Supplementary Reserve

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The Supplementary Reserve is a component of the Canadian Armed Forces made up of trained individuals who are not in active service but can be called up to augment the Regular and Primary Reserve forces when needed.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian Armed Forces sub-component
military reserve force
abbreviation Supp Res
activationCondition national emergencies
operational requirements of Canadian Armed Forces
administrativeControl Director Military Careers Administration
category Reserve Force sub-component
commandStructure under authority of Chief of the Defence Staff
composition trained individuals not in active service
country Canada
eligibility certain specialists with military skills
former Primary Reserve members
former Regular Force members
function fill individual vacancies in units
provide pool of trained manpower
provide specialist skills not readily available in Regular or Primary Reserve
support mobilization
governedBy National Defence Act
surface form: Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces
governingBody Department of National Defence
surface form: Department of National Defence (Canada)
historicalPrecursor Canadian militia reserve lists
jurisdiction Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: federal Government of Canada
language English
French
legalBasis National Defence Act
surface form: National Defence Act (Canada)
membershipType voluntary
objective retain access to trained former members without full-time cost
obligation must maintain up-to-date contact information with Canadian Armed Forces
must respond to call-out notices subject to law
partOf Canadian forces
surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Canadian Armed Forces Reserve Force
surface form: Canadian Forces Reserve Force
payStatus unpaid when not on duty
personnelSource released members of Primary Reserve
released members of Regular Force
personnelStatus may be released or transferred on request subject to regulations
relatedTo Canadian Rangers
Selected Reserve
surface form: Primary Reserve

Regular Force
role augment Primary Reserve
augment Regular Force
provide trained personnel in emergencies
scope all military occupations
serviceStatus liable for call-out when required
not on active duty
status active component of Reserve Force structure
trainingRequirement no regular annual training obligation
typeOf individual personnel pool rather than formed units

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Regular Force contrastWith Supplementary Reserve