Canadian Armed Forces Members receive increase to pay and benefits

The Government of Canada has made changes to its compensation and benefits for its Canadian Armed Forces Members. Article content

According to a news release sent out on Nov. 14, CAF members will see a “significant” pensionable pay raise retroactive to April 1. Article content

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“This summer, the Government of Canada delivered a comprehensive update to military compensation and benefits—the most significant in decades,” said the Honourable David J. McGuinty of the National Defence in a supplied statement. “This update benefits members of the Regular Force and the Reserve Force, including the Canadian Rangers and the Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service.”

According to the Government of Canada, the raise is a result of the modernizat