The United States and Canada share a unique, long-standing military and economic relationship.  The two countries are partners in the joint defense of North America and have established a bilateral common structure (NORAD) for mutual defense.  Canadian industry is a part of the North American Defense Industrial Base.  The United States and Canada consult and cooperate on the development of common industrial security procedures and technology controls.  The two governments have entered into numerous bilateral agreements that codify and support this relationship.

            In 1985, the United States and Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that established the U.S.-Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP).  As stated in the MOU's "Joint Terms of Reference for the United States-Canada Joint Certification Program," the program was established "to certify contractors of each country for access, on an equally favorable basis, to unclassified technical data disclosing critical technology" controlled in the U.S. by Department of Defense Directive 5230.25 and, in Canada, by the Technical Data Control Regulations. Under each nation's laws, the U.S. Department of Defense and Canada's Department of National Defence may withhold such technical data from public disclosure.

The U.S./Canada Joint Certification Program is managed by the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office (JCO).  The JCO, a common, jointly staffed office, is located at the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS), 74 Washington Avenue North, Battle Creek, Michigan 49037-3084. The JCO receives and processes the DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Agreements, submitted by U.S. and Canadian contractors that wish to obtain access to unclassified technical data disclosing critical technology under the control of, or in the possession of DoD or DND.

DD Form 2345 - Instructions for DD Form 2345

The DD Form 2345 is a fillable form. This will allow you to complete the form on-line by typing the information. Please then print the completed form, sign in Item 6.c. with your original signature and send the completed and signed form to the address indicated at the top of the form.