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AG says military behind on recruiting, members living in dilapidated quarters
Only one in 13 applicants is recruited due to slow processing and high withdrawal rates; 25% of military housing requires major repairs, audit finds.
- On Oct. 21, 2025, Federal Auditor General Karen Hogan released an audit examining living conditions on Canadian Forces bases in Esquimalt, Gagetown and Trenton, noting recruitment shortfalls and housing issues.
- Recruitment analysis found procedural constraints as the CAF recruitment process takes twice the 100 to 150 day target, with a growing security screening backlog and lower recruitment among permanent residents than Canadian citizens .
- Auditors found extensive disrepair in base housing, with 25 per cent needing major repairs, and the Canadian Forces Housing Agency lacking enough units as CAF aims to add more than 6,000 new members.
- The report warns of immediate training strains as the Canadian Armed Forces exceeded recruitment targets but lacks capacity to train all new recruits and faces discontent over 2024 housing policy favoring new recruits.
- Longer-Term risks include training instructors shortages and equipment shortages, while stagnant housing stock risks deprioritizing longer‑serving members despite the CAF commitment to recruit more permanent residents.
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You 'wouldn't want to live in' decrepit military housing, the auditor general says
Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report released on Tuesday.
·Canada
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Housing at CFB Trenton, other bases in "poor" shape: auditor general
OTTAWA — Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in “poor physical condition” and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report released Tuesday.
·Ontario, Canada
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’Wouldn’t want to live in’ decrepit military housing, auditor general says
OTTAWA -- Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report released Tuesday.
·Toronto, Canada
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