The Naval Reserve Association of Canada

Celebrating the Military and Civilian Contributions of Canadian Naval Reservists

It’s all coming together for the naval reserve centennial

Recommissioned

The UNTDA is now out of service. Effective May 12, 2023, the Association was re-born as the all-ranks Naval Reserve Association. Learn what this means, and get in on the ground floor with a tap, touch or click below:

Naval Reserve Centennial

The Centennial of the Canadian Naval Reserve will be celebrated across the country in 2023. See what’s scheduled in your city.

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Citizen Sailors Virtual Cenotaph

The Citizen Sailors Virtual Cenotaph project celebrates the Naval Reserve centennial with stories of the 1,769 reservists who died in World War II.

Association Conference & Celebration (Completed)

Victoria, BC     May 9 – 12, 2023

All About the Conference with Photos

Role of the Association

The Association celebrates the naval and civilian contributions of Canadian Naval Reservists and identifies, preserves, and promotes the history and values of the UNTD program and its successors with an emphasis on citizenship, leadership, honesty, commitment, service and personal discipline, by providing opportunities for members to support the Navy and for convivial social interaction.

Members of the Association have a continuing interest in the Royal Canadian Navy and, through individual members, with Naval Reserve Units across the country where joint events are encouraged.

The Association diligently maintains a database of members and potential members containing secure contact information that can be made available to facilitate meetings or reunions.

Membership dues are optional. Active members are those who choose to enthusiastically participate in the affairs of the Association, who may vote at meetings and who pay dues. All members for whom contact information is available receive the periodic newsletter and are welcome at Association events.

The Association is not politically active and plays no advocacy role. It is a federally incorporated, not-for-profit, network of persons with a Board of Directors responsible to Active members at General Meetings. 

As a national organization the strength and vitality of the Association hinges on the connectivity of all its members through the regular sharing of information and participation in activities aimed at ensuring everyone can feel  ‘counted-in’ .

 

How the Association Maintains Connections

  • Manages a FaceBook Group
  • Curates an archive of information relating to the UNTD Program, including the “Nominal List” that documents almost all those who passed through the program from 1943 – 1968. This recognizes the UNTD status as founding members of the Association
  • Facilitates camaraderie and communication between members
  • Publishes a newsletter periodically; and occasionally, other articles, books, and press releases
  • Maintains a web site containing news, information, photos, archives, and links to members and other web sites of interest to our members
  • Promotes regional and national gatherings of our members
  • Supports Naval historical projects of relevance to the Naval Reserve
  • Maintains strong connections with Naval Reserve Headquarters and with each of the Naval Reserve Divisions to help strengthen the local navy presence
  • Provides a virtual “home” for retired reservists
  • Encourages and promotes effective integration of French-speaking NRDs by providing French language material and communications wherever possible

 

History of the UNTD and the UNTDA

Please refer to this article written by Bill Clearihue.

The Association is Incorporated under the Canadian Not-For-Profit Corporations Act,

 

The Annual General Meeting was concluded successfully on May 12, 2023, and minutes will be made available in due course. The UNTDA was officially recommissioned as the Naval Reserve Association of Canada (NRAC).

For reference purposes, the original Notice of Meeting, Agenda and supporting documents remain available here.

The UNTD Association was retired at its AGM on May 12, 2023 and the Naval Reserve Association of Canada was born.

This site has been through a thorough refit to properly reflect the profound changes to the Association. UNTD Legacy materials and wealth of history will be retained and maintained on this site until a suitable archival repository is identified or created.

The site now contains full coverage of the Victoria Conference (May 8 – 12).

L'Association UNTD s'est retireé lors de son AGA le 12 mai 2023 et l'Association de la Réserve navale du Canada est née.

Ce site a fait l'objet d'une refonte complète afin de bien refléter les profondes mutations de l'Association. Les pages web de l'UNTD et la richesse de son histoire seront conservés sur ce site jusqu'à ce qu'un site d'archives approprié soit identifié ou créé.

Le site contient maintenant une couverture complète de la Conférence de Victoria (du 8 au 12 mai).

The UNTD Association was retired at its AGM on May 12, 2023 and the Naval Reserve Association of Canada was born.

This site has been through a thorough refit to properly reflect the profound changes to the Association. UNTD Legacy materials and wealth of history will be retained and maintained on this site until a suitable archival repository is identified or created.

The site now contains full coverage of the Victoria Conference (May 8 – 12).

L'Association UNTD s'est retireé lors de son AGA le 12 mai 2023 et l'Association de la Réserve navale du Canada est née.

Ce site a fait l'objet d'une refonte complète afin de bien refléter les profondes mutations de l'Association. Les pages web de l'UNTD et la richesse de son histoire seront conservés sur ce site jusqu'à ce qu'un site d'archives approprié soit identifié ou créé.

Le site contient maintenant une couverture complète de la Conférence de Victoria (du 8 au 12 mai).

This site was last updated on:
June 7, 2023

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Contact: Ross Connell

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