--- description: Canada's Prime Minister–designate Justin Trudeau says Canada will withdraw its jets from the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS title: Justin Trudeau Confirms Canada Will Withdraw Jets from Syria image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Justin Trudeau Tells Obama That Canada Will Withdraw Jets From Anti-ISIS Coalition ## Video: Justin Trudeau Elected Canada's Newest Prime Minister [Watch (HLS stream): Justin Trudeau Elected Canada's Newest Prime Minister](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Lr3GLZrL.m3u8) (0:36)  _Published 2015-10-20. Liberal candidate Justin Trudeau toppled Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives to win Canada's election late Monday night._ by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 21, 2015 3:42 AM CUT by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 21, 2015 3:42 AM CUT Canada’s Prime Minister–designate Justin Trudeau says he has already informed U.S. President Barack Obama that Canada will end its participation in airstrikes as a part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS). Trudeau mentioned his phone conversation with Obama at a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, only a day after winning a [sweeping majority](http://time.com/4079305/canada-election-justin-trudeau-prime-minister-legacy/ "undefined") in Canada’s federal election. Canada currently has six CF-18 fighter jets helping the bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria, the [_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/21/canada-end-airstrikes-syria-iraq-new-prime-minister-trudeau "undefined") says. “I committed that we would continue to engage in a responsible way that understands how important Canada has a role to play in the fight against \[ISIS,\] but \[Obama\] understands the commitments I’ve made around ending the combat mission,” Trudeau told reporters, the [BBC](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34589250 "undefined") reports. He did not indicate how quickly or when the withdrawal would take place. [**Read more: Timeline: The Rise of ISIS**](http://time.com/4030714/isis-timeline-islamic-state/ "undefined") Canada also has 70 special forces troops stationed in northern Iraq to help train Kurdish fighters, according to [AFP](http://news.yahoo.com/canada-withdrawing-fighter-jets-iraq-syria-trudeau-tells-220007010.html "undefined"), and Trudeau hasn’t yet indicated a desire to end that particular mission. Canada [previously had a reputation](http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/09/29/does-canada-still-contribute-to-peacekeeping-in-the-world.html "undefined") for playing a major role in U.N. peacekeeping, and Trudeau frequently criticized outgoing Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper throughout his election campaign for limiting diplomatic and peacekeeping efforts in favor of military pursuits. At a rally in [Ottawa ](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/21/canada-end-airstrikes-syria-iraq-new-prime-minister-trudeau "undefined")on Tuesday, Trudeau spoke of his desire to reorient Canadian foreign policy during his term. “Canada has lost its compassionate and constructive voice in the world over the past 10 years,” he said. “Well, I have a simple message for you on behalf of 35 million Canadians. We’re back.” \[[_BBC_](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34589250 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4080754/canada-syria-withdrawal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4080754/canada-syria-withdrawal/"},"headline":"Justin Trudeau Tells Obama That Canada Will Withdraw Jets From Anti-ISIS Coalition","datePublished":"2015-10-21T03:42:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:57:01.385Z","description":"\"Canada has lost its compassionate and constructive voice in the world\"","url":"https://time.com/4080754/canada-syria-withdrawal/","keywords":["Barack Obama","Syria","Canada","Justin Trudeau"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4080754/canada-syria-withdrawal/","name":"Justin Trudeau Tells Obama That Canada Will Withdraw Jets From Anti-ISIS Coalition"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Justin Trudeau Elected Canada's Newest Prime Minister","description":"Liberal candidate Justin Trudeau toppled Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives to win Canada's election late Monday night.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/Lr3GLZrL/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-10-20T13:39:46.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Lr3GLZrL.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4080754/canada-syria-withdrawal/","duration":"PT36S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4080754/canada-syria-withdrawal/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```