Conscription in Canada

Conscription
1780 caricature of a press gang
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As of April 2024, there is no active military conscription in Canada. Conscription was implemented in Canada only during World War I and World War II for all men of military age and fitness.

Conscription crises

• Conscription Crisis of 1917
• Conscription Crisis of 1944

See also

• Military Service Act (Canada)

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