Canadian special forces can refer to:
- Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM)
- The current Canadian military special forces, established 2006
- Special Operations Group (Canada) (SOG)
- established 2005
- 1st Special Service Force, The Devil's Brigade
- A joint Canada-USA special forces unit of WWII, Canada's first special forces, established 1942 and disbanded 1944
- Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)
- The RCMP's former special forces team, disbanded 1993
- Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2)
- A component of CANSOFCOM, and successor to SERT, established 1993
- Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR)
- Provides back-up to Joint Task Force 2 (JTF-2) and provides the CF with a SOF unit that can be deployed anywhere in Canada or internationally.
- The Canadian Airborne Regiment
- Sometimes called Canadian special forces, established in 1968 and disbanded 1995
- Canadian special forces
- Canada's version of rangers or commandos established in 1942.
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