Department Of National Defence: Canadian Forces

Target Dept: According to statistics provided to News Network's Power a Politics by the Department of National Defence, women now make up less than 15 per cent of the military well below the 25 per cent target and even behind its previous target that was based on 2001 census data. Recruiting targets Target 2010 Current 2012 Women 25.1 % 14.73 % Visible Minorities 11.8% 4.93 % Aboriginals 3.4 % 2.12 %, according to CBC. The employment equity recruiting goals aim to meet the targets by 2013 and two years after upping its targets for recruiting women, aboriginals and visible minorities, the Canadian Forces is falling far short of meeting its goals. Visible minorities account for less than 5 per cent of the Canadian Forces that's less than half the goal of nearly 12 per cent, and aboriginals make up just over two per cent of the military, compared to the 3.4 per cent target. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.