Canadian Armed Forces/Department of National Defence Footprint
Defence Team comprised of Canadian Armed Forces members and civilians of the Department of National Defence
Represented in more than 3,000 communities DND/CAF have a significant presence in every province and territory.
68,000 Regular Force
27,000 Reserve Force
5,183 Rangers in 187 Patrols
CAF Military Installations
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Yukon:
Joint Task Force North Whitehorse
Northwest Territories:
Joint Task Force North
British Columbia:
19 Wing Comox
Canadian Forces Base Equimalt
Alberta:
Canadian Forces Base Edmonton
Canadian Forces Base Wainwright
4 Wing Cold Lake
Canadian Forces Base Suffield
Saskatchewan:
18 Wing Moose Jaw
Manitoba:
Canadian Forces Base Shilo
17 Wing Winnipeg
Ontario:
22 Wing North Bay
Canadian Forces Base Petawawa
Canadian Forces Base Borden
Canadian Forces Support Unit Ottawa
Canadian Forces Base Kingston
8 Wing Trenton
Quebec:
3 Wing Bagotville
Canadian Forces Base Valcartier
Area Support Unit Montreal
New Brunswick:
Canadian Forces Base Gagetown
Nova Scotia:
14 Wing Greenwood
Canadian Forces Base Halifax
Newfoundland and Labrador:
5 Wing Goose Bay
9 Wing Gander
Civilian Employees by Location (January 2021)
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Northwest Territories:
Yellowknife: 27
British Columbia
Comox: 239
Nanoose: 39
Esquimalt: 2,396
Chiliwack: 0
Alberta:
Cold Lake: 345
Edmonton: 622
Wainwright: 310
Suffield: 641
Saskatchewan:
Dundurn: 111
Moose Jaw: 49
Manitoba:
Shilo: 283
Winnipeg: 51
Ontario:
North Bay: 65
Petawawa: 619
Borden: 970
London: 37
Kingston: 1,420
Trenton: 575
Toronto: 407
National Capital Region: 10,798
Quebec:
Montreal: 1,700
Valcartier: 1,278
Bagotville: 261
New Brunswick:
Gagetown: 938
Nova Scotia:
Halifax: 2,894
Aldershot: 39
Greenwood: 324
Newfoundland and Labrador:
St. John’s: 28
Gander: 49
Goose Bay: 40
Total civilians on map locations: 28,133
Total civilian locations located off map: 10
Total civilian population: 28,143
Locations in close proximity have been aggregated
Civilian Overview
Total civilian population: 28,143 (∼25% of the Defence Team population)
Approximately 8,000 civilian employees with military supervisors.
Approximately 70 occupational groups ranging from administrative support to technical trades to defence research and scientists, some are unique to DND
Workforce is 58% male, average age is 47.9 with more than 40% of the workforce over 50.
23% of the workforce are former CAF members, which influences both the average age and the EE demographics
