Welcome to our 74th Annual Ceremonial Review

540 Golden Hawks Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron is provide to have been serving the youth of Oakville since 1951.

Today marks our 74th Annual Ceremonial Review which acts as the symbolic culmination of the training year and an opportunity to recognize our staff and cadets, especially those who are graduating the program and moving on to the next chapter of their lives.

Thank you for being here with us to celebrate this occasion. 

Please refer to our program for details about the event including the list of award recipients.

Download the Program

Thank you for attending today.

We look forward to seeing you at next year’s 75th anniversary celebrations.

We are looking for  volunteers to support

Community Support

We would like to thank the following local businesses and organizations who have provided much needed support during the 2024-2025 training year.

Bagging fundraiser

  • Fortinos (Lakeshore)
  • Fortinos (Neyagawa)

Other fundraiser initiatives

  • BigYellowBag
  • Boston Pizza
  • Lions Club of Oakville
  • Lost Aviator Coffee Company
  • Mabel’s Labels
  • Macgregors Meat & Seafood Ltd.
  • Oakville Optimist Club
  • Purdy’s Chocolate
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • The Stewart Group

Extra special thank you to Royal Canadian Legion Branch 114 Oakville & Branch 486 Bronte for their continued support and donations.

Make a donation

100% of donations received are put directly back into funding the operations of the Squadron.

These funds go towards offsetting extra-curricular activities not covered by the Department of National Defence, as well as our largest expense – school rentals from the Town of Oakville.

75th anniversary celebrations

Next year marks our 75th anniversary and we look forward to seeing you celebrate with us!

We are looking for volunteers to support the planning and execution of our 75th anniversary celebrations.

If you have ideas or would like to provide support, please drop an email to [email protected].

Alumni Community

If you are a former cadet, staff member, or SSC member, please join our 540 Golden Hawks Alumni Association on LinkedIn.