Total numbers of Female Officers and Non-Commissioned Members in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1997 to 2025. Military Personnel Command (MPC) compiled this data to support the release of accurate and timely information in line with Open Government principles. The dataset was last updated on April 29, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze long-term trends in female representation in the Canadian Armed Forces based on the 1997-2025 time series.
- Compare the composition of female Officers versus Non-Commissioned Members over time.
- Assess progress towards gender diversity targets within military personnel structures.
Strengths
- Covers a 29-year time span from 1997 to 2025.
- Data is provided by the official Military Personnel Command (MPC) of National Defence.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- National Defence | Défense nationale, Military Personnel Command (MPC)
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from official personnel records and reports.
- Time Range
- 1997 to 2025
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-29 17:51:51.678884; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canada