Canadian military plans to boost ranks to 86,000 personnel

The Canadian military has an ambitious plan to increase its regular force ranks to 86,000, according to a briefing for senior leaders.
The boost in numbers, from the current 63,000 to between 84,500 and 86,000 will take decades to accomplish, according to the document obtained by the Ottawa Citizen.
The plan would see a steady climb in numbers, hitting 75,000 around 2032 and 84,500 around 2040, according to the October briefing produced for Lt. Gen. Lise Bourgon, the chief of military personnel. The ultimate goal would be approximately 86,000.
The plan relies on the additional funding promised by the Liberal government which would see two per cent of GDP spent on defence by 2032. That would finance an intake of more than 7,150 new regular force personnel annually, the briefing noted.
There is no mention of an increase in reserve force troops. That level has been authorized at 30,000.
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