Chief of Staff may refer to the following positions in Canada:
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* Since 1964:
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Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
The chief of the Defence Staff (CDS; french: chef d'état-major de la Défense; french: CEMD, label=none) is the professional head of the Canadian Armed Forces. As the senior military position, the chief of the Defence Staff advises the Cabine ...
, the senior officer of the combined Canadian armed forces
** In the
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 ...
, various subordinate positions such as "Chief of Staff (Materiel)"
* Before 1964:
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Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff.
List
* Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( United States)
* Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia)
* Chief of General Staff (Af ...
(army) from 1904
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Chief of the Naval Staff from 1928
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Chief of the Air Staff from 1938
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Chiefs of Staff Committee (Canada)
The Chiefs of Staff Committee was a 1951–1964 committee comprising the heads of the three military services then in Canada: the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force. The Chiefs of Staff Committee consisted of t ...
, from 1951 the above three plus a chairman
;Other:
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Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (Canada), since 1987 the top official of the Prime Minister's Office
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