Canada Military Profile 2000

Military branches

Canadian Forces (includes Land Forces Command or LC, Maritime Command or MC, Air Command or AC, Communications Command or CC, Training Command or TC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Military service age and obligation

17 years of age

Manpower available for military service

males age 15-49:8,282,846 (2000 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 15-49:7,086,335 (2000 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually

males:212,701 (2000 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure

$7.4 billion (FY97/98)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP

1.2% (FY97/98)