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2024 Approved Recruitment Allowance for Understrength Occupations Announced

Mishall Rehman July 26, 2024

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The 2024 iteration of approved recruitment allowance for understrength occupations by the former Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre were recently released by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) General Wayne Eyre, CMM, MSC, CD speaks with soldiers deployed on Operation UNIFIER-UK on 28 October 2022 in the United Kingdom. Photo by: Corporal Eric Greico, Canadian Armed Forces Photo. Photo courtesy of the CAF.

According to CANFORGEN 087/24, three categories of applicants can be offered recruitment allowance for NCM occupations: post-secondary diploma or certificate PSDC, Civilian Trade Qualified applicant (CTQ), and military occupation qualified applicant (MOQ).

The following occupations have been approved, according to the CANFORGEN. The listing includes command, occupation, MOSID, eligible category of applicants, and effective date:

Non-Commission Occupations

Sailor Second Class Donald Legg, a Sonar Operator aboard HMCS CALGARY, analyzes acoustic intelligence information during a cooperative deployment with USS VELLA GULF in the Arabian Sea during Operation ARTEMIS and as part of Combined Task Force 150, on May 31, 2021. Photo by: Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, Canadian Armed Forces Photo. Photo courtesy of the CAF.

Royal Canadian Navy

Naval Combat Information Operator: NCI OP 00114 MOQ, EFF 01 APR 18
Naval Communicator: NAV COMM 00299, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 18
Sonar Operator: SONAR OP 00324, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 18
Clearance Diver: CL DVR 00342 MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Weapons Engineering Technician: W ENG TECH 00366, PSDC-MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Marine Technician: MAR TECH 00379, PSDC-CTQ-MOQ, EFF 01 APR 18
Vehicle Technician: VEH TECH 00126, PSDC-CTQ-MOQ, EFF 29 JAN 21
Weapons Technician: W TECH 00130, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23

Signaller Aaron Bleakney, Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment 3 Squadron Line Technician, installs network cables for internet and camera security in the camp during their incremental tasking at the Operational Support Hub – Latin America and Caribbean camp in Kingston, Jamaica on February 26th, 2023. Photo by: Sailor First Class Alexandra Proulx, Visual Communications Support, Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs), Canadian Armed Forces photo. Photo courtesy of the CAF.

Canadian Army

Geomatics Technician: GEO TECH, 00238, PSDC-MOQ, EFF 01 APR 24
Electronic-Optronic Technician: EO TECH 00327, PSDC-CTQ-MOQ, EFF 29 JAN 21
Gunner: GNR 00368, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Signal Operator: SIG OP 00383, PSDC-CTQ-MOQ, EFF 31 AUG 20
Line Technician: LINE TECH 00384, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Signal Technician: SIG TECH 00385, PSDC-CTQ-MOQ, EFF 31 AUG 20
Air Drop Systems Technician: Air Drop AYT TECH 00387, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Information System Technician: IS TECH 00394, PSDC-CTQ-MOQ, EFF 31 AUG 20

Royal Canadian Air Force

Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator: AES OP 00019, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Flight Engineer: FLT ENGR 00021_, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23_
Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technician: ATIS TECH 00109, PSDC-CTQ-MOQ, EFF 01 APR 22
Aviation Systems Technician: AVN TECH 00135, PSDC-CTQ-MOQ, EFF 01 APR 22
Avionic Systems Technician: AVS TECH 00136, PSDC-CTQ-MOQ, EFF01 APR 22
Aircraft Structures Technician: ACS TECH 000138
- - (1. MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23)
  - (2. PSDC-CTQ, EFF 01 APR 24)
Fire Fighter: FIRE FTR 00149, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Air Weapons Systems Technician: AWS TECH 00261, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Refrigeration and Mechanical Systems Technician: RM TECH 00301, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Electrical Distribution Technician: ED TECH 00302, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Electrical Generating Systems Technician: EGS TECH 00303, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Plumbing and Heating Technician: PH TECH 00304, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Water, Fuel and Environmental Technician: WFE TECH 00305, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Construction Technician: CONST TECH 00306, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Construction Engineer Superintendent: CE SUPT 00307, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Aerospace Control Operator: AC OP 00337, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent: AM SUPT 00363, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Drafting and Survey Technician: DS TECH 00370, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23

Dentist, Captain Emmanuel Hamelin (right) and Sergeant Ariana Killam, a Dental Technician, who serve with the enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup and National Support Element (NSE) perform a cleaning on military member during Operation REASSURANCE in Adazi, Latvia on December 11, 2018. Photo by: Aviator Jerome Lessard/Task Force Latvia (TFL). Photo courtesy of the CAF.

CMP Health

Medical Laboratory Technologist: MLAB TECH 00152, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Medical Radiation Technologist: MRAD TECH 00153, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Biomedical Electronics Technologist: BE TECH 00155, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Medical Technician: MED TECH 00334, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Dental Technician: DENTAL TECH 00335, CTQ-MOQ, EFF 01 APR 18
Preventative Medicine Technician: PMED TECH 00371, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Operating Room Technician: OR TECH 00372, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Aviation Physiology Technician: AVS PHYS TECH 00373, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23

A Canadian Armed Forces traffic technician secures a pallet from a CC-130J Hercules at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Constanta, Romania during Exercise RESILIENT RESOLVE on March 11, 2016. Photo: Cpl Eric Girard, Canadian Forces Combat Camera. Photo courtesy of the CAF.

CMP Support

Intelligence Operator: INT OP 00099, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Meteorological Technician: MET TECH 00100, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Signals Intelligence Specialist: SIGNIT 00120, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Military Police: MP 00161, PSDC, EFF 01 APR 23
Cook: COOK 00164, PSDC-CTQ-MOQ, EFF 01 APR 17
Musician: MUSCN 00166:
- - (1. CTQ, EFF 01 APR 22)
  - (2. MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23)
Materiel Management Technician: MAT MGT TECH 00168, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Ammunition Technician: AMMO 00169, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Traffic Technician: TFC TECH 00170, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Human Resources Administrator: HRA 00375, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Financial Services Administrator: FSA 00376, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23
Cyber Operator: CYBER OP 00378, MOQ, EFF 01 APR 23

Second Lieutenant Porter (left), Engineer Officer and Corporal Williams (right), Electrical Generating Systems Technician, maintain the wellbeing of the camp during their incremental tasking at Operational Support Hub – Latin America and Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica on February 26th, 2023. Photo by: Sailor First Class Alexandra Proulx, Visual Communications Support, Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs). Photo courtesy of the CAF.

Officer Occupations

Officer occupations eligible for recruitment allowance are listed below:

Royal Canadian Navy

Naval Combat Systems Engineering Officer: NCS ENGINEER, 00344, DEO, EFF 01 APR 23
Marine Systems Engineering Officer: MS ENG, 00345, DEO, EFF 01 APR 23