Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force Intake from 1997 to 2025

From 1997 to 2025, this dataset tracks the intake of Officers and Non-Commissioned Members into the Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force. It is provided by the Military Personnel Command of National Defence under Open Government principles. The data was last updated on April 29, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term recruitment trends for Officers and Non-Commissioned Members based on the 28-year time span.
• Modeling annual intake patterns for the Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force.
• Conducting comparative analysis between Officer and Non-Commissioned Member recruitment streams.

Strengths

• Covers a 28-year time range from 1997 to 2025.
• Released by an official government authority, Military Personnel Command, under Open Government principles.
• Data is provided in a standard CSV format for accessibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes that data may appear differently in other reports, indicating potential inconsistencies.

Provenance

Source

National Defence | Défense nationale, Military Personnel Command (MPC)

Collection Method

Likely administrative records of personnel intake.

Time Range

1997 to 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 19:21:54.607475; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada