Canada 'plots guerilla tactics' to prevent American attack as US defence plans drawn up for first time in a CENTURY

Canada has drawn up a contingency plan for the possibility of a US invasion following Donald Trump's remarks over annexing the country.

For the first time in more than a century, Ottawa has carried out preparations for an attack from its southern border.

Generals have pointed towards adopting unconventional warfare as part of their strategy due to the sheer might of the US forces, according to The Globe and Mail.

Their model anticipates that Canada would resort to guerrilla tactics akin to those carried out by the Afghan Mujahedeen during their time under American occupation.

These methods included exploiting mountainous terrain to launch surprise attacks and hit-and-run assaults on US troops.

Canada could also use drones to inflict maximum damage on the occupying soldiers, similar to what Ukrainian forces have done against Russian invaders.

But the model notes that it is exceedingly unlikely that the US would ever invade its neighbour to the north.

The country's Prime Minister Mark Carney told the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos that a “rupture” in the world order had taken place amid Mr Trump's ambition to acquire Greenland.

Mr Carney said: "For decades, countries like Canada prospered under what we called the rules-based international order.

"We joined its institutions, we praised its principles, we benefited from its predictability. And because of that, we could pursue values-based foreign policies under its protection.

"We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false that the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient, that trade rules were enforced asymmetrically. And we knew that international law applied with varying rigour depending on the identity of the accused or the victim.

"This fiction was useful, and American hegemony, in particular, helped provide public goods, open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security and support for frameworks for resolving disputes.