Editing Canadian Army (section)

=== Officer training ===
Officers are selected in several ways:
[[File:RMC Sandhurst 2009.JPG|thumb|[[Officer cadets]] of the [[Royal Military College of Canada]] during the 2009 [[Sandhurst Competition]]. The school is a [[Academic degree|degree]]-granting institution that trains officers for the Canadian Armed Forces.]]
*The Regular Officer Training Plan, where candidates are educated at the [[Royal Military College of Canada]] (RMC) or at civilian Canadian universities.
* Direct Entry Officer Plan, for those who already hold a university degree or technology diploma.
* Continuing Education Officer Training Plan, addresses shortages in certain officer occupations, and is intended to attract candidates who are otherwise qualified for service as officers, but who lack a degree. Candidates complete their degrees while serving in the Army.<ref>CF Military Personnel Instructions 09/05</ref>
* University Training Plan (Non-Commissioned Members), designed to develop selected serving non-commissioned members for service as career officers in the Regular Force. Normally, candidates selected for this plan will attend RMC or a civilian university in Canada.<ref>CFAO 9-13—University Training Plan—Non-Commissioned Members</ref>
*Commissioning from the Ranks Plan, provides officers to augment the number of officers commissioned through other plans and applies exclusively to those who have acquired some military experience and possess the necessary qualities that make them suitable for employment as officers.<ref>CFAO 11-9—Commissioning From The Ranks Plan</ref>
* Special Requirements Commissioning Plan, is designed to meet the needs of the officer occupations. It allows the Canadian Forces to profit from the skills and experience of senior non-commissioned members and may provide an opportunity for career advancement for selected deserving Chief Warrant Officers.<ref>CFAO 11-14—Special Requirements Commissioning Plan</ref>
*Subsidized special education, which includes the Medical Officer Training Plan or Dental Officer Training Plan.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:rzQIsZmwQA8J:ftp.rta.nato.int/public//PubFulltext/RTO/MP/RTO-MP-055///MP-055-30.pdf+canadian+army+officers&hl=en&gl=ca&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgwhqkVVCDx5zBNHzlKKCgWfNePTnMl_AxhygW5Ee9Ofzldj6zk91yYcCYf8P5DAEO3mUgdcXDujgYt7NXIOQdWEGpHawfdN70TdWVf_gLcboByJkWrLAP1SiN3YxIPXfLjX9gy&sig=AHIEtbTjaTFT6fkH2CqA8SrKZyimwIkpXQ The Canadian Officer Selection System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410092657/http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3ArzQIsZmwQA8J%3Aftp.rta.nato.int%2Fpublic%2F%2FPubFulltext%2FRTO%2FMP%2FRTO-MP-055%2F%2F%2FMP-055-30.pdf+canadian+army+officers&hl=en&gl=ca&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgwhqkVVCDx5zBNHzlKKCgWfNePTnMl_AxhygW5Ee9Ofzldj6zk91yYcCYf8P5DAEO3mUgdcXDujgYt7NXIOQdWEGpHawfdN70TdWVf_gLcboByJkWrLAP1SiN3YxIPXfLjX9gy&sig=AHIEtbTjaTFT6fkH2CqA8SrKZyimwIkpXQ |date=2016-04-10 }} Retrieved 17 August 2011</ref>
In addition, there were other commissioning plans such as the Officer Candidate Training Plan and Officer Candidate Training Plan (Men) for commissioning serving members which are no longer in effect.

Occupational training for Canadian Army officers takes place at one of the schools of the Combat Training Centre for Army controlled occupations (armour, artillery, infantry, electrical, and mechanical engineers, etc.), or at a Canadian Armed Forces school, such as the Canadian Forces School of Administration and Logistics, or the Defence Public Affairs Learning Centre for Officers from career fields controlled outside the Army.