Chief of the Maritime Staff

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The Chief of the Maritime Staff was the former title for the professional head of Canada’s naval service, responsible for overseeing the Royal Canadian Navy before the role was re-designated as Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.

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Chief of the Maritime Staff canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian military position
military appointment
naval appointment
advisedBy Prime Minister of Canada
appliesToJurisdiction Royal Canadian Navy
appointedBy Governor General of Canada
country Canada
equivalentTo Chief of the Air Staff (Canada)
Chief of the Land Staff (Canada)
Commander of the Canadian Army
Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force
followedBy Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
hasDuties administration of Canada’s naval forces
advising the Government of Canada on naval matters
command of the Royal Canadian Navy
readiness of Canada’s naval forces
historicalRoleOf Royal Canadian Navy leadership
isFormerTitleOf Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
languageOfName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Canada
Ontario
Ottawa
militaryBranch Royal Canadian Navy
officeCreatedAsPartOf unification of the Canadian Armed Forces
officeHolderRole professional head of Canada’s naval service
partOf Canadian Armed Forces
linked to: Canadian forces

Canadian Forces
linked to: Canadian forces
positionHeldByRank flag officer
reDesignatedAs Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
replaces Chief of the Naval Staff
reportsTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Minister of National Defence (Canada)
responsibleFor Royal Canadian Navy
seat National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa
serviceBranchLevel naval service chief
shortName CMS
style Rear-Admiral
Vice-Admiral
subordinateTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
usedAsTitleUntil 2011

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Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy replaces Chief of the Maritime Staff