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FORCE DEFENSE PRINCIPALE [4 records]

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Record 1 2023-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
OBS

main defence force; MDF: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • main defense force
  • main defence forces
  • main defense forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
OBS

force de défense principale : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • forces de défense principale

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
OBS

main defence force; MDF: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces; designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • main defense force

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
OBS

force de défense principale; FDP : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

force de défense principale; MDF : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Military (General)
OBS

The Honourable Arte Eggleton, Minister of National Defence, announced today the formation of the Minister's Advisory Board on Canadian Forces Gender Integration and Employment Equity. The primary task of the Board is to advise the Minister and senior leaders at National Defence Headquarters and the Environment Chiefs of Staff on matters relating to Employment Equity and Gender Integration in the Regular and Reserve Forces.

OBS

The original Minister's Advisory Board on Women in the CF was established as an external monitoring body to advise and make recommendations to the Minister on issues pertaining to women in the CF, with particular emphasis on the integration of women into the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • MABCFGIEC
  • MABWCF
  • Advisory Board on Canadian Forces Gender Integration and Employment Equity
  • Advisory Board on Gender Integration in the Canadian Forces
  • Adivisory Board on Women in the Canadian Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

Le ministre de la Défense nationale, l'honorable Art Eggleton, a annoncé aujourd’hui la formation d’un Comité consultatif sur l'intégration des femmes et l'équité en matière d’emploi dans les Forces canadiennes. La tâche principale de ce Comité sera d’informer le Ministre, la haute direction du Quartier général de la Défense nationale et les chefs d’état-major des trois armées sur toutes les questions relatives à l'intégration des femmes et à l'équité en matière d’emploi dans la Force régulière et la Réserve.

OBS

Le premier Comité consultatif du Ministre sur les femmes dans les FC a été créé en tant qu’organe de surveillance externe, chargé de conseiller le Ministre et de lui soumettre des recommandations sur les questions touchant les femmes dans les FC, en particulier sur leur intégration dans les Forces canadiennes.

Key term(s)
  • CCMFFC
  • CCMIFEEFC

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Motorcycles and Snowmobiles

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Motos et motoneiges
DEF

Principale force fédératrice du monde de la moto au Québec vouée à la défense des droits de l'ensemble.

Spanish

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