Navy Appreciation Day

Navy Appreciation Day 2011 has now passed. We would like to thank all of our sponsors and supporters who helped out with making this event such a success. Below you will find some of the pictures from the day.

To see all of the pictures from Navy Appreciation, please visit our photo site.

The Navy League of Canada is proud to announce that Navy Appreciation Day 2011 will take place on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, November 15th, 2011.

We invite you to view more photos from last year's event by visiting our photo page.

Navy Appreciation Day is a unique opportunity to bring together Canadians from all walks of life in order to recognize the hard work performed by Canada's sailors day in and day out.

This year's events will include a Navy Hero appreciation ceremony in the Senate Chambers, speeches by parliamentarians of all political stripes, and a magnificent reception at the end of the day which is normally attended by hundreds of Parliamentarians, Industry partners, and most importantly, members of the Royal Canadian Navy.

In addition to bringing the Royal Canadian Navy's daily activities to light, this year's Navy Appreciation Day also wishes to highlight how Canada is a maritime nation.

Canada is a Maritime Nation. All Canadians, wherever they live, are dependant on water for transportation, commerce, food, minerals, power, employment, recreation and our quality of life. One third of our country's gross domestic product is transported by water and 97% of our exports and imports – other than those shipped to/from the United States - are transported by ships. As such, the health of our economy is dependant upon water transportation. And, we are now realizing just how important water is to our economy - as a facility and as a resource/commodity – and that it will likely be a major factor in future relations with other countries, particularly the United States.  We have also come to recognize the importance and necessity of improving maritime facilities and maritime security in all of our territorial waters including the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans, the Great Lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River and similar major waterways.

For more information on how Canada is a maritime nation, please click here.

For those interested in Corporate Sponsorship, please feel free to contact us to receive more information.