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==Related agencies==
==Related agencies==
===Communications Security Establishment (CSE)===
===Communications Security Establishment (CSE)===
The [[Communications Security Establishment]] is
responsible for various forms of [[signals intelligence]], including [[traffic analysis]] and [[cryptanalysis]].
The establishment acquired it first Cray [[supercomputer]] in the early 1980s.  Staff were trained through an exchange program with the [[American]] [[National Security Agency]].
===Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC)===
===Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC)===
===National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSRS)===
===National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSRS)===

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Canada's Department of National Defence, headed by the Minister and ministerial staff, comprises the uniformed Canadian Forces, departmental agencies, and several organizations (e.g., search and rescue) that may or may not be part of the regular military of some other nations.

Minister

DND Policy Group

Overview of Canadian Forces

Departmental agencies

Cadets Canada

Human resources

  • Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency
  • Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA)

Oversight and Legal

  • JAG
  • Military Police Complaints Commission (MPCC)
  • Canadian Forces Grievance Board (CFGB)
  • Office of the Chief Military Judge
  • Ombudsman

Related agencies

Communications Security Establishment (CSE)

The Communications Security Establishment is responsible for various forms of signals intelligence, including traffic analysis and cryptanalysis. The establishment acquired it first Cray supercomputer in the early 1980s. Staff were trained through an exchange program with the American National Security Agency.

Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC)

National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSRS)