Welcome

Welcome to the Canadian Military Engineers Association (CMEA) website.

The CMEA is a dynamic association open to all members of the Canadian Military Engineer family.  Since its formation in 2000, it has grown to over 2500 members with more than 20 Chapters spread across the country. The Association continues to welcome new members from the rank of Sapper to Lieutenant General. The CME family includes all who currently serve with or support the Canadian Military Engineers, or have done so in the past. These pages present our objectives and accomplishments, our stories and your history, news and events and items of interest.

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  • Heritage Moments
    Expo 67 – ‘Mission Impossible’ Made Possible
    A model of the EXPO 67 Site

    Canada was an eleventh-hour stand-in for the 1967 World’s Fair and Montreal had to pull off a miracle to get it ready on time. The fair had initially been awarded to Moscow in 1960 to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, but two years later, the Soviet Union backed out of its obligation. On 13 November 1962, Canada re-submitted its bid and won the opportunity to host in 1967. Its organizers now had only four and a half years to prepare - rather than the intended...