [[Netherlands|Royal Dutch Marines]] in the 1980s. The origins of this design are unknown, but the pattern incorporates large sections of dark khaki, foliage green, and medium brown, with smaller areas of black interspersed throughout. This pattern probably emerged in the early 1990s.
+* Formed in 1977, the Emergency Response Teams (ERT) or ''Groupe tactique d'intervention'' (GTI) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are tactical units that can respond to events or situations requiring highly specialized skill sets such as rural tracking, covert surveillance and intelligence gathering, aircraft and/or marine interventions, VIP protection, high-risk searches & prisoner transport, and hostage incidents. Depending on the tactical needs of a particular unit, ERTs have often deployed in camouflage clothing appropriate to the environment in which they will be working. At least two camouflage designs are known to have been employed specifically by the ERTs: the previously mentioned 1975 [[DPM]] pattern, and a unique [[jigsaw]] design that has some similarities to the pattern worn by the [[Netherlands|Royal Dutch Marines]] in the 1980s. The origins of this design are unknown, but the pattern incorporates large sections of dark khaki, foliage green, and medium brown, with smaller areas of black interspersed throughout. This pattern probably emerged in the early 1990s.
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	* Introduced in 1989, the Canadian Garrison Dress Land Forces (LF) jacket was printed in this woodland-type camouflage pattern. As with the Airborne parachutist smock, the garment was never intended to be worn as a combat garment, but instead as part of the Garrison dress ensemble, which included rifle green trousers, a pale green collared shirt, and a garrison belt. Worn from 1989 to 1994, the jacket was impractical, uncomfortable and universally disliked by all ranks.		* Introduced in 1989, the Canadian Garrison Dress Land Forces (LF) jacket was printed in this woodland-type camouflage pattern. As with the Airborne parachutist smock, the garment was never intended to be worn as a combat garment, but instead as part of the Garrison dress ensemble, which included rifle green trousers, a pale green collared shirt, and a garrison belt. Worn from 1989 to 1994, the jacket was impractical, uncomfortable and universally disliked by all ranks.

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	* Introduced in 1989, the Canadian Garrison Dress Land Forces (LF) jacket was printed in this woodland-type camouflage pattern. As with the Airborne parachutist smock, the garment was never intended to be worn as a combat garment, but instead as part of the Garrison dress ensemble, which included rifle green trousers, a pale green collared shirt, and a garrison belt. Worn from 1989 to 1994, the jacket was impractical, uncomfortable and universally disliked by all ranks.		* Introduced in 1989, the Canadian Garrison Dress Land Forces (LF) jacket was printed in this woodland-type camouflage pattern. As with the Airborne parachutist smock, the garment was never intended to be worn as a combat garment, but instead as part of the Garrison dress ensemble, which included rifle green trousers, a pale green collared shirt, and a garrison belt. Worn from 1989 to 1994, the jacket was impractical, uncomfortable and universally disliked by all ranks.

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		+	* Formed in 1977, the Emergency Response Teams (ERT) or ''Groupe tactique d'intervention'' (GTI) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are tactical units that can respond to events or situations that require highly specialized skill sets such as rural tracking, covert surveillance and intelligence gathering, aircraft and/or marine interventions, VIP protection, high-risk searches & prisoner transport, and hostage incidents. Depending on the tactical needs of a particular unit, ERTs have often deployed in camouflage clothing appropriate to the environment in which they will be working. At least two camouflage designs are known to have employed specifically by the ERTs: the previously mentioned 1975 [[DPM]] pattern, and a unique [[jigsaw]] design that has some similarities to the pattern worn by the [[Netherlands\|Royal Dutch Marines]] in the 1980s. The origins of this design are unknown, but the pattern incorporates large sections of dark khaki, foliage green, and medium brown, with smaller areas of black interspersed throughout. This pattern probably emerged in the early 1990s.
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		+	[[File:Canada17.png\|200px]]

	* Introduced in 1989, the Canadian Garrison Dress Land Forces (LF) jacket was printed in this woodland-type camouflage pattern. As with the Airborne parachutist smock, the garment was never intended to be worn as a combat garment, but instead as part of the Garrison dress ensemble, which included rifle green trousers, a pale green collared shirt, and a garrison belt. Worn from 1989 to 1994, the jacket was impractical, uncomfortable and universally disliked by all ranks.		* Introduced in 1989, the Canadian Garrison Dress Land Forces (LF) jacket was printed in this woodland-type camouflage pattern. As with the Airborne parachutist smock, the garment was never intended to be worn as a combat garment, but instead as part of the Garrison dress ensemble, which included rifle green trousers, a pale green collared shirt, and a garrison belt. Worn from 1989 to 1994, the jacket was impractical, uncomfortable and universally disliked by all ranks.

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-* Canadian units also made use of British-made brushstroke camouflage "windproofs" from the period of late Second World War until the end of the Korean War. Again, supplied by the British government, the windproofs were primarily issued to conventional infantry and support personnel, such as those serving in Europe during WW2 and with the Canadian 25th Infantry Brigade which served overseas during the Korean War. As with the airborne forces Denison smocks, it does not appear stocks were replenished once the supply was depleted.
+* Canadian units also made use of British-made brushstroke camouflage "windproofs" from the period of late Second World War until the end of the Korean War. Again supplied by the British government, the windproofs were primarily issued to conventional infantry and support personnel, such as those serving in Europe during WW2 and with the Canadian 25th Infantry Brigade which served overseas during the Korean War. As with the airborne forces Denison smocks, it does not appear stocks were replenished once the supply was depleted.
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 == Canadian Camouflage Patterns ==
 * Circa 1975, the Canadian Airborne Regiment began to issue its own Canadian Airborne camouflage parachutist smock printed in a distinctive variation of the British [[DPM]] pattern. Canadian DPM differs from that of the original British design in that it employs an inverse ratio of green to brown, the Canadian version having larger areas of the latter. The majority of these smocks were produced by the Peerless Garments Ltd company, whose design is seen below. Interestingly, the Canadian Airborne smock was never intended to be worn as a combat garment, but instead as part of the garrison dress and as a working uniform worn during parachute jumps, etc. For field exercises and during deployments, Canadian airborne personnel wore the standard olive drab (Average Green) uniform of the Canadian Armed Forces. A limited production run of experimental trousers for airborne personnel were also produced, but never adopted officially by the Regiment. Still later, in the 1980s, a specialized operational uniform for the Emergency Response Teams (ERTs) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was produced in the same camouflage design, most likely utilizing overstock/surplus fabric from the original DND contract.
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 == Use of Foreign Camouflage by Canadian Forces ==
 * The Canadian Forces officially adopted the US M1 steel helmet beginning in 1960, although the helmet had seen limited use with some Canadian personnel since the Second World War, alongside the steel Brodie and the British Mk III "Turtle" helmet. The earliest camouflage covers appear to have been unit- or field-made from a variety of materials, including various weaves of netting with added scrim, purpose-made Canadian two-tone camouflage nets, and various patterns of "frogskin" ([[Duck hunter]]) camouflage fabric covers cannibalized from parachute shrouds, or cut from privately obtained commercial fabrics. Some covers even appear to have been hand-painted on solid colored khaki or olive drab fabric.