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The Department of Militia and Defence was the department responsible for military land forces in
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...
from 1906 to 1921. The Minister of Militia and Defence was in charge of this department. The department was created in 1906 when the
British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurkha ...
withdrew its forces stationed in Canada, and it remained in place to support the '' Permanent Active Militia and
Non-Permanent Active Militia The Non-Permanent Active Militia (NPAM) was the name of Canada's part-time volunteer military force from 1855 to 1940. The NPAM (also called "the Militia" though that term could also encompass the full-time standing army known as the Permanent ...
'', the name for Canadian land forces. In 1921 the
Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack subma ...
was transferred to the Department of Militia and Defence from the
Department of Marine and Fisheries and the Naval Service Department of Marine and Fisheries and the Naval Service was the department responsible for marine, fisheries and the Naval Service of Canada from 1911 to 1921. The minister in charge was Minister of Marine and Fisheries and the Naval Service. T ...
. In the same year, the department was renamed the Department of Militia and Defence and the Naval Service. In 1922 the name of the department was changed to the
Department of National Defence Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to: Current departments of defence * Department of Defence (Australia) * Department of National Defence (Canada) * Department of Defence (Ireland) * Department of National Defense (Philippin ...
with the merger of the Air Board. {{DEFAULTSORT:Department Of Militia And Defence (Canada) Canadian Militia Military history of Canada Militia and Defence 1906 establishments in Canada 1921 disestablishments in Canada Ministries established in 1906 Ministries disestablished in 1921