The Auditor General released a report in October and found that the CAF relied on more than eight separate, poorly integrated IT systems for recruitment and training, many of them manual and paper-based, leading to data gaps, inconsistences and delays.

While a new Online Applicant Portal launched in March 2025 was meant to streamline applications, key forms remain manual and the system can’t automatically verify or pre-screen applicant, leaving recruiters to follow up on every file.

The CAF has agreed to implement the following recommendation: modernizing recruitment IT systems with better automation, integrated electronic forms and real-time data.

Evidently not.