National Defence Act

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The National Defence Act is the primary Canadian federal statute that governs the organization, administration, and operation of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of Canada ⓘ
Canadian federal statute ⓘ
amendedBy various Acts of Parliament of Canada ⓘ
appliesTo Canadian Armed Forces deployed abroad ⓘ
certain civilians accompanying a unit of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
members of the Regular Force ⓘ
members of the Reserve Force when on duty ⓘ
officers and non-commissioned members of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
appliesWithin Canada ⓘ
authorizes courts martial ⓘ
military justice system in Canada ⓘ
military police powers ⓘ
summary trials ⓘ
contains Code of Service Discipline ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
definesRoleOf Chief of the Defence Staff ⓘ
Judge Advocate General ⓘ
Minister of National Defence ⓘ
linked to: Minister of Defence
empowers Governor in Council to make regulations for the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
Minister of National Defence to make regulations ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of Canada ⓘ
establishes Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Canadian forces

Department of National Defence ⓘ
governs Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Canadian forces

Code of Service Discipline ⓘ
Department of National Defence ⓘ
includesPart provisions on boards of inquiry ⓘ
provisions on grievances in the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
provisions on military police and complaints ⓘ
provisions on service tribunals ⓘ
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of Canada ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalArea defence law ⓘ
military law ⓘ
providesFor Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service ⓘ
Canadian Rangers ⓘ
Regular Force of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
command and control of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
mobilization of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
reserve force of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
regulates administration of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
defence establishment of Canada ⓘ
operation of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
organization of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
setsOut offences under military law ⓘ
punishments under military law ⓘ
shortName NDA ⓘ
subjectTo Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ

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Canadian Forces → legalFramework → National Defence Act ⓘ
subject linked to: Canadian forces
Regular Force → legalFramework → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Reserve Force (Royal Canadian Air Force) → legalFramework → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
subject linked to: Reserve Force
linked to: National Defence Act
CAF → legalBasis → National Defence Act ⓘ
Department of National Defence → legalBasis → National Defence Act ⓘ
Department of National Defence → formedBy → National Defence Act ⓘ
Canadian Forces Reorganization Act → relatedTo → National Defence Act ⓘ
National Defence Headquarters → governedBy → National Defence Act ⓘ
National Defence Act → empowers → Governor in Council to make regulations for the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Naval Reserve → governedBy → National Defence Act ⓘ
Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) → legalBasis → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Supplementary Reserve → legalBasis → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Supplementary Reserve → governedBy → Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Regular Force (Royal Canadian Air Force) → legalBasis → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Regiments of Canada → governedBy → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Canadian Forces Military Police Group → legalBasis → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Canadian Forces Military Police Group → legalBasis → Queen’s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
DND → legalBasis → National Defence Act ⓘ
Land Forces Command → governedBy → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service → governedBy → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Code of Service Discipline → legalBasis → National Defence Act ⓘ
Code of Service Discipline → basedOn → National Defence Act sections dealing with military justice and discipline ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Code of Service Discipline → relatedTo → Queen’s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Joint Task Force 2 → governedBy → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
CSE → legalAuthority → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Canadian Army Primary Reserve → governedBy → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Canadian Armed Forces Reserve Force → governedBy → National Defence Act ⓘ
HMC Ships → governedBy → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) → legalBasis → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
subject linked to: CDS
linked to: National Defence Act
Joint Task Force Central → governedBy → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Militia Act of 1868 → replacedBy → later Militia Acts and National Defence Act ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Royal Canadian Air Force Reserve → legalFramework → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Primary Reserve → governedBy → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Ministère de la Défense nationale → legalBasis → National Defence Act ⓘ
Canadian Forces Provost Marshal → appointedUnder → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Canadian Forces Provost Marshal → legalAuthority → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
COATS → operatesUnder → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Canadian military law → governedByStatute → National Defence Act ⓘ
Canadian Armed Forces justice system → governedBy → National Defence Act ⓘ
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force → governedBy → National Defence Act ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Cadets → governedBy → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: National Defence Act
Minister of National Defence of Canada → formedBy → National Defence Act ⓘ
Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) → legalBasis → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
subject linked to: Chief of the Defence Staff
linked to: National Defence Act
Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) → hasTermDefinedBy → National Defence Act (Canada) ⓘ
subject linked to: Chief of the Defence Staff
linked to: National Defence Act