Canadian Women’s Army Corps

The Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC) was founded during the Second World War on August 13, 1941.  One reason for its creation was to recruit women to perform many of the support and clerical jobs, in order to free up men for combat.  On March 13, 1942, the Canadian Women’s Army Corps was integrated into the Canadian Army.  It was dispanded on September 30, 1946.

Members of CWAC served in Canada and overseas, including Britain, northwest Europe and Italy. Women served in 55 military trades in the CWAC, including clerical work, laundry, ciphering, signalling and vehicle maintenance.

Sources:

Dundas, Barbara. and Dr. Serge Durflinger.  “The Canadian Women’s Army Corpos, 1941-1946” Canadian War Museum.  https://www.warmuseum.ca/articles/the-canadian-womens-army-corps-1941-1946.   Accessed March 2025.

Wood, James.  “Canadian Women’s Army Corps”.  The Canadian Encyclopedia.  February 6, 2006. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-womens-army-corps. Accessed March 2025.