CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF (CANADA)

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The 'Chief of the Defence Staff' (CDS) (French: ''le Chef d'état-major de la défense'') is the senior member of the Canadian Forces and reports directly to the Minister of National Defence. It has been the highest ranking position in the Canadian military since the unification of the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force in 1968. Prior to that, a similar position was held by the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff.
While the Canadian Monarch is Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces – a role and title delegated to the Governor General since 1904 – and therefore formally the CDS's superior, in practice the CDS receives direction from the Minister of National Defence and the Prime Minister.
The Chief of the Defence Staff is also ex-officio the Principal Commander of the Order of Military Merit.
Since 2005, the CDS has been General Rick Hillier.

Current Chief of the Defence Staff, General Rick Hillier, shaking hands with a soldier in Afghanistan.

Chiefs of the Defence Staff

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