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 Canada's military, the Canadian Armed Forces. DND is the largest federal department in terms of personnel/employees and budget; there are 62,000 members of the Canadian Forces regular force, 23,000 members of the Canadian Forces primary reserve force, and approximately 22,000 civilian DND support employees. Departmental spending in 2004 was about C$14 billion.

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Acronym - Department - Canada - Military - Canadian Armed Forces

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Until a December 2003 reorganization of the federal government, DND was in charge of emergency preparedness and response in Canada, through the Office of Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Preparedness. DND also holds responsibility for the Communications Security Establishment which is an organization staffed by a mixture of civilian and military personnel.

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December - 2003 - Office of Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Preparedness - Communications Security Establishment

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The current Minister of National Defence is Bill Graham.

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Minister of National Defence - Bill Graham

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DND is headquartered at National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) in Ottawa.

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National Defence Headquarters - Ottawa

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