Minister of National Defence of Canada

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The Minister of National Defence of Canada is the federal cabinet member responsible for overseeing the Canadian Armed Forces and national defence policy.

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Minister of National Defence (Canada) 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal cabinet position
government ministerial office
appointedBy Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Canada NERFINISHED
associatedWith Five Eyes NERFINISHED
NORAD NERFINISHED
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED
country Canada
eligibleFor membership in Cabinet committees on security and defence
formationYear 1923
formedBy National Defence Act NERFINISHED
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence.html
hasStyle The Honourable NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
legalBasis National Defence Act NERFINISHED
memberOf King’s Privy Council for Canada NERFINISHED
nativeNameLanguage en
fr
oversees Canadian Army NERFINISHED
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command NERFINISHED
Department of National Defence (Canada) NERFINISHED
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED
partOf Cabinet of Canada NERFINISHED
portfolioIncludes civil-military relations
defence budget
defence policy
international defence cooperation
military operations oversight
military procurement
predecessorOffice Minister of Aviation (Canada) NERFINISHED
Minister of Militia and Defence (Canada) NERFINISHED
Minister of the Naval Service (Canada) NERFINISHED
reportsTo Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of Canada NERFINISHED
residence Ottawa NERFINISHED
responsibleFor Canadian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Canadian Defence Policy NERFINISHED
Canadian defence strategy
Canadian military readiness
defence relations with allies
national defence policy of Canada
seat Ottawa NERFINISHED
typeOfMinister senior portfolio minister
worksWith Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) NERFINISHED
Deputy Minister of National Defence (Canada)

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Peter MacKay positionHeld Minister of National Defence of Canada
CSE reportsTo Minister of National Defence of Canada
this entity surface form: Minister of National Defence (Canada)
CST overseenBy Minister of National Defence of Canada
subject surface form: Communications Security Establishment
this entity surface form: Minister of National Defence (Canada)
CDS advises Minister of National Defence of Canada
subject surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: Minister of National Defence (Canada)
CDS reportsTo Minister of National Defence of Canada
subject surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
this entity surface form: Minister of National Defence (Canada)
Chief of the General Staff (Canada) reportsTo Minister of National Defence of Canada
this entity surface form: Minister of National Defence (Canada)
Armed Forces Council (Canada) reportsTo Minister of National Defence of Canada
this entity surface form: Minister of National Defence (Canada)