Canadian Armed Forces

The Canadian Armed Forces (French: Forces armées canadiennes), informally known as the Canadian Forces (Forces canadiennes), are the unified armed forces of the Canadian Republic, overseen by the Department of National Defence. The Canadian Forces consists of four commands: the Canadian Army, Canadian Navy, Canadian Aerospace Forces, and the Royal Canadian Gendarmerie, the last of which serves as the military police (provost) of the first three branches as well as Canada's border patrol agency with full civilian law enforcement authority.