Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)

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Canadian federal government position military position

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.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian federal government position → military position →
appliesToJurisdiction	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 (Canada) →
location	Canada → Ontario → Ottawa →
memberOf	Armed Forces Council (Canada) →
nativeLabel	Chief of the Defence Staff → 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 (Canada) →
precededByOffice	Chief of the Air Staff (Canada) → Chief of the General Staff (Canada) → Chief of the Naval Staff (Canada) →
rankRequired	admiral → general →
reportsTo	Government of Canada → 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 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Canadian Joint Operations Command ("Chief of the Defence Staff") → Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ("Chief of the Defence Staff") →	subordinateTo
National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa →	associatedWith
Royal Military College of Canada →	chancellor
Canadian Forces Reorganization Act ("office of Chief of the Defence Staff") →	created
National Defence Act ("Chief of the Defence Staff") →	definesRoleOf
CAF ("Chief of the Defence Staff") →	hasChiefOfDefenceStaff
Chief of the Air Staff ("Chief of the Defence Staff") →	reportsTo