Permanent Active Militia
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The Permanent Active Militia was the full-time professional component of Canada's pre-World War I militia system, serving as the country's small standing army.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Permanent Active Militia canonical | 5 |
| Permanent Force | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5307678 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Permanent Active Militia Context triple: [Canadian militia, hasPart, Permanent Active Militia]
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A.
Non-Permanent Active Militia
The Non-Permanent Active Militia was a part-time, volunteer component of Canada’s pre-World War II military forces, serving as the country’s primary citizen-soldier reserve.
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B.
Regular Army
The Regular Army is the full-time professional component of the British Army, consisting of career soldiers who serve on active duty.
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C.
Regular Force
Regular Force is the full-time, professional component of the Royal Canadian Air Force responsible for maintaining continuous operational readiness and capability.
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D.
Regular Force
Regular Force is the full-time professional component of the New Zealand Defence Force, comprising career military personnel who serve on continuous active duty.
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E.
Federal Regular Army
The Federal Regular Army was the main military force of the Federation of South Arabia and later South Yemen, involved in counterinsurgency and internal security operations during the decolonization period around the Aden Emergency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Permanent Active Militia Target entity description: The Permanent Active Militia was the full-time professional component of Canada's pre-World War I militia system, serving as the country's small standing army.
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A.
Non-Permanent Active Militia
The Non-Permanent Active Militia was a part-time, volunteer component of Canada’s pre-World War II military forces, serving as the country’s primary citizen-soldier reserve.
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B.
Regular Army
The Regular Army is the full-time professional component of the British Army, consisting of career soldiers who serve on active duty.
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C.
Regular Force
Regular Force is the full-time, professional component of the Royal Canadian Air Force responsible for maintaining continuous operational readiness and capability.
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D.
Regular Force
Regular Force is the full-time professional component of the New Zealand Defence Force, comprising career military personnel who serve on continuous active duty.
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E.
Federal Regular Army
The Federal Regular Army was the main military force of the Federation of South Arabia and later South Yemen, involved in counterinsurgency and internal security operations during the decolonization period around the Aden Emergency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian military formation
ⓘ
standing army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Crown
ⓘ
Dominion of Canada ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Department of Militia and Defence ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under Canadian Militia headquarters ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Non-Permanent Active Militia ⓘ |
| doctrineInfluence | British Army ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
home defence duties in Canada
ⓘ
training and instruction of militia forces ⓘ |
| equipmentSource | British-pattern weapons and equipment ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Permanent Force of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force
|
| function |
garrison key points in Canada
ⓘ
provide professional cadre for mobilization ⓘ train Non-Permanent Active Militia units ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | various posts across Canada ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Canadian Militia Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Militia Act of 1855
|
| hasComponent |
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians)
Royal Canadian Artillery ⓘ Royal Canadian Dragoons ⓘ Royal Canadian Engineers ⓘ Royal Canadian Regiment ⓘ permanent staff for militia training ⓘ |
| historicalContext | formed after Confederation as Canada assumed responsibility for its own defence ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | component of the Canadian Militia under Canadian law ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Militia
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian militia
|
| precededBy | British regular garrisons in Canada ⓘ |
| primaryMission | defence of Canadian territory ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canadian Army
ⓘ
Canadian Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| role |
full-time professional component of the Canadian militia system
ⓘ
small standing army of Canada ⓘ |
| secondaryMission | support to civil power in Canada ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
professional army
ⓘ
regular forces ⓘ |
| successor |
Canadian Permanent Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force
|
| timePeriod | pre-World War I ⓘ |
| trainingInfluence | British Army ⓘ |
| type | professional volunteer force ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Permanent Active Militia Description of subject: The Permanent Active Militia was the full-time professional component of Canada's pre-World War I militia system, serving as the country's small standing army.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Permanent Active Militia