Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)

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The Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) is the senior professional head of the Canadian Armed Forces, responsible for commanding, controlling, and administering the military under the authority of the Government of Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal government position
military position
appliesToJurisdiction Canadian forces
surface form: Canadian Armed Forces
appointedBy Governor General of Canada
country Canada
firstHolder Charles Foulkes
flag Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
formationDate 1964
hasJurisdictionOver Canadian Army
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Navy
insignia Canadian Armed Forces badge
isHighestRanked Canadian Armed Forces officer
isPositionHeldBy Wayne Eyre
legalBasis National Defence Act
surface form: National Defence Act (Canada)
location Canada
Ontario
Ottawa
memberOf Armed Forces Council (Canada)
nativeLabel Chief of the Defence Staff
Chef d’état-major des armées
surface form: chef d’état-major de la Défense
nominatedBy Prime Minister of Canada
officeHolder Wayne Eyre
officialLanguage English
French
oversightOf Canadian Armed Forces operations
Canadian Armed Forces readiness
Canadian Armed Forces training
partOf Department of National Defence
surface form: Department of National Defence (Canada)
precededByOffice Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force
surface form: Chief of the Air Staff (Canada)

Chief of the General Staff (Canada)
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
surface form: Chief of the Naval Staff (Canada)
rankRequired admiral
general
reportsTo Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada

Minister of Defence
surface form: Minister of National Defence (Canada)
responsibleFor administration of the Canadian Armed Forces
command of the Canadian Armed Forces
control of the Canadian Armed Forces
implementation of defence policy
military advice to the Government of Canada
seat National Defence Headquarters
shortName CDS
styleOfAddress Admiral
General
Madam
Sir

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

National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa associatedWith Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Chief of the Air Staff reportsTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff
CAF hasChiefOfDefenceStaff Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff
Canadian Forces Reorganization Act created Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: office of Chief of the Defence Staff
National Defence Act definesRoleOf Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command subordinateTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff
Royal Military College of Canada chancellor Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Canadian Joint Operations Command subordinateTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff
Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment) collaboratesWith Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: Canadian Armed Forces leadership
Land Forces Command subordinateTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Canadian Forces Land Force Command subordinateTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Canadian Forces Intelligence Command subordinateTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic reportsTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada
Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic appointedBy Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada
Wayne Eyre positionHeld Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces
Chief of the General Staff (Canada) replacedBy Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Chief of the General Staff (Canada) succeededBy Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Armed Forces Council (Canada) advises Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Armed Forces Council (Canada) memberIncludes Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) usedBy Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
CJOC subordinateTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)