Canada will contribute up to 30 soldiers to a NATO-led force that will help train the new Iraqi army, Canadian officials confirmed Friday.

The formal announcement will be made when Prime Minister Paul Martin gathers with other leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting Tuesday in Brussels.

The government also plans to contribute 1 million Canadian dollars (about 800,000 US dollars) towards a NATO-managed trust fund that will help pay the expenses of Iraqi officers who take part in the program.

The troops is not likely to conduct the training in Iraq itself,but in neighboring Jordan, said the officials.