Policy

Chief of the Defence Staff Approves Recruitment Allowances

Mishall Rehman August 29, 2023

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This summer, the Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, approved recruitment allowance for several understrength occupations.

Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee and The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre arrive at Garrison Petawawa on November 17, 2022, to visit with 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, to highlight Canada’s commitment to its NATO allies and illustrate the capabilities of the Canadian Army’s high readiness Contingency Brigade. Photo by: Corporal (Cpl) Lanny Jellicoe, Canadian Armed Forces photo.

The following non-commissioned member occupations, according to CANFORGEN 096/23, are approved recruitment allowance:

Cook: COOK 00164, effective April 1, 2017
Dental Technician: DENTAL TECH 00335, effective April 1, 2018
Marine Technician: MAR TECH 00379, effective April 1, 2018
Naval Communicator: NAVY COMM 002299, effective April 1, 2018
Naval Combat Information Operator: NCI OP 00114, effective April 1, 2018
Sonar Operator: SONAR OP 00324, effective April 1, 2018
Meteorological Technician: MET TECH 00100, effective April 1, 2020
Signal Operator: SIG OP 00383, effective August 31, 2020
Signal Technician: SIG TECH 00385, effective August 31, 2020
Information System Technician: IS TECH 00394, effective August 31, 2020
Vehicle Technician: VEH TECH 00126, effective April 1, 2021
Electronic-Optronic Technician: EO TECH 00327, effective April 1, 2021
Musician: MUSCN 00166, effective April 1, 2022
Avionic Systems Technician: AVS TECH 00136, effective April 1, 2022
Aviation Systems Technician: AVN TECH 00135, effective April 1, 2022
Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technician: ATIS TECH 00109, effective April 1, 2022
Weapons Engineering Technician: W ENG TECH 00366 effective April 1, 2023
Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator: AES OP 00019, effective April 1, 2023
Aircraft Structures Technician: ACS TECH 000138, effective April 1, 2023
Air Weapons Systems Technician: AWS TECH 00261, effective April 1, 2023
Refrigeration and Mechanical Systems Technician: RM TECH 00301, effective April 1, 2023
Electrical Distribution Technician: ED TECH 00302, effective April 1, 2023
Electrical Generating Systems Technician: EGS TECH 00303, effective April 1, 2023
Plumbing and Heating Technician: PH TECH 00304, effective April 1, 2023
Water, Fuel and Environmental Technician: WFE TECH 00305, effective April 1, 2023
Construction Technician: CONST TECH 00306 effective April 1, 2023
Construction Engineer Superintendent: CE SUPT 00307 effective April 1, 2023
Aerospace Control Operator: AC OP 00337 effective April 1, 2023
Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent: AM SUPT 00363, effective April 1, 2023
Military Police: MP 00161, effective April 1, 2023

Cooks prepare nutritious food items and meals for Canadian Armed Forces members and National Defence employees.

The following occupations are only entitled under Table J of the CBI Recruitment Allowance:

Clearance Diver: CL DVR 00342 effective April 1, 2023
Weapons Technician: W TECH 00130 effective April 1, 2023
Gunner: GNR 00368 effective April 1, 2023
Line Technician: LINE TECH 00384, effective April 1, 2023
Air Drop Systems Technician: Air Drop AYT TECH 00387, effective April 1, 2023
Fire Fighter: FIRE FTR 00149 effective April 1, 2023
Drafting and Survey Technician: DS TECH 00370, effective April 1, 2023
Medical Laboratory Technologist: MLAB TECH 00152, effective April 1, 2023
Medical Radiation Technologist: MRAD TECH 00153 effective April 1, 2023
Biomedical Electronics Technologist: BE TECH 00155 effective April 1, 2023
Medical Technician: MED TECH 00334, effective April 1, 2023
Preventative Medicine Technician: PMED TECH 00371 effective April 1, 2023
Operating Room Technician: OR TECH 00372 effective April 1, 2023
Aviation Physiology Technician: AVS PHYS TECH 00373, effective April 1, 2023
Intelligence Operator: INT OP 00099 effective April 1, 2023
Signals Intelligence Specialist: SIGNIT 00120 effective April 1, 2023
Materiel Management Technician: MAT MGT TECH 00168 effective April 1, 2023
Ammunition Technician: AMMO 00169, effective April 1, 2023
Traffic Technician: TFC TECH 00170, effective April 1, 2023
Human Resources Administrator: HRA 00375 effective April 1, 2023
Financial Services Administrator: FSA 00376, effective April 1, 2023
Cyber Operator: CYBER OP 00378, effective April 1, 2023
Flight Engineer: FLT ENGR 00021, effective April 1, 2023

Signal Technicians are experts in telecommunication technologies.

The following officer occupations are eligible for recruitment allowance as follows:

Medical Officer: MED, effective September 30, 2020
Internal Medicine Specialist: MED SPEC, effective September 30, 2020
Aerospace Engineering Officer: AERE OFFICER, effective April 1, 2023
Engineer Officer: ENGINEER, effective April 1, 2023
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Officer: EME, effective April 1, 2023
Naval Combat Systems Engineering Officer: NCS ENGINEER 00344, effective April 1, 2023
Marine Systems Engineering Officer: MS ENGINEER, effective April 1, 2023