Armed Forces Council

The Armed Forces Council is the senior military body of the Canadian Armed Forces. It meets to advise and assist the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) on all matters concerning the command, control, and administration of the forces, and generally meets once per month.[1] It was created in 1964 to replace the Chiefs of Staff Committee in preparation for the 1968 unification of the Canadian Armed Forces. The Armed Forces Council is chaired by the CDS and consists of the following positions:

Position Incumbent Service
Chief of the Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan Canadian Army
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Lieutenant-General Stephen Kelsey Canadian Army
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Chief of the Naval Staff Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee Royal Canadian Navy
Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant-General Michael Wright Canadian Army
Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Chief of the Air Force Staff Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet Royal Canadian Air Force
Commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Major-General Steven Hunter Canadian Army
Commander of Military Personnel Command and Chief of Military Personnel
Commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command
Commander of Canadian Forces Intelligence Command
Surgeon General
Chief of Reserves and Employer Support
Judge Advocate General
Canadian Forces Provost Marshal
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer
Chief of Force Development
Director of Staff - Strategic Joint Staff
Director General International Security Policy
Chief of Staff (Materiel)
Chief of Staff (Infrastructure and Environment)
Chief of Staff (Information Management)
Chief of Programme

See also

References

  1. ^ Defence, National (2013-04-22). "Organizational structure of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces". aem. Retrieved 2020-07-20.


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