| LC control no. | n 79034381 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Canada. Canadian Armed Forces |
| Variant(s) | Canada. Armed Forces Canada. Canadian Forces Canada. Department of National Defence. Canadian Armed Forces Canada. Department of National Defence. Forces armées canadiennes Canada. Forces armées canadiennes Canada. Forces canadiennes Canadian Armed Forces Canadian Forces CF FC Forces armées canadiennes Forces canadiennes |
| See also | Canada. Canadian Army Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force Canada. Royal Canadian Navy Hierarchical superior: Canada. Department of National Defence |
| Biography/History note | Canadian Armed Forces is a new umbrella organisation, under which the Royal Canadian Navy became Maritime Command, and the Canadian Army became Mobile Command then Land Force Command; the operations of the Royal Canadian Air Force were continued by the Air Defence Command and Air Transport Command (already established under the Royal Canadian Air Force) which in 1975 became "Groups" under the new Air Command; all three services reverted to their original names in 2011, within "Canadian Armed Forces". |
| Beginning date | 1968 |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Field of activity | Air forces Armies Navies |
| Special note | An act came into force on Feb. 1, 1968, unifying the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force under the Canadian Armed Forces |
| Found in | Effects of the 1992 lifting of restrictions on gay and lesbian service in the Canadian Forces, 2000: p. 3 (CF) Wikipedia, March 3, 2013 (The Canadian Forces (CF) (French: les Forces canadiennes; FC), officially the Canadian Armed Forces (French: Forces armées canadiennes), is the unified armed force of Canada. This unified institution consists of sea, land and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF); current form: 1968) Canadiana authorities, March 3, 2013 (Canada. Canadian Armed Forces; UF Canada. Armed Forces; Canada. Dept. of National Defence. Canadian Armed Forces; Canadian Armed Forces; Canada. Canadian Forces; equivalent: Canada. Forces armées canadiennes; UF Canada. Forces armées; Canada. Forces canadiennes; Canada. Ministère de la défense nationale. Forces armées canadiennes; Forces armées canadiennes) |
| Equivalent(s) | Canada. Forces armées canadiennes |
| National bib agency no. | 0000J1912E |
| Associated language | eng fre |
| Quality code | nlc |
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