Canadian Women's Army Corps

For the women's branch of the United States Army, see Women's Army Corps.
For the women's branch of the British Army, see Auxiliary Territorial Service.
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Goodwin House, former Canadian Women's Army Corps headquarters
Active1941–1946, 1948–1964
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Army
TypeAdministrative corps
RoleNon-combatant roles
CWAC member, 1943

The Canadian Women's Army Corps was a non-combatant branch of the Canadian Army for women, established during the Second World War, with the purpose of releasing men from those non-combatant roles in the Canadian armed forces as part of expanding Canada's war effort. Most women served in Canada but some served overseas, most in roles such as secretaries, mechanics, cooks and so on. The CWAC was finally abolished as a separate corps in 1964 when women were fully integrated into the Canadian armed forces. The headquarters of the CWAC was based in Goodwin House in Ottawa.