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.

First Canadian Army → primaryComposition → Canadian forces ⓘ

Canadian Forces Reorganization Act → resultedIn → Canadian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Forces

Canadian forces → role → Canadian forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Canadian Forces

this entity surface form: national defence of Canada

CH-147F Chinook → serviceBranch → Canadian forces ⓘ