Canada’s armed forces created an Instagram post announcing that permanent residents will soon be eligible to join Canada’s Armed Forces (CAF). The post came week before Remembrance Day, which is today.
The armed forces are going through a major reform in Canada to allow permanent residents of Canada to join armed forces. This is done to tackle low recruitments in Canadian Armed forces.
On November 11th of every year, Canadians celebrate the contributions and sacrifices made by all members of the armed forces. The idea of celebrating Remembrance Day began at the end of World War One in 1918 and marks the moment when the war officially ended, at 11 a.m.
The Department of National Defence (DND) is expected to announce their formal change to the policy in the coming days. Until now, permanent residents were not allowed in the CAF because of security clearance issues. However, the CAF is facing an urgent shortage of recruits.