Armed Forces Council

The Armed Forces Council is the senior military body of the Canadian Armed Forces. It meets to advise and assist the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) on all matters concerning the command, control, and administration of the forces, and generally meets once per month.^[1] It was created in 1964 to replace the Chiefs of Staff Committee in preparation for the 1968 unification of the Canadian Armed Forces. The Armed Forces Council is chaired by the CDS and consists of the following positions:

Position	Incumbent	Service
Chief of the Defence Staff	General Jennie Carignan	Canadian Army
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff	Lieutenant-General Frances J. Allen	Royal Canadian Air Force
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Chief of the Naval Staff	Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee	Royal Canadian Navy
Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army Staff	Lieutenant-General Jocelyn Paul	Canadian Army
Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Chief of the Air Force Staff	Lieutenant-General Al Meinzinger	Royal Canadian Air Force
Commander of Military Personnel Command and Chief of Military Personnel	Lieutenant-General Steven Whelan	Canadian Army
Chief of Force Development	Vice-Admiral Darren Hawco	Royal Canadian Navy
Commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command	Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie	Royal Canadian Navy
Commander of Canadian Forces Intelligence Command	Rear-Admiral Scott Bishop	Royal Canadian Navy
Commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command	Major-General Steven Hunter	Canadian Army
Surgeon General	Major-General Marc Bilodeau	Canadian Army
Director of Staff - Strategic Joint Staff	Brigadier-General T.J. Cadieu	Canadian Army
Director General International Security Policy	Major-General J.J.M.J. Paul	Canadian Army
Chief of Staff (Materiel)	Rear-Admiral Christopher Earl	Royal Canadian Navy
Chief of Reserves and Employer Support	Major-General Rob-Roy Mackenzie	Canadian Army
Chief of Staff (Infrastructure and Environment)	Major-General Sylvain Sirois	Canadian Army
Chief of Staff (Information Management)	Major-General Greg Loos	Royal Canadian Air Force
Chief of Programme	Major-General Hercule Gosselin	Canadian Army
Defence Renewal Team Lead	Major-General Jay Milne	Canadian Army
Chief Financial Management and Deputy Chief Financial Officer	Brigadier-General Richard Goodyear	Canadian Army
Judge Advocate General	Rear-Admiral Geneviève Bernatchez	Royal Canadian Navy
Director General Public Affairs	Brigadier-General Marc Thériault	Canadian Army
Canadian Forces Provost Marshal	Brigadier-General Simon Trudeau	Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer	Chief Petty Officer First Class Gilles Gregoire	Royal Canadian Navy