Canadian Forces

Canadian Armed Forces Forces armées canadiennes
Badge of the Canadian Armed Forces
Current form	1 February 1968 – present
Service branches	Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Army Royal Canadian Air Force
Headquarters	National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Website	www.forces.gc.ca
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, represented by Governor General David Johnston
Minister of National Defence	Harjit Sajjan
Chief of the Defence Staff	General Jonathan Vance
Manpower
Military age	16–60 years old
Conscription	No
Available for military service	8,031,266 males, age 17–49, 7,755,550 females, age 17–49
Fit for military service	6,633,472 males, age 17–49, 6,389,669 females, age 17–49
Active personnel	68,250 (31 March 2011)
Reserve personnel	27,000 (Paid Primary) 5,000 (Rangers)
Deployed personnel	2000+
Expenditures
Budget	C$18.6 billion, (2016–2017)
Percent of GDP	0.9%
Industry
Domestic suppliers	L-3 Communications MAS CAE Meggitt Training Systems Canada Colt Canada Textron Systems Canada Kongsberg Protech Systems Canada Rheinmetall Defence Canada Irving Shipbuilding Inc. General Dynamics Land Systems Canada Raytheon Canada Limited Seaspan Marine Corporation Thales Canada Boeing Canada
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Ranks	Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; French: Forces armées canadiennes, FAC), or Canadian Forces (CF) (French: Forces canadiennes, FC), are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."

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). Personnel may belong to either the Regular Force or the Reserve Force, which has four sub-components: the Primary Reserve, Supplementary Reserve, Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, and the Canadian Rangers. Under the National Defence Act, the Canadian Armed Forces are an entity separate and distinct from the Department of National Defence (the federal government department responsible for administration and formation of defence policy), which also exists as the civilian support system for the Forces.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces is the reigning Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who is represented by the Governor General of Canada. The Canadian Armed Forces is led by the Chief of the Defence Staff, who is advised and assisted by the Armed Forces Council.