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| Canadian Forces Primary Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Première réserve des Forces canadiennes (French) | |
 Reserve infantrymen train in urban operations (c. 2004) | |
| Active | 19th century – present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | |
| Type | Reserve forces |
| Size | 30,000 authorized[1] |
| Part of | Canadian Armed Forces |
| Commanders | |
| Chief of Reserves and Employer Support | Major-General R.R.E. (Rob Roy) Mackenzie |
The Primary Reserve of the Canadian Armed Forces (French: Première réserve des Forces canadiennes) is the first and largest of the four sub-components of the Canadian Armed Forces reserves, followed by the Supplementary Reserve, the Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service (formerly the Cadet Instructors Cadre[2]) and the Canadian Rangers.
The reserve force is represented, though not commanded, at the national level by the chief of reserves and employer support. This is usually a major-general or rear-admiral.[3]
The Primary Reserve consists of sailors, soldiers, and aviators who may augment or operate alongside their Regular Force counterparts. Each reserve force is operationally and administratively responsible to its corresponding environmental command; those being the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Primary reservists number approximately 27,000[4] (all ranks, all services). The reserves are important to sustaining CF operations, particularly following the defence budget cuts of the 90s.[5]
- ^ Government of Canada, National Defence (February 19, 2013). "About | National Defence | Canadian Forces". www.forces.gc.ca.
- ^ "Administrative Order: Implementation of Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service", NDHQ 1085-30 (D Cdts 6) dated 2 July 1009.
- ^ "About – Chief Reserves and Cadets" Archived 2012-12-16 at archive.today
- ^ Defence, Government of Canada, National (21 June 2013). "Frequently Asked Questions | National Defence | Canadian Armed Forces". www.forces.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ J.L. Granatstein; LGeneral (Ret’d) Charles Belzile. (September 2005). "The Special Commission on the Restructuring of the Reserves, 1995: Ten Years Later" (PDF). www.cdfai.org/. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.