[1][2] CFDS was superseded by the defence policy of the Liberal Government introduced in 2017 entitled, "Strong, Secure and Engaged" (the SSE).
The Canada First Defence Strategy was focused on six core missions as the level of ambition for the Canadian Forces.
The Canada First Defence Strategy also sought to increase the number of personnel in the Canadian Forces in order to improve the military's operational effectiveness.
Some of this growth was slowed in the aftermath of the end of Canadian involvement in the war in Afghanistan.
[1] This projected spending increase was slowed by the Harper government after the end of the war in Afghanistan.