The Non-Permanent Active Militia (NPAM) was the name of Canada's part-time volunteer military force from 1855 to 1940. The NPAM was composed of several dozen infantry battalions and cavalry regiments. With the withdrawal of the British forces in Canada after the turn of the 20th century, supporting corps were created in Canada as part of both the PAM and the NPAM.
Uniforms of The Canadian Militia, 1898
Full dress uniform from the 13th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry), a unit of the Non-Permanent Active Militia.
Ernest Guertin in The Non-Permanent Active Militia (NAPM) uniform dated 1932
The Canadian Militia is a historical title for military units raised for the defence of Canada. The term has been used to describe sedentary militia units raised from local communities in Canada; as well as the regular army for the Province of Canada and post-confederated Canada, referred to as the active militias.
Canadian militiamen, fencibles, and First Nations during the Battle of the Chateauguay, 1813.
Infantry equipment used by the Permanent Active Militia, c. 1900s.