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Canadian Army Reservists: Land Force Western Area

Members of the Primary Reserve Force in the Canadian Army are Canadians like yourself -- your neighbours, your relatives, your fellow workers. They may be professionals, students, homemakers, industrial workers or business people.

These dedicated men and women volunteer to serve Canada part-time in the Canadian Forces. They are ordinary citizens who make an extraordinary commitment to Canada's sovereignty and international security by giving a portion of their time to service in the military. Their training is carried out locally, but they are ready to assist wherever they are needed.

Primary reservists work abroad on international peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. At home, they participated in operations to help Canadians during the 1997 floods in Manitoba, the 1998 ice storm in eastern Canada and the crash of Swissair Flight 111.

Career Transition Help
December 18, 2009: A director from client services of Vetarans Affairs Canada informs us that all reservists who served in a SDA/SDO are entitled to the full services of the VAC Job Placement Program.

These services include Career Transition Workshops. Topics such as Career Assessment, Resumes, Job Search Techniques and Interview preparation as well as one on one coaching with a Career Counsellor/Coach and access to our considerable On Line Services which include Resume Bank and Job Bank as well as our Job finding assistance services.

Military members may obtain more information at 1-866-522-2022 (French) and 1-866-522-2122 (English)

Application for Job Placement Program

CANFORGEN - Extension of Class C Reserve Service for Injury or Illness While in SDA/SDO

Reserve Information:

Reserve Information Stories

Reserve Forces Day Declared in Manitoba

New Reserve Company Unit in Yellowknife - Yellowknife Company

BC Reserve Artillery Heads South for Shoot - Exercise

LFWA Site

Reserve Units in Land Force Western Area

Reserve Employment

ARCCC - Area Reserve Comat Service Support Coordination Cell

Army site

Army Reserve

Why Join the Reserves - Video

Major Training Exercise for Reserve Forces- Video

DND Site

Jobs in the Reserves

Other Sites

Reserve Forces Training Leave Regulation for the Public Service

About the Reserve Force - CFLC website

Interesting Reading:
Animosity in the ranks: The difficulty of integrating reserve augmentees
into regular force battalions - Canadian Army Journal Vol. 10.1 Spring 2007

Reservists are now required more in order to meet operational commitments. This paper, by Sgt Kurt Grant, discusses the issues involved in
integrating the two forces.