Canadian Forces Reorganization Act

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The Canadian Forces Reorganization Act is the 1968 federal legislation that unified Canada’s separate army, navy, and air force into a single integrated military organization known as the Canadian Forces.


Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal legislation
federal statute
military reform law
appliesTo Canadian Armed Forces
Canadian Army
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Navy
appliesWithin territory of Canada
branchOfLaw military law
public law
changed traditional separation of army navy and air force in Canada
country Canada
created office of Chief of the Defence Staff
decadeEnacted 1960s
effect creation of a single integrated military organization
unification of Canadian army navy and air force
governs command structure of the Canadian Forces
integration of land sea and air elements of Canada’s military
organization of the Canadian Forces
hasLegalStatus in force
historicalSignificance marked the formal unification of Canada’s three armed services
implementedBy Department of National Defence
Government of Canada
introduced single service known as the Canadian Forces
jurisdiction Parliament of Canada
language English
French
legalForm Act of Parliament
purpose to integrate administration and operations of Canada’s military services
to unify the Canadian armed services under a single command structure
region federal
relatedTo Canadian Armed Forces unification
National Defence Act
reorganized Department of National Defence
resultedIn Canadian Forces
scope national defence organization and command
shortDescription 1968 Canadian law that unified the country’s separate armed services into the Canadian Forces
subjectMatter armed forces administration
defence organization
yearEnacted 1968

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ("Unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968")
significantEvent
Canadian Forces
unificationAct

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