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The Canadian Armed Forces Community

There are a lot of Canadian Armed Forces members on Reddit, as well as a lot of Canadians who honestly & truly love the Military. This *unofficial* subreddit is in support of past, present, and future members of the Canadian Armed Forces, their families, & the people of Canada.

90k subscribers385 posts / mo in Sep 2026295 authors / mosince 2011

r/CanadianForces has 90k members (+8.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 385 posts a month from 295 people. Top topics: Memorial Vigils and Remembrances, Police Career Advice and Air and Aviation.

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Size and growth

How r/CanadianForces has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+8.7%in 12 months · +1.8% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 202690k
Growing90k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−11%vs Sep 2025 · −22% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026385
QuieterPeaked at 820 in Mar 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/CanadianForces

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Memorial Vigils and Remembrances0.4%
  2. Police Career Advice0.3%
  3. Air and Aviation0.3%
  4. Canadian WWI and WWII Soldiers0.2%
  5. Moving to Cities in Canada0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. CBC
  2. Ctvnews
  3. ottawacitizen
  4. Transistor
  5. Archive

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