加拿大预备役部队是一支有着4万余人并涵盖陆、海、空三军和通信、医疗、法律等军兵种的武装力量,向现役部队提供卓有成效的支援、补充和加强。加拿大预备役部队达到现在的规模,经历了悠久的历史。1855年,加拿大通过《民兵法案》,允许成立“现役民兵”组织,每名民兵每年必须参加10天训练(炮兵为20天),训练期间每人每天可获得5先令的津贴。当年,有5000名志愿者报名参加民兵,成为加拿大陆军预备役部队的先驱。1914年,加拿大海军成立预备役部队,10年后的1924年,新诞生的空军也 The Canadian reserve force is an armed force with more than 40,000 troops and covers the armed services of the armed forces such as the three armed forces of land, sea and air forces and the armed forces in the fields of communications, medical treatment and the law. It has provided fruitful support, supplementation and enhancement to the active forces. The Canadian reserve force has reached its present size and has a long history. In 1855, Canada passed the Militia Act, allowing the establishment of “active militia” organizations. Each militia must attend 10 days of training (artillery for 20 days) each year and receive a grant of 5 shillings per person per day during the training period. That year, 5,000 volunteers enrolled in the militia and became pioneers of the Canadian Army Reserve. In 1914, the Canadian Navy formed a reserve force. In 1924, a decade later, the newly formed Air Force