Air Reserve Structure 

The Air Reserve is part of the Reserve component of the Canadian Forces and an integral part of the Total Air Force. 

Air reserve positions are incorporated into both Air Force headquarters - in the Air Staff at National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) in Ottawa and at 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters (1 Cdn Air Div HQ) in Winnipeg.

Most Air Force wings, squadrons and units are comprised of both Regular and Reserve Force personnel. Air Reserve Flights provide administrative support to the ready pool of reserve operational and support personnel who are employed, primarily on a part-time basis, along-side their regular force counterparts. 

Although all Air Force units are now Total Force, three flying squadrons are "reserve-heavy" with reserve force commanding officers:  402 Squadron in Winnipeg is equipped with the Dash 8 Aircraft and provides support to the Canadian Forces Air Navigation School; 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron in Borden and 438^e Escadron tactique d’hélicoptères in St. Hubert provide tactical helicopter support to the army flying CH-146 Griffon helicopters. 

The Air Reserve is also fully integrated into the Air Force Contingency Capability (CCap). CCap provides the air force support elements for worldwide aerospace operations, national taskings, domestic deployments, air force exercises, and disaster relief. The Commanding Officer of the Contingency Capability Component Headquarters is a reservist and there is one "reserve-heavy" Airfield Engineering Squadron, in Bridgewater, NS.