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AID-TO-CIVIL POWER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aid to the civil power
1, record 1, English, aid%20to%20the%20civil%20power
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ACP 1, record 1, English, ACP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aid of the civil power 2, record 1, English, aid%20of%20the%20civil%20power
correct, officially approved
- ACP 3, record 1, English, ACP
correct, officially approved
- ACP 3, record 1, English, ACP
- military aid to the civil power 4, record 1, English, military%20aid%20to%20the%20civil%20power
correct
- aid-to-civil power 5, record 1, English, aid%2Dto%2Dcivil%20power
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The calling out of military troops by the civil authorities to help maintain or restore public order. 1, record 1, English, - aid%20to%20the%20civil%20power
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[National Defence Act (NDA)] Section 275 states: "The Canadian Forces, any unit or other element thereof and any officer or non-commissioned member, with materiel, are liable to be called out for service in aid of the civil power in any case in which a riot or disturbance of the peace, beyond the powers of the civil authorities to suppress, prevent or deal with and requiring that service, occurs or is, in the opinion of an attorney general, considered as likely to occur." 6, record 1, English, - aid%20to%20the%20civil%20power
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In Canada, there is a distinction made between "aid to the civil power" and "assistance to civil authorities." The former expression refers to military aid provided to the provincial police forces to restore and maintain law and order. The latter encompasses all other forms of assistance the military gives to the civil community. Examples include search and rescue operations, counter-terrorism response, emergencies (natural and man-induced), fisheries and border protection, humanitarian assistance, counter-drug operations, arms smuggling, illegal immigrants, environmental surveillance and special events. 7, record 1, English, - aid%20to%20the%20civil%20power
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The expression "aid of the civil power" is used in some texts because it appears in the National Defence Act. Even after the 1985 revision of the Act, the use of the preposition "of" continues to be used, even though the more appropriate expression is "aid to the civil power." 7, record 1, English, - aid%20to%20the%20civil%20power
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
aid of the civil power; ACP: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 8, record 1, English, - aid%20to%20the%20civil%20power
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aide au pouvoir civil
1, record 1, French, aide%20au%20pouvoir%20civil
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ACP 2, record 1, French, ACP
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aide aux pouvoirs civils 3, record 1, French, aide%20aux%20pouvoirs%20civils
correct, feminine noun
- assistance au pouvoir civil 4, record 1, French, assistance%20au%20pouvoir%20civil
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Recours des autorités civiles aux militaires pour maintenir ou restaurer l'ordre public. 5, record 1, French, - aide%20au%20pouvoir%20civil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'article 275 tiré de la [Loi sur la défense nationale (LDN)] dit : «Les Forces canadiennes, une unité ou un autre élément de celles-ci et tout officier ou militaire du rang, avec leur matériel, sont susceptibles d'être requis pour prêter main-forte au pouvoir civil en cas d'émeutes ou de troubles réels ou jugés imminents par un procureur général et nécessitant une telle intervention du fait de l'impuissance même des autorités civiles à les prévenir, réprimer ou maîtriser». 6, record 1, French, - aide%20au%20pouvoir%20civil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Au Canada, on fait la distinction entre «aide au pouvoir civil» et «assistance aux autorités civiles». La première expression signifie l'aide militaire donnée aux autorités policières provinciales pour maintenir ou rétablir l'ordre public. La deuxième fait référence à toute autre forme d'assistance militaire donnée à la communauté civile. Par exemple, les opérations de recherche et sauvetage, les interventions en cas d'actes terroristes, les urgences, l'aide humanitaire, la protection des pèches, de l'environnement et des frontières, la lutte contre le trafic des stupéfiants, les événements spéciaux, etc. 7, record 1, French, - aide%20au%20pouvoir%20civil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
aide au pouvoir civil; ACP : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 8, record 1, French, - aide%20au%20pouvoir%20civil
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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