CDS

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CDS is the commonly used abbreviation for the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the Canadian Armed Forces.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
CDS canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military office
advises Government of Canada
Minister of National Defence (Canada)
appointedBy Governor General of Canada
branch Canadian Army
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Navy
country Canada
firstHolder General Jean Victor Allard
formationYear 1964
hasCommand Canadian Army
Canadian Joint Operations Command
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Navy
isMilitaryBranchHeadOf Canadian Armed Forces
linked to: Canadian forces
jurisdiction Canadian Armed Forces
linked to: Canadian forces
legalBasis National Defence Act (Canada)
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Canada
Ontario
memberOf Armed Forces Council (Canada)
nativeLanguage French
nativeName chef d’état-major de la Défense
officeHolderTitle Chief of the Defence Staff
partOf Canadian Armed Forces
linked to: Canadian forces
precededByOffice Chief of the Air Staff (Canada)
Chief of the General Staff (Canada)
Chief of the Naval Staff (Canada)
rankHeldByOfficeholder Admiral
General
reportsTo Governor in Council (Canada)
Minister of National Defence (Canada)
residence National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa
responsibleFor command, control and administration of the Canadian Armed Forces
role professional head of the Canadian Armed Forces
senior serving officer of the Canadian Armed Forces
seat Ottawa
shortName CDS
styleOfAddress Admiral
General
Your Excellency

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief of Defence Staff (India) alsoKnownAs CDS
subject linked to: Chief of Defence Staff
Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) shortName CDS
subject linked to: CDS