Army cadets Photo KDG

Stats for Canada

There are about 97,000 serving members of the regular army and reserves from the 2021 census.

Veterans

The 2021 census also counted nearly half a million veterans of which 75,000 are women, that’s about 16 per cent of the counted vets. Fully 1/3 are from 25 years to 54 years, and 4 of 10 are over 65.

Minorities

There are about 5 percent of now serving CAF members that are indigenous and 2.8 percent black,2.5 percent Chinese,2.3 Asian 1.4 Filipino,1.2 Latin American, making minorities more then a token of the serving force in 2021.

Lest we forget,thank you for your service…

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