The Armed Forces Council is the senior military body of the Canadian Forces. It meets to advise the Chief of the Defence Staff

Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)

The Chief of the Defence Staff is the second most senior member of the Canadian Forces, and heads the Armed Forces Council, having primary responsibility for command, control, and administration of the forces, as well as military strategy, plans, and requirements...

 (CDS) on matters concerning the command, control and administration of the Canadian Forces

Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...

 (CF) as well as to help the CDS make decisions regarding these matters.

The Armed Forces Council is chaired by the CDS and consists of the CDS, the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, the heads of each of the three service environments of the CF: the Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy

The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...

, the Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force

Royal Canadian Air Force

The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...

, as well as other senior officers.

List of Members of the Armed Forces Council

• General
  General
  A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
  
   W.J. Natynczyk (Chairman) — Chief of the Defence Staff
  Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
  The Chief of the Defence Staff is the second most senior member of the Canadian Forces, and heads the Armed Forces Council, having primary responsibility for command, control, and administration of the forces, as well as military strategy, plans, and requirements...
  
  
• Vice-Admiral Bruce Donaldson — Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
• Vice-Admiral Paul Maddison
  Paul Maddison
  Vice Admiral Paul A. Maddison, OMM, MSM, CD is the Chief of the Maritime Staff, the head of the Royal Canadian Navy.-Career:Maddison enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1975. In 1980, he graduated from Royal Military College Saint-Jean with a Bachelor of Arts. He served on various vessels and...
  
   — Chief of the Maritime Staff
• Lieutenant-General
  Lieutenant-General (Canada)
  In the Canadian Forces, the rank of lieutenant-general is an Army or Air Force rank equal to a vice-admiral of the Navy. A lieutenant-general is a general officer, the equivalent of a Naval flag officer. A lieutenant-general is senior to a major general or rear-admiral, and junior to a general or...
  
   P.J. Devlin
  Peter Devlin
  Lieutenant General Peter John Devlin CMM, MSC, CD is the Chief of the Land Staff in the Canadian Forces.-Military career:Educated at the University of Western Ontario, Devlin was commissioned into The Royal Canadian Regiment, having joined the Canadian Forces in 1978. Devlin served in an...
  
   — Chief of the Land Staff
  Chief of the Land Staff
  The Chief of the Land Staff is the commander and institutional head of the Canadian Army. The Chief of the Land is based at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario.-History of the post:...
  
  
• Lieutenant-General J.P.A. Deschamps — Chief of the Air Staff
  Chief of the Air Staff (Canada)
  The Chief of the Air Staff is the commander and institutional head of the Royal Canadian Air Force...
  
  
• Rear-Admiral A.M. Smith — Chief of Military Personnel
• Rear-Admiral J.J. Bennett — Chief of Reserves and Cadets
• Brigadier-General B.B. Cathcart — Judge Advocate General
  Judge Advocate General (Canada)
  The Office of the Judge Advocate General for the Canadian Forces provides legal advice to commanders at bases and wings, provides lawyers who defend accused persons at courts martial, teaches courses to other CF members or advises a commanding officer in an operational theatre to uphold the ethical...
  
  
• Major-General J. M. C. Rousseau — Chief of Defence Intelligence
• Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
  Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
  Chief petty officer, 1st class, CPO1, is the most senior non-commissioned member rank of the Royal Canadian Navy. It is equivalent to a chief warrant officer in the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force...
  
   Robert Cléroux — Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer
  Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer
  The Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer or CFCWO is the senior non-commissioned member appointment in the Canadian Forces.The CFCWO holds the substantive rank of Chief Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer 1st Class...
  
  

See also

• Joint Chiefs of Staff
  Joint Chiefs of Staff
  The Joint Chiefs of Staff is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the United States Department of Defense who advise the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, the National Security Council and the President on military matters...
  
  
• Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
  Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
  The Chief of the Defence Staff is the second most senior member of the Canadian Forces, and heads the Armed Forces Council, having primary responsibility for command, control, and administration of the forces, as well as military strategy, plans, and requirements...