CDS

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CDS is the commonly used abbreviation for the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the Canadian Armed Forces.

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Label Occurrences
CDS canonical 7

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military office
advises Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada

Minister of National Defence of Canada
surface form: Minister of National Defence (Canada)
appointedBy Governor General of Canada
branch Canadian Army
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Navy
country Canada
firstHolder General Jean Victor Allard
formationYear 1964
hasCommand Canadian Army
Canadian Joint Operations Command
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Navy
isMilitaryBranchHeadOf Canadian forces
surface form: Canadian Armed Forces
jurisdiction Canadian forces
surface form: Canadian Armed Forces
legalBasis National Defence Act
surface form: National Defence Act (Canada)
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Canada
Ontario
memberOf Armed Forces Council (Canada)
nativeLanguage French
nativeName Chef d’état-major des armées
surface form: chef d’état-major de la Défense
officeHolderTitle Chief of the Defence Staff
partOf Canadian forces
surface form: Canadian Armed Forces
precededByOffice Chief of the Air Staff (Canada)
Chief of the General Staff (Canada)
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
surface form: Chief of the Naval Staff (Canada)
rankHeldByOfficeholder Admiral
General
reportsTo Governor in Council of Canada
surface form: Governor in Council (Canada)

Minister of National Defence of Canada
surface form: Minister of National Defence (Canada)
residence National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa
responsibleFor command, control and administration of the Canadian Armed Forces
role professional head of the Canadian Armed Forces
senior serving officer of the Canadian Armed Forces
seat Ottawa
shortName CDS self-linksurface differs
styleOfAddress Admiral
General
Your Excellency

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Chief of Defence Staff alsoKnownAs CDS
subject surface form: Chief of Defence Staff (India)
CDS shortName CDS self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)