Permanent Force of the Canadian Army

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The Permanent Force of the Canadian Army was Canada’s small pre–First World War professional land force that formed the core of the country’s early standing army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military unit
professional army
standing army
alsoKnownAs Permanent Active Militia
Permanent Active Militia
surface form: Permanent Force
associatedEvent mobilization for the First World War
characteristic professional
small
conflict pre–First World War era
country Canada
disestablished mid-20th century (absorbed into Regular Force terminology)
distinctFrom Non-Permanent Active Militia
established late 19th century
formedTheCoreOf Canada’s early standing army
garrisonCountry Canada
garrisonLocation various Canadian military posts
governedBy Department of National Defence
surface form: Canadian Department of Militia and Defence
hasComponent Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians)
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Royal Canadian Engineers
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Royal Canadian Regiment
historicalSignificance formed the nucleus of Canada’s professional army tradition
language English
French
legalBasis Militia Act of 1868
subsequent Canadian militia legislation
militaryBranch land forces
partOf Canadian Army
precededBy British Army garrison network
surface form: British Army garrisons in Canada
primaryFunction provide a regular cadre for mobilization
train the Non-Permanent Active Militia
recruitmentArea Dominion of Canada
role core of Canada’s early standing army
sizeCharacteristic small in peacetime
status defunct
subordinateTo Canadian militia
surface form: Canadian Militia
successor Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force
surface form: Canadian Regular Force
timePeriod pre–First World War
transformedInto Canadian Expeditionary Force
surface form: Canadian Expeditionary Force cadre
type regular force

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CEF successor Permanent Force of the Canadian Army
subject surface form: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canadian militia distinctFrom Permanent Force of the Canadian Army
this entity surface form: Regular Force of the Canadian Army