The Army Cadet League of Canada(ACLC)(French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

:La Ligue des cadets de l'Armée du Canada) is the civilian non-profit organization which works with the Department of National Defense

Department of National Defence (Canada)

The Department of National Defence , frequently referred to by its acronym DND, is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for all matters concerning the defence of Canada...

(DND) to support the Royal Canadian Army Cadet

Royal Canadian Army Cadets

The Royal Canadian Army Cadets is a Canadian national youth program sponsored by the Canadian Forces and the civilian Army Cadet League of Canada. Administered by the Canadian Forces, the program is funded through the Department of National Defence with the civilian partner providing support in...

program. It was founded in 1971 with a branch in every province and one for the northern region.. The ACLC consists of several levels from the national council to local sponsoring committees.

History

The Cadet Services of Canada (CS of C) was the sponsors, communities and cadet leaderships, representation at Army Headquarters. The CS of C was part of the Army reserve and help a membership on the Canadian Defense Association which had major influence on the cadet movement. With the integration of the armed forces in the 1970s and the already operating Air Cadet League and Sea Cadet League place pressure on the army component to create a new league to represent the Army Cadet program and its sponsors. On 1 April 1971, the Army Cadet League of Canada was formed, as a replacement for the Cadet Services of Canada.

Role

Encourage army cadets to become better Canadians through citizenship and leadership training. The national branch ensures with the help of the provincial and local branches the funding of transportation, accommodations and training not funded by DND, for 450 Canadian army cadet corps.

Objective

The purpose of the ACLC is work with DND to reach the goals of the cadet movement, with a primary focus on the army cadet portion.

The ACLC's objectives are listed as such;

1. Protect the overall interests of the Army Cadet League of Canada.
2. Encourage and promote national interest in and support for Royal Canadian Army Cadets.
3. Provide and supervise local sponsors.
4. Co-ordinate and influence effective support for army cadet corps at all levels.
5. Facilitate and recommend the formation of army cadet corps.
6. Assist in the recruitment of cadet instructors and cadets.
7. Encourage the development of an army cadet program which is adventure-oriented, challenging, consistent with the aims and objectives of the army cadets, and relevant to present society.
8. Collect, receive, hold and invest funds and property received from contributions, gifts, grants, subscriptions or legacies, and, subject to the donor's direction, use such funds for the benefit of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets.

Presidents

Name	Years served
The Hon. Earl Rowe	1971–1977
Sen G. Molgat	1977–1979
LCol H.T. Tye, CD (ret'd)	1979–1981
P. Casgrain	1981–1983
Leslie W. Basham	1983–1985
Col (ret'd) W.I. Somerville, CD	1985–1988
I. Clifton	1988–1990
J.G. Wasteneys	1990–1993
Dennis Fleck	1992–1994
LCol (ret'd) Aubrey J. Halfyard CD	1994–1996
Leslie K. Dean	1996–1998
Debbie Craig	1998–2000
Col (ret'd) Doug Ludlow CD	2000–2001
Gilles Déry	2001–2009
H.B. (Gene) Lake	2009-2010
BGen (ret'd) D.W. Foster	2010-current

External links

• http://www.armycadetleague.ca/
• http://www.armycadetleague.ca/Templates/polManual.htm