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 StaffGeneral Wayne EyreCanadian Army
Vice Chief of the Defence StaffLieutenant-General Frances J. AllenRoyal Canadian Air Force
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Chief of the Naval StaffVice-Admiral Angus TopsheeRoyal Canadian Navy
Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army StaffLieutenant-General Jocelyn PaulCanadian Army
Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Chief of the Air Force StaffLieutenant-General Al MeinzingerRoyal Canadian Air Force
Commander of Military Personnel Command and Chief of Military PersonnelLieutenant-General Steven Whelan Canadian Army
Chief of Force DevelopmentVice-Admiral Darren HawcoRoyal Canadian Navy
Commander of Canadian Joint Operations CommandVice-Admiral Bob AuchterlonieRoyal Canadian Navy
Commander of Canadian Forces Intelligence CommandRear-Admiral Scott BishopRoyal Canadian Navy
Commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces CommandMajor-General Peter DaweCanadian Army
Surgeon GeneralMajor-General Marc BilodeauCanadian Army
Director of Staff - Strategic Joint StaffBrigadier-General T.J. CadieuCanadian Army
Director General International Security PolicyMajor-General J.J.M.J. PaulCanadian Army
Chief of Staff (Materiel)Rear-Admiral Christopher EarlRoyal Canadian Navy
Chief of Reserves and Employer SupportMajor-General Rob-Roy MackenzieCanadian Army
Chief of Staff (Infrastructure and Environment)Major-General Sylvain SiroisCanadian Army
Chief of Staff (Information Management)Major-General Greg LoosRoyal Canadian Air Force
Chief of ProgrammeMajor-General Hercule GosselinCanadian Army
Defence Renewal Team LeadMajor-General Jay MilneCanadian Army
Chief Financial Management and Deputy Chief Financial OfficerBrigadier-General Richard GoodyearCanadian Army
Judge Advocate GeneralRear-Admiral Geneviève BernatchezRoyal Canadian Navy
Director General Public AffairsBrigadier-General Marc ThériaultCanadian Army
Canadian Forces Provost MarshalBrigadier-General Simon TrudeauRoyal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant OfficerChief Petty Officer First Class Gilles GregoireRoyal Canadian Navy

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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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