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In 1939, William Lyon Mackenzie King's government committed the country to war, repurposing their industries to produce the needed arms and materials for the CAF and the Allied Forces. As the war continued, groups who were initially more-or-less excluded were welcomed by 1942, as more troops were needed.

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In the summer of 1940, Canadians flew alongside the RAF in the way of Hitler's attack on England. It was the first battle in history fought exclusively by air.

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Also known as the Economic War, between 1939 and 1945 the British Empire and France were involved in operations to restrict supplies such as minerals, fuel, metals, food and textiles needed by Nazi Germany and later Fascist Italy. This consisted of a Naval Blockade, as well as bombing economically important targets and the preventative purchase of war materials by neutral countries to keep them from the Axis powers.

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From December 8 to 25 1941, nearly 2000 Canadian troops from Winnipeg and Quebec City fought in Hong Kong against the invading Japanese force. (783 Canadian casualties)

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On August 19 1942, Canadians participated in an Allied attack on the port of Dieppe in northern France, occupied by German forces. Over 6050 predominantly Canadian infantry, supported by tanks, the navy, and the RAF. Within 10 hours, 3623 of the 6086 men who landed had been killed, wounded, or became prisoners of war. The mounting causalities caused a retreat, however, intelligence from this battle would become useful later in the war.

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On September 3 1943, the Allied invasion of Italy was the amphibious allied landing on Italy during the Italian campaign of WW2. This was the first major invasion of southern Europe by the allies.

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On June 6 1944, the D-Day operation brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied forces, resulting in the largest amphibious invasion in military history to date. This operation delivered 5 naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France. On May 7 1945 German General Alfred Jodl signed an unconditional surrender. (961 Canadian Casualties)

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The Battle of Scheldt were a series of military operations led by the First Canadian Army. The battle took place in northern Belgium and Netherlands between 2 October to 8 November 1944. Given the task of clearing them out, and though Canadians succeeded, the toll was high. (6400 Canadian Casualties)

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The Canadians took a rest after the Battle of Scheldt, until 8 February 1945. As many as 175,000 Canadians joined the Rhine Offensive and successfully drove the Germans back to Northern Germany. During their liberation of the Dutch towns, the people were discovered to be on the verge of starvation. On 22 April, a truce that enabled the Allies to provide relief to the Netherlands was negotiated.

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As the Canadian forces freed the Netherlands and marched to Northern Germany, the Allies converged in Berlin. Hitler then committed suicide on 30 April as the Soviets entered the city. On 5 May, a ceasefire was declared. On 7 May, the German forces surrendered, and 8 May was declared by Allied leaders as VE day (Victory in Europe Day). The war ended in an Allied victory.