Canadian Armed Forces Footprint

The geographical distribution of military installations, helping to understand the strategic placement and reach of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) across the country.

The three branches of the CAF are:

• Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)
• Canadian Army (CA)
• Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

The CAF Military Installations are distributed as follows across Canada:

• British Columbia:
  • 1 RCAF base (19 Wing COMOX)
  • 1 RCN base (CFB ESQUIMALT)
• Alberta:
  • 3 CA bases (CFB EDMONTON, CFB WAINWRIGHT, CFB SUFFIELD)
  • 1 RCAF base (4 WING COLD LAKE)
• Saskatchewan:
  • 1 RCAF base (15 WING MOOSE JAW)
• Manitoba:
  • 1 CA base (CFB SHILO)
  • 1 RCAF base (17 WING WINNIPEG)
• Ontario:
  • 3 RCAF bases (22 WING NORTH BAY, 16 WING BORDEN, 1 WING KINGSTON)
  • 3 CA bases (CFB PETAWAWA, CFB TORONTO, CFB
• Quebec:
  • 3 CA bases (CFB MONTREAL, CFB SAINT-JEAN, CFB VALCARTIER)
  • 2 RCAF bases (2/3 WING BAGOTVILLE)
• New Brunswick:
  • 1 CA base (CFB GAGETOWN)
• Nova Scotia:
  • 1 RCN base (CFB HALIFAX)
  • 1 RCAF bases (12 WING SHEARWATER and 14 WING GREENWOOD)
• Prince Edward Island:
  • No base
• Newfoundland and Labrador:
  • 2 RCAF bases (5 WING GOOSE BAY and 9 WING GANDER)
  • 1 RCN base (HMCS CABOT)
• Yukon:
  • No base
• Northwest Territories:
  • 2 RCAF bases (INUVIK FOL and YELLOWKNIFE FOL)
• Nunavut:
  • 2 RCAF base (CFS ALERT/FOLS and IQUALUIT)
  • 1 RCN base (NANISIVIK NAVAL FACILITY)

Demographic Highlights

• Public servant population: 30,996
• Indeterminate Employees: 93%
• Average age of indeterminate employees: 47.7 years
• Public servants working in the Commands (Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy): 30%
• Public servants currently eligible to retire: 12%

Map of Canada with the number of public servants by province

• British Columbia: 2,856
• Alberta: 1,749
• Saskatchewan: 193
• Manitoba: 900
• Ontario: 4,307
• National Capital Region (NCR): 12,795
• Quebec: 3,419
• New Brunswick: 1,036
• Nova Scotia: 3,569
• Prince Edward Island: 12
• Newfoundland and Labrador: 123
• Yukon: 1
• Northwest Territories: 36

Note: 41% of the public servants work in the National Capital Region

Employment Equity Representation

The 4 representations of diversity is:

1. Women:
   • Representation: 43%
   • Percentage of goal met: 94%
2. Visible Minorities:
   • Representation: 11%
   • Percentage of goal met: 67%
3. Persons with Disabilities:
   • Representation: 5%
   • Percentage of goal met: 59%
4. Indigenous People:
   • Representation: 3%
   • Percentage of goal met: 97%

Public Servant Volatility (Bar Graph)

• Entries: 10.6%
  • Netflow (growth): 2.9%
• Exits: 7.7%
• Promotions: 7.9%
• Transfer: 4.6%

Representation of Top 5 Largest

Level 1

• Commander Military Personel (CMP):
  • 4,587 which represents 15% of the total number of civilian employees
• Royal Canadian Navy (RCN):
  • 4,249 which represents 14% of the total number of civilian employees
• Assistant Deputy Minister – Material (ADM Mat):
  • 3,758 which represents 12% of the total number of civilian employees
• Canadian Army (CA):
  • 3,481 which represents 11% of the total number of civilian employees
• Assistant Deputy Minister – Infrastructure & Environment (ADM IE):
  • 3,161 which represents 10% of the total number of civilian employees

Classification

• Administrative Services (AS):
  • 3,065 public servants representing 20% of public service workforce
• Clerical and Regulatory (CR):
  • 3,065 public servants representing 10% of public servant workforce
• Information Technology (IT):
  • 2,581 public servants representing 8% of public servant workforce
• Operational Services - General Labour and Trades (GL):
  • 2,341 public servants representing 8% of public service workforce
• Operational Services - General Services (GS):
  • 2,296 public servants representing 7% of public service workforce

Union

• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSAC):
  • 18,158 public servants representing 59% of Union members
• PIPS:
  • 7,106 public servants representing 23% of Union members
• DTLC:
  • 1,468 public servants representing 5% of Union members
• CAPE:
  • 837 public servants representing 3% of Union members
• ACFO:
  • 812 public servants representing 3% of Union members

• Yukon: $4 million, 21 personnel
• Northwest Territories: $61 million, 298 personnel
• Nunavut: $6 million, 7 personnel
• British Columbia: $1,757 million, 10,976 personnel
• Alberta: $1,104 million, 11,825 personnel
• Saskatchewan: $128 million, 1,614 personnel
• Manitoba: $451 million, 5,013 personnel
• Ontario: $8,985 million, 46,962 personnel
• Quebec: $3,651 million, 24,348 personnel
• Newfoundland and Labrador: $191 million, 1,632 personnel
• New Brunswick: $645 million, 6,513 personnel
• Prince Edward Island: $195 million, 373 personnel
• Nova Scotia: $2,239 million, 13,382 personnel