Canadian Armed Forces Personnel Counts for Officers and NCMs, 1997-2025

Canadian Armed Forces personnel data from 1997 to 2025, representing the total number of Officers and Non-Commissioned Members (NCMs). Military Personnel Command (MPC) provides this information in line with Open Government principles, with data last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term personnel trends in the Canadian Armed Forces based on the 1997-2025 time series.
• Compare the composition of Officers versus Non-Commissioned Members over time.
• Assess government transparency and data publication practices for military statistics.

Strengths

• Covers a 28-year time span from 1997 to 2025.
• Explicitly published under Open Government principles by Military Personnel Command.
• Released under the OGL-CA-2.0 license for clear reuse.

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 compiled from official Canadian Armed Forces personnel records.

Time Range

1997 to 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 17:31:52.388396; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada