Canadian Armed Forces
combined military forces of Canada
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Summary
Canadian Armed Forces is an armed forces[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of armed forces entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,425 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Canada[3]
- Headquarters location: National Defence Headquarters[4]
- Child organization or unit: Royal Canadian Navy[5], Canadian Special Operations Forces Command[6], Canadian Army[7], Royal Canadian Air Force[8], Canadian Joint Operations Command[9], Canadian Forces Intelligence Command[10], Canadian Joint Forces Command[11]
- Commons category: Military of Canada[12]
- Foundational text: National Defence Act[13]
- Has part(s): Royal Canadian Navy[14], Canadian Army[15], Royal Canadian Air Force[16], Canadian Joint Operations Command[17], Canadian Special Operations Forces Command[18], Canadian Forces Intelligence Command[19], Vice Chief of the Defence Staff[20]
- Inception: February 1, 1968[21]
- Participated in conflict: Gulf War[22], War in Bosnia and Herzegovina[23], Somali Civil War[24], Kosovo War[25], War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[26], Libyan Civil War[27], War against the Islamic State[28]
- Parent organization or unit: Government of Canada[29]
- Official website: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf.html[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Canadian Armed Forces[31]
- Allegiance: monarch of Canada[32]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Canada[33]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Canadian Armed Forces[34]
- Official name: Forces armées canadiennes[35], Canadian Armed Forces[36]
- Native label: Canadian Armed Forces[37], Forces armées canadiennes[38]
- Short name: FAC[39], CAF[40]
- Member count: 103,873[41]
- History of topic: military history of Canada[42]
- Uses: Canadian Forces base[43]
- Position held by head of the organization: Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces[44], Chief of the Defence Staff[45]
- Budget: 22,800,000,000 US dollars[46]
- Minimum age: 16 years old[47]
- Maximum age: 60 years old[48]
Why It Matters
Canadian Armed Forces has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]