# Chief of the Defence Staff

> second most senior member of the Canadian Armed Forces (after the commander-in-chief) and head of the Armed Forces Council of Canada

**Wikidata**: [Q2961996](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2961996)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Canada))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/chief-of-the-defence-staff-q2961996


## References

1. [Source](https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/chief-defence-staff.html)
2. [Source](https://www.canada.ca/fr/ministere-defense-nationale/organisation/structure-organisationnelle/chef-etat-major-defense.html)
3. [Source](https://www.canada.ca/fr/ministere-defense-nationale/organisation/structure-organisationnelle.html)