Permanent Active Militia

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The Permanent Active Militia was the full-time professional component of Canada's pre-World War I militia system, serving as the country's small standing army.

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Label Occurrences
Permanent Active Militia canonical 3
Permanent Force 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian military formation
standing army
allegiance British Crown NERFINISHED
Dominion of Canada NERFINISHED
associatedWith Department of Militia and Defence NERFINISHED
commandStructure under Canadian Militia headquarters
country Canada
distinctFrom Non-Permanent Active Militia NERFINISHED
doctrineInfluence British Army NERFINISHED
engagedIn home defence duties in Canada
training and instruction of militia forces
equipmentSource British-pattern weapons and equipment
followedBy Permanent Force of Canada NERFINISHED
function garrison key points in Canada
provide professional cadre for mobilization
train Non-Permanent Active Militia units
garrisonLocation various posts across Canada
governedBy Canadian Militia Act NERFINISHED
hasComponent Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) NERFINISHED
Royal Canadian Artillery NERFINISHED
Royal Canadian Dragoons NERFINISHED
Royal Canadian Engineers NERFINISHED
Royal Canadian Regiment NERFINISHED
permanent staff for militia training
historicalContext formed after Confederation as Canada assumed responsibility for its own defence
languageOfCommand English
French
legalStatus component of the Canadian Militia under Canadian law
militaryBranch land forces
partOf Canadian Militia NERFINISHED
precededBy British regular garrisons in Canada
primaryMission defence of Canadian territory
relatedTo Canadian Army NERFINISHED
Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
role full-time professional component of the Canadian militia system
small standing army of Canada
secondaryMission support to civil power in Canada
status disbanded
subclassOf professional army
regular forces
successor Canadian Permanent Force NERFINISHED
timePeriod pre-World War I
trainingInfluence British Army NERFINISHED
type professional volunteer force

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian militia hasPart Permanent Active Militia
Department of Militia and Defence administered Permanent Active Militia
Permanent Force of the Canadian Army alsoKnownAs Permanent Active Militia
this entity surface form: Permanent Force
Permanent Force of the Canadian Army alsoKnownAs Permanent Active Militia