In Canada, Non-Public Property (NPP) ( French: ''Biens non publics''; ''BNP'') is created by the

National Defence Act The ''National Defence Act'' (NDA; ; ''LDN'') is an Act of the Parliament of Canada, which is the primary enabling legislation for organizing and funding the military of Canada. The Act created the Department of National Defence, which merged th ...

(NDA) and includes all money and property received for or administered by or through NPP organizations, and all money and property contributed to or by Canadian Forces members for their collective benefit and welfare. The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) has overall responsibility under the NDA for NPP. The CEO of

Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Services Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS) ( French: ''Services de bien-être et moral des Forces canadiennes''; ''SBMFC''), previously known as Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Services (CFPFSS) and Canadian Forces Personnel ...

(CFPFSS) organization reports to the Chief of Military Personnel (CMP) for the administration of NPP. The

chain of command A command hierarchy is a group of people who carry out orders based on others' authority within the group. It can be viewed as part of a power structure, in which it is usually seen as the most vulnerable and also the most powerful part. Milit ...

for NPP is the CDS through the CMP and the CFPFSS to officers in command of bases, wings and units. Effectively, this means that all property held in trust by the Canadian military, though covered by what may be deemed as "public" funds, is "Non-Public Property", and is under the full administrations and protections of the CMP.

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DAOD 9003-1, Non-Public Property Governance Framework, Chief of Military Personnel and the Non-Public Property Board.
Canadian Armed Forces personnel branches