Does Canada have mandatory military service?

No conscription

No conscription

Canada is one of 123 countries classified “No conscription” for military conscription — 64% of the 192 with data. (Also searched as the draft, national service.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Conscription
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

United States
No conscription
Iceland
No conscription
Bahamas
No conscription
Mexico
Active conscription
Cuba
Active conscription
Jamaica
No conscription

Other laws in Canada

Death Penalty
Fully abolished
Gun Laws
Restrictive
School Corporal Punishment
Banned
Jury Trials
Limited use / mixed courts

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