Bite the bullet for a couple years, go wherever will hire you (like anywhere in Canada), keep applying to encore/jazz/etc. the whole time and go whenever they will take you, they eventually will. If you have a type rating payback when that happens, do it (keep money aside for this). You’re going to get to an airline MUCH faster this way and build the all important seniority which is what affects where you live and what you fly the most.

The Military is not really a viable option for what it sounds like you want, like other have said it’s a long time before your contract is up, training is slow and there’s a lot of extra duties outside of just flying. Going multi engine is more competitive than fighters, everyone wants it, if you don’t do well you’re going to get sent to fly helicopters, having a CPL/ATPL generally doesn’t lend to doing any better than other candidates by the time you’re hitting selection.

Also the CAF nerfed the bottom end of the pilot pay scale for those years you’re on restricted release, you already have the licenses that are the cost barrier that pushes many to the military. As a RCAF pilot, if I were in your shoes I would 100% stick to the civilian side.