Its fleets are aging, and much of its infrastructure is crumbling. The Canadian Armed Forces are budgeted for 101,500 personnel—a modest figure compared with allies—and they’re 16,500 short.

Canada Is in Poor Condition To Defend Itself The Canadian Armed Forces' "objectives since the end of the Cold War have been to sustain four frigates for deployment, 18 CF-18 fighter jets for ...

The Canadian Forces says it is trying to work out problems with its reserve compensation system that has resulted in some part-time soldiers not being paid for their service. One officer has left ...

OTTAWA - More Canadians have expressed an interest in joining the military since U.S. President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20 — but the Canadian Armed Forces isn’t attributing that spike ...

Liberal Leader Mark Carney pledged to buy new submarines, fleets of drones and more heavy-duty icebreakers while hiking pay for Canadian Armed Forces personnel as part of a commitment to raise ...

The Liberals promise to address the shortage of 14,500 Canadian Armed Forces members by modernizing the recruitment process, giving all CAF members a raise, building new on-base housing ...

Liberal Leader Mark Carney meets workers as he tours the Irving Shipbuilding facility in Halifax on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn Facebook Twitter Reddit Copy current ...

HALIFAX — Liberal leader Mark Carney is promising to modernize the recruitment process for the Canadian Armed Forces and make up for a shortfall of CAF members. He says he will do that by raising ...