Canadian forces

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national military unified armed forces

Canadian forces are the unified armed services of Canada, comprising the country’s army, navy, and air force under a single national military command.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
Canadian Armed Forces	59
Canadian Forces	1
Canadian armed forces	2
Armed Forces of Canada	1
Canadian Armed Forces Reserve Force	1
Canadian Armed Forces in World War II	1
Canadian military	1
national defence of Canada	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national military ⓘ unified armed forces ⓘ
abbreviation	CAF ⓘ
alliance	North American Aerospace Defense Command ⓘ surface form: NORAD NATO ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization United Nations ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Canadian forces ⓘ surface form: Canadian Armed Forces
ceremonialHead	monarch of Canada ⓘ
commanderInChief	Governor General of Canada ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
emblem	Canadian Armed Forces roundel ⓘ
governedBy	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada
hasComponent	Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ surface form: Canadian Army Regular Force ⓘ Reserve Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ Special Operations Forces ⓘ
headquarters	National Defence Headquarters ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Ottawa ⓘ surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
historicalPredecessor	Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ surface form: Royal Canadian Air Force (pre‑1968) Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ surface form: Royal Canadian Navy (pre‑1968)
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalFramework	National Defence Act ⓘ
managedBy	Department of National Defence ⓘ
militaryBranch	air force ⓘ army ⓘ navy ⓘ
militaryCommand	single national military command ⓘ
motto	Vigilamus pro te ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoMeaning	We stand on guard for thee ⓘ
politicalHead	Minister of National Defence ⓘ
primaryAircraftBranch	Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
primaryLandBranch	Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ surface form: Canadian Army
primaryNavalBranch	Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ
role	collective defence with allies ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ international peacekeeping ⓘ Canadian forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: national defence of Canada support to civil authorities in Canada ⓘ
serviceUniform	distinct environmental uniforms for army, navy, air force ⓘ
specialOperationsComponent	Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
subordinateTo	Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ surface form: King of Canada
type	professional volunteer military ⓘ
unificationAct	Canadian Forces Reorganization Act ⓘ
unifiedSince	1968 ⓘ

Referenced by (72)

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

Camp X → affiliation → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian military

Royal Military College of Canada → affiliation → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

United States Armed Forces in World War II → alliedWith → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces in World War II

Canadian forces → alsoKnownAs → Canadian forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Canadian Forces

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Canadian Forces Reorganization Act → appliesTo → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) → appliesToJurisdiction → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Cross of Sacrifice → associatedWith → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian armed forces

Battle of Monte Cassino → belligerent → Canadian forces ⓘ

Battle of Okinawa → belligerent → Canadian forces ⓘ

Canada Communications Security Establishment → collaboratesWith → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Reserve Force → componentOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Reserve Force (Royal Canadian Air Force)

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

British Armed Forces → cooperatesWith → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

U.S. Air Forces Northern → coordinatesWith → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

U.S. Army North → coordinatesWith → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Battle of Hong Kong → defender → Canadian forces ⓘ

National Defence Act → establishes → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

CAF → fullName → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

National Defence Act → governs → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

National War Memorial → guardedBy → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

U.S. Northern Command → hasBilateralRelationshipWith → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

United Nations Command → hasMember → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Armed Forces of Canada

Juno Beach Centre → hasSubject → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

National Defence Headquarters → isHeadquartersOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Maritime Forces Pacific → militaryBranch → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Canadian Army (pre‑1968) → militaryBranchOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian armed forces

Canada Day → observedBy → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Citadelle of Quebec → occupant → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa → occupant → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

CF-18 Hornet → operator → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

CFB Esquimalt → operator → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Japanese occupation of Hong Kong → opposedBy → Canadian forces ⓘ

Department of National Defence → oversees → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

1st Canadian Division → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Canadian Army (pre‑1968) → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Canadian Joint Operations Command → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Maritime Forces Atlantic → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Maritime Forces Pacific → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Naval Officer Training Centre Venture → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Naval Reserve → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Percy Nelles → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Regular Force → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Reserve Force → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Reserve Force (Royal Canadian Air Force)

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces Reserve Force

Royal 22e Régiment → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Royal Canadian Air Force → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Royal Canadian Navy → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

RCN → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Royal Canadian Navy

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Supplementary Reserve → partOf → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Somalia peacekeeping operations → participant → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces