 Recruit training slowed and was halted at HMCS "Cornwallis" during the spring and summer of 1945 and following the end of World War II, the base was transformed into an opposite role, as a discharge centre for sailors where it assisted in processing thousands of naval personnel transitioning to civilian life.Following this spate of activity in the summer and fall of 1945, the base fell dormant and was declared surplus to the RCN on February 28, 1946, and turned over to the War Assets Corporation for disposal.The disposal of HMCS "Cornwallis" was a slow process, given the sheer number of military properties across the nation that were undergoing a similar fate.