Canada marked Remembrance Day on Tuesday — 80 years after the Second World War ended and 72 years since the end of the Korean War. Only a few thousand Canadian veterans of those conflicts are still alive. Veterans Affairs Canada provided these estimates based on the 2021 census: First World War (1914-1918) 650,000: The number of Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served. 66,000: The number of Canadian service members who died during the conflict. 172,000: The number of Canadian service members who were wounded. 0: The number of surviving Canadian First World War veterans. Second World War (1939-1945) 1.1 million: The number of Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served during the conflict. 45,000: The number of Canadian service members who died during the conflict. 3,691: The number of Canadian Second World War

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