Armed Forces Council (Canada)

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The Armed Forces Council is the senior military body in Canada. They meet to advise the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) on matters concerning the command, control and administration of the Canadian Forces (CF) as well as to help the CDS make decisions regarding these matters. The council replaced the committee of the Chiefs of Staff after Unification in 1968.

The Armed Forces Council is chaired by the CDS and consists of the CDS, the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, the heads of each of the environmental commands of the CF: the Maritime Command, the Land Command and the Air Command, as well as other senior officers. As of 2006, these other officers consisted of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Defence (Human Resources-Military), the Chief of Reserves and Cadets as well as the Judge Advocate General.

List of Members of the Armed Forces Council (as of 2006):

General Rick Hillier	Chief of the Defence Staff/Chairman	Land Command
Vice-Admiral Ron Buck	Vice Chief of the Defence Staff	Maritime Command
Vice-Admiral Greg Maddison	Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff	Maritime Command
Vice-Admiral Bruce Maclean	Chief of Maritime Staff	Maritime Command
Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie	Chief of Land Staff	Land Command
Lieutenant-General Steven Lucas	Chief of Air Staff	Air Command
Vice-Admiral Greg Jarvis	Assistant Deputy Minister of Defence (HR-Military)	Maritime Command
Major-General H.M. Petras	Chief of Reserves and Cadets	Land Command
Brigadier-General Ken Watkin	Judge Advocate General