minor note the RCAF was called the Canadian Armed Forces, Air Command from 1968 to 2011
What the backstory on the Colt Canada C8 carbine? IRL the C8 was not adopted till 1994. The Canadian Armed Forces used British L2A1 Sterling FN C1 and FN C1A1 (FN FAL) 1955-1985. There is only on one factory in Canada that had the machines and experience to make assault weapons that was Diemaco of Kitchener, Ontario (Now Colt Canada) The C7 was adopted at new service weapon in 1984 and then the C8 in 1994
On a side note, although the C7 is a license-produced version of the Colt Model 715 (M16) assault rifle. Diemaco reviewed the design and made over 150 changes to this weapon before it entered production.
http://www.military-today.com/firearms/c7.htm
http://www.military-today.com/firearms/c8.htm
https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/weapons/rifles.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Canada_C7
https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/weapons/smgs/c1smg.htm