Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Chief of the Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan, right, walk on the tarmac of Canadian Forces Base (CFB) 8 Wing Trenton in Trenton Ont., on Aug. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced higher pay for all members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), saying salaries have not kept pace with the demands put on those serving their country.
Starting pay for privates in the regular forces will see a 20 percent increase, while lieutenant colonels and lower ranks will receive a 13 percent raise, and those at the rank of colonel or captain and above, will receive an 8 percent raise, Carney said during an Aug. 8 announcement at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Trenton, Ont.
