The first Canadian peacekeeping mission , even before the creation of the formal UN system , was a 1948 mission to the second Kashmir conflict . Other important missions include those in Cyprus , Congo , Somalia , Yugoslav , and observation missions in the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights . The loss of nine Canadian peacekeepers when their Buffalo 461 was shot down over Syria in 1974 remains the largest single loss of life in Canadian peacekeeping history . In 1988 , the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United Nations peacekeepers , inspiring the creation of the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal to recognize Canadians , including serving and former members of the Canadian Forces , members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , other police services , and civilians , who contributed to peace on certain missions
Buffalo 461
Buffalo 461
Military history of Canada