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Canada’s Armed Forces have created a model to prepare for the possibility of US invasion after Donald Trump said he wanted to annex its territory.

The plans, which ruled out conscription, are thought to mark the first time in 100 years that Ottawa has planned for the prospect of an attack from the neighbour on its Southern border.

According to a report in The Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper, generals say the country would have to turn to unconventional warfare because of the overwhelming power of the US.

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The model predicts the country would have to implement tactics similar to those used by the Afghan Mujahedeen against the US during its occupation of Afghanistan, such as troops and armed civilians carrying out hit-and-run style ambushes.

Drones could also reportedly play a role in inflicting the maximum number of casualties on US soldiers occupying the country, just as Ukrainian troops have done against Russia.

The model underscores how, under Mr Trump’s presidency, America is shifting from its role as a cornerstone of Western alliances since the end of the Second World War.

However, the model made it clear that it was extremely unlikely that the United States would attack its northern neighbour.

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Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, said on Tuesday there had been a “rupture” in the world order after Mr Trump demanded to take over Greenland.

Mr Trump has repeatedly said he would like Canada to be part of the US, mocking Mr Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, as the “governor of the great state of Canada” and joking that Canada is the “51st state”.