The CWAC was finally abolished as a separate corps in 1964 when women were fully integrated into the Canadian armed forces.

At first the organization was named the Canadian Women's Auxiliary Corps and was not an official part of the armed forces.

[1] A February 1943 CWAC advertisement in the Edmonton Journal noted that prospective recruits had to be in excellent health, at least 5 feet (152 cm) tall and 105 pounds (48 kg) (or within 10 pounds (4.5 kg) above or below the standard of weight laid down in medical tables for different heights), with no dependents, a minimum of Grade 8 education, aged 18 to 45, and a British subject, as Canadians were at that time.

Since women were not allowed to enter in combat of any kind the CWACs worked as secretaries, clerks, canteen workers, vehicle drivers and many other non-combat military jobs.

If it was a job that meant getting your hands dirty, such as working on an engine of an airplane or vehicle, they would wear normal hardy clothing.

"[4] After the Second World War, the CWAC and other military organizations were disbanded as women were finally incorporated into the Canadian Forces (CF).

"[5] With the changing tide of Canadian culture towards equality of the sexes, women were finally able to achieve full access to combative roles.

No longer believed to be too weak or fragile to be engaged in conflict and confined solely to their homes and families, women were finally given their chance to participate fully in the Canadian military.

"Women's admittance to the army in World War II had not brought about a change in the distribution of power between the sexes in Canada.

argue that the Second World War provided women with the first large-scale opportunity to leave their parents' homes, husbands, and children to engage in paid labour.