The body of the first Canadian soldier killed this year in Afghanistan arrived home Saturday afternoon during a sombre ceremony.

About 100 people showed their support for Trooper Brian Richard Good by waving flags and braving subzero temperatures near CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario.

As eight pallbearers carried Good's casket off a military plane and placed into a black car, Good's wife and his two daughters Jessica and Kayla watched nearby, clutching roses.

Before the casket was put into the car, the family members placed the roses on top of it.

Later, a motorcade transported Good's body along the Highway of Heroes to the coroner's office in downtown Toronto.

Good, 42, was a member of the Royal Canadian Dragoons from CFB Petawawa and was serving with the 3rd battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment battle group.

He was killed on Jan. 7 when the armoured vehicle he was travelling in struck an improvised explosive device (IED) about 35 kilometres north of Kandahar City.

Three other soldiers were injured in the incident, which occurred while troops were conducting an ongoing operation in the Shah Wali Kowt District.

The fatality brought Canada's troop death toll in Afghanistan to 107 since the mission began in 2002.

Despite temperatures which dipped to -13C, military mom Kathleen Paul stood near the fence of CFB Trenton.

"The troops in Afghanistan are colder yet," she told The Canadian Press, noting that her son has been sent to Afghanistan twice.

"The winter is colder over there."

Good was the tenth Canadian soldier killed by an IED in the last five weeks, as Taliban officials declared they were increasing strikes against Canadian troops stationed in Afghanistan.

Barbara Lea, who came to CFB Trenton with her friend Sheila Frost, said it was the first time the pair had been to a repatriation ceremony.

"As soon as we heard it was on a Saturday we said 'we're coming regardless of the weather,'" she said, clutching a small Canadian flag.

"It's just something we wanted to do to show our respects."

Insurgent activity against coalition soldiers, including the planting of IEDs, tends to taper off during the colder winter months.

Despite the high number of recent attacks, Canadian military officials have said that they are finding more IEDs than they hit, a feat they attribute to better intelligence sharing among coalition troops, as well as a well-trained Afghan National Army.

However, more soldiers will be able to avoid the deadly roadways as a new fleet of helicopters arrived in Afghanistan this week.

The fleet, which includes six Chinooks that are retrofitted with heavy machine guns, and eight heavily-armed Griffons, will be used to transport soldiers around the country.

With files from The Canadian Press