Work satisfaction among Canadian soldiers has declined in recent years, according to a departmental year-end report.
According to the Departmental Results Report released on Dec. 23, the percentage of military personnel who feel the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) provides a reasonable quality of life for service members and their families has fallen to 30.4 percent in 2024, compared to 43.2 percent in 2023 and 34.4 percent in 2022. The CAF’s target for this metric is at least 85 percent.
The report added that it did not have an explanation for the decline in the metric, saying it is informed by “subjective survey respondents and has not been analyzed for further results.” The percentage of regular forces that said the CAF provided for a reasonable quality of life was 29.2 percent, while in the primary reserves, it was 33.2 percent….