The Canadian authorities intend to increase the capacity of their own armed forces, as appropriately increased backing over the following years has been prepared. However, if the introduction of fresh weapons systems, for example, as a replacement for the fleet of CF-18 aircraft — which was planned in 2017, seems to be a reasonably simple procedure, then more doubts arise around the size of the military. First of all, due to the fact that the public debate in Canada raises many questions as to whether the country has not entered a period of peculiar crisis in the recruitment of future soldiers.