Military branches Canadian Armed Forces (includes Land Forces Command or LC, MaritimeCommand or MC, Air Command or AC, Communications Command or CC, Training Commandor TC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Military manpower - military age 17 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 8,160,914 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males : 7,007,901 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 208,138 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $9 billion (FY95/96)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.6% (FY95/96)

Disputes - international maritime boundary disputes with the US (Dixon Entrance, Beaufort Sea,Strait of Juan de Fuca, Machias Seal Island); Saint Pierre and Miquelon isfocus of maritime boundary dispute between Canada and France; in 1992 an arbitrationpanel awarded the islands an exclusive economic zone area of 12,348 sq kmto settle the dispute

Illicit drugs illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market; use of hydroponicstechnology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuanaindoors; growing role as a transit point for heroin and cocaine entering theUS market

NOTE: The information regarding Canada on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Canada Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Canada Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.