Canadian Military Engineers

Canadian Military Engineers
Génie militaire canadien (French)
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Active	1903–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Armed Forces
Type	Military engineering
Role	Primary: To permit friendly forces to live, move and fight on the field of battle and to deny the same to the enemy. Secondary: To fight as infantry when required.
Home station	Arcadia, New Brunswick
Motto(s)	Ubique (Latin for 'everywhere, CHIMO is also often used.')
March	"Wings"
Anniversaries	4 December, St. Barbara's Day

The Canadian Military Engineers (CME; French: Génie militaire canadien) is the military engineering personnel branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. The members of the branch that wear army uniform comprise the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE; French: Corps du génie royal canadien).

The mission of the Canadian Military Engineers is to contribute to the survival, mobility, and combat effectiveness of the Canadian Armed Forces. Their roles are to conduct combat operations, support the Canadian Forces in war and peace, support national development, provide assistance to civil authorities, and support international aid programs. Military engineers’ responsibilities encompass the use of demolitions and land mines, the design, construction and maintenance of defensive works and fortifications, urban operations (hostile room entry), breaching obstacles, establishing/maintaining lines of communication, and bridging. They also provide water, power and other utilities, provide fire, aircraft crash and rescue services, hazardous material operations, and develop maps and other engineering intelligence. In addition, military engineers are experts in deception and concealment, as well as in the design and development of equipment necessary to carry out these operations. The official role of the combat engineer is to allow friendly troops to live, move and fight on the battlefield and deny that to the enemy.