加拿大总理宣布提高士兵的工资,以增加招募人数,每年耗资20亿美元。 Canadian PM announces pay raises for soldiers to boost recruitment, costing $2 billion annually.

加拿大总理卡尔尼(Mark Carney)宣布将正规部队士兵的薪水提高20%,将预备役军人的薪水提高13%,将新兵的年薪从43 368美元提高到52 044美元。 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a 20% pay increase for regular force soldiers and a 13% raise for reservists, boosting new recruits' annual salary from $43,368 to $52,044. 这一增长追溯到4月,目的是提高征聘和准备水平,每年花费20亿美元,作为增加93亿美元的国防预算的一部分,以实现北约的支出目标。 The raises, retroactive to April, aim to boost recruitment and readiness, costing $2 billion annually as part of a $9.3 billion defense budget increase to meet NATO spending goals. 政府还将增加津贴,以便在关键职业短缺的情况下保留人员。 The government will also enhance allowances to retain personnel amid a shortfall in key occupations.