Editing Joint Task Force 2 (section)

===Other actions===

Vice-Admiral [[Dean McFadden]] also confirmed that JTF{{nnbsp}}2 would take a role in securing the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] and [[2010 Winter Paralympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=1345720 |title=Counter-terror to secure the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games |website=GlobalTV.com |access-date=7 June 2011}} {{dead link |date=October 2011}}</ref>

JTF{{nnbsp}}2 has also acted as bodyguards to Canadians travelling abroad, notably accompanying Lieutenant-General [[Maurice Baril]] and [[Raymond Chrétien]] to [[Zaire]] in November 1996.<ref name="book"/> When photographs provided to the media were revealed to show the faces of JTF{{nnbsp}}2 forces, they were redacted and reissued with the faces removed.<ref name=book/> In 1998, they accompanied General [[Roméo Dallaire]] to [[Tanzania]] where he was due to testify against a Rwandan [[Hutu]] official accused of complicity in the 1994 genocide.<ref name="book"/><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/engraph/vol2/no1/pdf/11-20_e.pdf |title=Operation "Assurance": Planning A Multi-National Force for Rwanda/Zaïre |first=Michael A. |last=Hennessy |issue=Spring 2001 |journal=[[Canadian Military Journal]] |pages=11–20 |access-date=7 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911130955/http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/engraph/vol2/no1/pdf/11-20_e.pdf |archive-date=11 September 2008 }}</ref> They similarly accompanied war crimes prosecutor [[Louise Arbour]] into [[Kosovo]].<ref name="book"/> In early November 2000, Conservative Defence Critic David Price stated that JTF{{nnbsp}}2 had been deployed to Kosovo, however, this was denied by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Defence Minister Art Eggleton.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/chretien-denies-canadian-commandos-in-kosovo-1.176746 |title=Chrétien denies Canadian commandos in Kosovo |date=10 November 2000 |website=CBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421212321/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/1999/04/20/canada_kos990420.html |archive-date=21 April 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2016 }}</ref>

The unit was believed to be operating with the Special Air Service and [[Special Boat Service]] in [[Operation Mobile]], the Canadian operation in the [[2011 Libyan civil war]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/Canadian+warship+route+JTF2+sent+Libya/4369428/story.html |title=Canadian warship en route, JTF2 sent to Libya |first=Tobi |last=Cohen |date=2011-03-02 |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |access-date=2011-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309222337/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Canadian+warship+route+JTF2+sent+Libya/4369428/story.html |archive-date=9 March 2011 }}</ref>

In August 2021, JTF{{nnbsp}}2 and CSOR operators were deployed to Afghanistan to evacuate staff from the Canadian Embassy in Kabul.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/world/canada-sending-special-forces-to-close-afghan-embassy/article |title=Canada sending special forces to close Afghan embassy |first=Karen |last=Graham |date=13 August 2021 |website=Digital Journal}}</ref>

In May 2022, Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] visited Ukraine to show solidarity and to witness the war for himself, alongside members of the cabinet. As part of the security detail, they were accompanied by members of JTF{{nnbsp}}2.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-zelensky-ukraine-visit-1.6447082 |title=How Justin Trudeau's people arranged his whirlwind visit to a Ukraine at war|date=9 May 2022 |newspaper=CBC News}}</ref>

In October 2023, JTF{{nnbsp}}2 and other CANSOFCOM elements were deployed to Israel to help with security at the Canadian embassy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10056886/canadian-special-forces-deployed-israel/ |title=Small team of Canadian special ops deployed to Israel after Oct. 7 attack: sources|date=29 October 2023 |newspaper=Global News}}</ref> In March 2024, JTF{{nnbsp}}2 operators were deployed to Haiti to protect the Canadian Embassy and staff.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10379220/canadian-military-elite-unit-aiding-haiti/ |title=Canadian military aiding embassy in Haiti includes elite unit: sources |first1=Naomi |last1=Barghiel |first2=Mercedes |last2=Stephenson |date=2024-03-22 |newspaper=[[Global News]] |access-date=2024-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324121014/https://globalnews.ca/news/10379220/canadian-military-elite-unit-aiding-haiti/ |archive-date=24 March 2024 }}</ref>