Department of National Defence

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Canadian federal government department

The Department of National Defence is the Canadian government department responsible for national security policy, defence administration, and supporting the operations of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian federal government department →
acronym	DND →
budgetUnit	Canadian dollar →
collaboratesWith	Global Affairs Canada → Public Services and Procurement Canada →
country	Canada →
dateFormed	1923 →
employerOf	civilian employees of National Defence →
formedBy	National Defence Act →
headquartersBuilding	National Defence Headquarters →
headquartersLocation	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada →
jurisdiction	Canada → Government of Canada →
language	English → French →
legalBasis	National Defence Act →
mandate	to contribute to international peace and security → to defend Canada and Canadian interests →
ministerResponsible	Minister of National Defence →
oversees	Canadian Armed Forces → defence research and development in Canada →
parentOrganization	Government of Canada →
participatesIn	North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
partOf	Government of Canada →
predecessor	Air Board → Department of Militia and Defence → Department of Naval Services →
reportsTo	Parliament of Canada →
responsibleFor	continental defence cooperation with the United States → defence administration in Canada → defence infrastructure management → defence policy development → defence procurement policy → domestic operations support → international operations support → national defence policy of Canada → search and rescue coordination support → support to military operations →
sector	defence → national security →
shortName	DND →
subOrganization	Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance) → Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources – Civilian) → Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment) → Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) → Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy) →
supports	Canadian Armed Forces →
typeOfOrganization	civilian department supporting military forces →
website	https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence.html →
worksWith	Canadian Armed Forces →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa → Royal Military College of Canada ("Department of National Defence (Canada)") → Supplementary Reserve ("Department of National Defence (Canada)") →	governingBody
Canada Communications Security Establishment → North American Aerospace Defense Command ("Canadian Department of National Defence") → Royal Canadian Navy ("Department of National Defence (Canada)") →	parentOrganization
CFB Esquimalt ("Department of National Defence (Canada)") → Camp Valcartier ("Department of National Defence (Canada)") →	controlledBy
Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) ("Department of National Defence (Canada)") → National Defence Headquarters →	partOf
Royal Military College of Canada ("Department of National Defence (Canada)") →	affiliation
Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ("Department of National Defence (Canada)") →	commandStructure
National Defence Act →	establishes
Regular Force ("Department of National Defence (Canada)") →	governedBy
National Defence Act →	governs
Canadian Forces Reorganization Act →	implementedBy
National Defence Headquarters →	isHeadquartersOf
Canadian Forces →	managedBy
National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa →	occupant
National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa →	operatedBy
Canadian Forces Reorganization Act →	reorganized
CAF →	worksWith