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Canadian Armed Forces

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; French: Forces armées canadiennes, FAC) are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, air, and special operations forces commands referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force, and Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. Under the National Defence Act, the Canadian…

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Headquarters
National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario
Active personnel
approx. 67,825 (2026)
Budget
US$37.75 billion (2026) (List of countries by military expenditures)
Chief of the Defence Staff
General Jennie Carignan
Chief Warrant Officer
CWO Bob McCann
Commander-in-Chief
Charles III, King of Canada, represented by Louise Arbour, Governor General of Canada

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Canadian Armed Forces

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Canadian Armed Forces

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related to Since unification · 21
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related to Personnel Branches · 14
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see also · 11
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related to Environment · 10
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related to Canadian Military Bases · 7
Canadian Armed Forces → Army, Canada, RCAF, RCN, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, These
related to Component · 7
Canadian Armed Forces → Canadian Rangers, COATS/Cadet Instructor Cadre, Primary Reserve, Regular Force, Supplementary Reserve, The Reserve Force, Together
related to Uniforms · 6
Canadian Armed Forces → Although, CAF, DEU, DEUs, The, Therefore
related to Canadian Joint Operations Command · 5
Canadian Armed Forces → CAF, Canada, Canadian Joint Operations Command, CJOC, North America
related to Canadian Special Operations Forces Command · 4
Canadian Armed Forces → Canada’s, Canadian Special Operations Forces, CANSOFCOM, Command

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Canadian Armed ForcesActive personnelapprox. 67,825 (2026)1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesBudgetUS$37.75 billion (2026) (List of countries by military expenditures)1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesChief of the Defence StaffGeneral Jennie Carignan1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesChief Warrant OfficerCWO Bob McCann1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesCommander-in-ChiefCharles III, King of Canada, represented by Louise Arbour, Governor General of Canada1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesConscriptionNo1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesCurrent form1 February 1968; 58 years ago (1968-02-01)1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesDeployed personnelapprox. 5,0001.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesDomestic suppliers.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-alig…1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesForeign suppliersList United Kingdom United States France Italy Sweden Australia Israel Spain1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesHeadquartersNational Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesHistoryMilitary history of Canada List of engagements Fenian Raids Wolseley Expedition North-West Rebellion Second Boer War World War I Russian Civil War World War II Korean War Gulf W…1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesMilitary age16–60 years old[a]1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesMinister of National DefenceDavid McGuinty1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesPercent of GDP1.6% (2026)1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesPrime MinisterMark Carney1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesRanksCanadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesReserve personnelapprox. 32,440 (2026)1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesService branchesRoyal Canadian Navy1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesService branchesCanadian Army1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesService branchesRoyal Canadian Air Force1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesVice Chief of the Defence StaffVice-Admiral Angus Topshee1.00infobox
Canadian Armed ForcesWebsitewww.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf.html1.00infobox
Canadian Armed Forcesis aGovernor General0.90text
Canadian Armed Forcesis afull-time component of Canada’s military0.90text
Canadian Armed Forcesis asub-component of the Reserve Force made up of former Regular Force or Reserve members who are not actively training or serving but can be called upon in times of need0.90text

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