Enlistment Statistics
Men from all across Canada and the United States enlisted in the CEF. The following table, is extracted from "Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War 1914-19" Volume 1, by Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid, and now available on CD from the "Archive CD Books Project".
Statistics by Province
|
Estimated Population 1914 |
Estimated Males 18-45 |
Served Overseas |
Served Canada Only |
Total Served |
Percentage of available |
| Yukon Territories |
8,000 |
4,737 |
|
|
|
|
| North West Territories |
8,000 |
3,406 |
|
|
|
|
| British Colombia |
442,000 |
179,372 |
43,202 |
12,368 |
55,570 |
31.0% |
| Alberta |
459,000 |
139,279 |
36,165 |
12,720 |
48,885 |
35.1% |
| Saskatchewan |
601,000 |
180,069 |
27,374 |
14,315 |
41,689 |
23.2% |
| Manitoba |
530,000 |
139,103 |
48,042 |
18,198 |
66,240 |
47.6% |
| Ontario |
2,705,000 |
659,796 |
170,301 |
72,354 |
242,655 |
36.8% |
| Quebec |
2,148,000 |
442,930 |
50,262 |
37,790 |
88,052 |
19.9% |
| New Brunswick |
371,000 |
77,860 |
17,016 |
10,045 |
27,061 |
34.8% |
| Nova Scotia |
512,000 |
111,604 |
22,587 |
13,136 |
35,723 |
32.0% |
| Prince Edward Island |
95,000 |
19,114 |
2,536 |
1,160 |
3,696 |
19.3% |
| United States |
|
|
4,025 |
2,961 |
6,986 |
|
| Total |
7,879,000 |
1,957,270 |
421,510 |
195,047 |
616,557 |
31.5% |
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