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Canadian Armed Forces see a surge in recruits
Pay raises, streamlined recruitment, and expanded training capacity led to 7,600 basic training seats this year, the highest post-Cold War intake, officials said.
- This year, the Canadian Armed Forces saw a surge of recruits graduate at the Leadership and Recruit School in St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, with five platoons parading after an eight-week course training 204 candidates.
- Boosting pay and benefits retroactive to April 1, 2025, combined with new incentives helped make service more attractive, as Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a 20 per cent wage increase for privates and Ottawa increased recruitment funding.
- Captain David White notes many recruits are older than the common 18–22 assumption, with candidates often in their late 20s to 40s, while only 18 per cent of applicants are women.
- The Auditor General found the CAF did not meet operational applicant needs from 2022–2025 but noted the gap is narrowing, and the Leadership and Recruit School aims to sustain this trend.
- Greater focus on defending Canada's sovereignty, including the North, and Ottawa's planned major cash infusion over four years have boosted enlistment and attracted recruits with no military ties.
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