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Second directive for CAF reconstitution issued

CDS/DM message on the second directive for CAF reconstitution.

CDS/DM message on the second directive for CAF reconstitution.

On October 31, 2024 General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff and Stefanie Beck,
Deputy Minister issued the following statement.


Team,

Today, we issued the second Defence-wide directive on Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) reconstitution. Our primary goal remains to strengthen military readiness to support the CAF’s ability to deliver strategic effects directed by the Government of Canada now and into the future. This goal is reinforced in Canada’s defence policy update – Our North, Strong and Free.

We’ve made progress to modernize the recruitment process since the initial directive was released in fall 2022 due to your ongoing efforts, such as:

This directive refines and prioritizes the most critical recruitment and retention initiatives to recover personnel strength and rebuild the CAF. It builds upon the foundation established by the first directive, and by applying lessons learned in the first 18 months, the second directive aims to effectively balance priorities and adapt to the evolving environment.

Some of the new reconstitution initiatives going forward include:

We encourage all Defence Team members to read the directive. Leaders at all levels need to continue to engage regularly with their teams about reconstitution, why it matters, and how their work contributes directly or indirectly to making us a stronger, more effective organization.

We’ll continue to review, refine, and adjust our reconstitution approach. We’ll keep pressing forward with a sense of urgency until we reach our target strength of 71,500 Regular Force and 30,000 Primary Reserve members, and lay the foundation for future growth.

General Jennie Carignan
Chief of the Defence Staff

Stefanie Beck
Deputy Minister

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