The office of Canada’s auditor general has found that many living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members across three bases, including 8 Wing CFB Trenton are in poor physical condition and ripe for overcrowding.
8 Wing, along with CFB Esquimalt in British Columbia and CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick, were cited in the report from Karen Hogan on Tuesday
The report says the aging living quarters are often in serious states of disrepair with deteriorating walls, a lack of drinking water and malfunctioning sewage systems.
It adds the Canadian Forces Housing Agency does not have enough residential housing units for what the military needs posing a challenge as the Canadian Armed Forces looks to add more than 6,000 new members by April 2029.
In a separate report, Hogan warned the military is not recruiting and training enough members to meet its operational needs.
Over the past three years, only one out of every 13 Canadians who applied online to join the armed forces was successfully recruited.
These reports were just a few of several tabled on Tuesday, including one centered on Indigenous Services.
(with files from Canadian Press)
(BROCK ORMOND)
