Canadian Contributions
C.D. Howe Minister of Munitions – created crown corporations for war production
Canadian Women’s Army Corps C.W.A.C Secretaries, mechanics, cooks, etc.
Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service W.R.E.N.s Operated wireless radio, coders, drivers
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan trained pilots, navigators, bomb aimers, air gunners, wireless operators and flight engineers Allowed for Canada to contribute ‘at home’, avoiding conscription.
Royal Canadian Air Force R.C.A.F. Participated in bombing missions in Africa, Italy, Europe, and Asia
Women’s Division ~ Royal Canadian Air Force Clerks, cooks. Hospital assistants, drivers, piloted planes over to Europe
National Film Board of Canada In part, it was intended to create WWII propaganda