Annex B: List of common abreviations & acronyms used by the Defence Team

A

ADM (DRDC)

Assistant Deputy Minister (Defence Research & Development Canada)

ADM (DS)

Assistant Deputy Minister (Digital Services)

ADM (Fin)

Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance)

ADM (HR-Civ)

Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources – Civilian)

ADM (IE)

Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure & Environment)

ADM (Mat)

Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel)

ADM (PA)

Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs)

ADM (Pol)

Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy)

ADM (RS)

Assistant Deputy Minister (Review Services)

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

AOR

Area of Responsibility

AR-Sec

Anti-Racism Secretariat

ATIP

Access to Information and Privacy

AWACS

Airborne Warning and Control System

B

BLUF

Bottom Line Up Front

BN

Briefing Note

C

C2

Command and Control

C4ISR

Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

C Air Force

Chief of the Air Force

C Army

Chief of the Army Staff

CA

Canadian Army

CAF

Canadian Armed Forces

CANEX

Canadian Forces Exchange System

CANFORGEN

Canadian Forces General Message

CANSOFCOM

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

CDA

Canadian Defence Attaché

CDA

Canadian Defence Academy

CDLS (W)

Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (Washington D.C.)

CDS

Chief of the Defence Staff

CFB

Canadian Forces Base

CFD

Chief of Force Development

CFINTCOM

Canadian Forces Intelligence Command

CFGB

Canadian Forces Grievance Board

CFHA

Canadian Forces Housing Agency

CFLA

Canadian Forces Legal Advisor

CFLS

Canadian Forces Language School

CIMIC

Civil-Military Cooperation

CJOC

Canadian Joint Operations Command

CM

Cruise Missile

CMJ

Chief Military Judge

CMP

Commander Military Personnel

CO

Commanding Officer

COB

Close of business

COA

Course of Action

Corp Sec

Corporate Secretary

CPCC

Chief Professional Conduct & Culture

CR

Canadian Rangers

CSE

Communication Security Establishment

CSIS

Canadian Security Intelligence Service

D

DAOD

Defence Administrative Orders and Directives

DART

Disaster Assistance Response Team

DCB

Defence Capacity Building

DEP

Defence Ethics Program

DFL

Directorate Foreign Liaison

DG

Director General

DIB

Defence Industrial Base

DIN

Defence Information Network

DM

Deputy Minister

DMA

Associate Deputy Minister

DMC

Defence Management Committee

DMOC

Defence Management Oversight Committee

DND

Department of National Defence

DOS

Director of Staff (Strategic Joint Staff)

DRDC

Defence Research and Development Canada

DRMIS

Defence Resource Management Information System

DTO

Digital Transformation Office

DWAN

Defence-wide Area Network

E

ERP

Emergency Response Plan

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival

Evac

Evacuate / Evacuation

EW

Electronic Warfare / Early Warning

F

FE

Force Employment

FG

Force Generation

FMS

Foreign Military Sales (United States)

FO

Flag-Officer

FOB

Forward Operating Base

FVEY

Five Eyes

FY

Fiscal Year

FYA

For your Action

FYI

For your Information

FYSA

For your Situational Awareness

G

GC

Government of Canada

GEOINT

Geospatial Intelligence

GOFO

General Officer

GPS

Global Positioning System

H

HADR

Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response

HAZMAT

Hazardous Material

HLVW

Heavy Logistic Vehicle Wheeled

HMCS

His Majesty's Canadian Ship

HMV

High Mobility Vehicle

HN

Host Nation

HQ

Headquarters

I

ICBM

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

IMS

International Military Staff (NATO)

INTREP

Intelligence Report

INTSUM

Intelligence Summary

IOR

Immediate Operational Requirement

IP

Intellectual Property

IRBM

Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile

J

JAG

Judge Advocate General

JC2IS

Joint Command and Control Information System

JCR

Junior Canadian Rangers

JSS

Joint Support Ship

JTF

Joint Task Force

L

LAV

Light Armoured Vehicle

LO

Liaison Officer

LOE

Line of Effort

M

MAD

Mutual Assured Destruction

MANPAD

Man-Portable Air Defence System

MBT

Main Battle Tank

MC

Memorandum to Cabinet

MGERC

Military Grievances External Review Committee

MILPERSCOM

Military Personnel Command

MILREP

Military Representative

MINA

Minister of International Affairs

MINDS

Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security

MND

Minister of National Defence

MNDO

Minister of National Defence Office

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MP

Military Police

MPCC

Military Police Complaints Commission

MTCP

Military Training and Cooperation Program

N

NAC

North Atlantic Council (NATO)

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NCO

Non-Commissioned Officer

NCR

National Capital Region

NDA

National Defence Act

NDDN

Standing Committee on National Defence

NDHQ

National Defence Headquarters

NLT

No Later Than

NORAD

North American Aerospace Defense Command

NSIROCS

National Security and Intelligence Review and Oversight Coordination Secretariat

O

O&M

Operations and Maintenance

OE

Operating Environment

OiC

Order in Council

Op

Operation

OPI

Office of Primary Interest

OPQ

Order Paper Question (Parliament)

OSINT

Open-source intelligence

P

P Res

Primary Reserve

PA

Public Affairs

PBO

Parliamentary Budget Officer

PRMNY

Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations (New York)

PSO

Peace Support Operation

Q

QRF

Quick Reaction Force

QP

Question Period

R

R&D

Research and Development

RCAF

Royal Canadian Air Force

RD/RoD

Record of Decision

RCD

River-class Destroyer

RCMP

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

RCN

Royal Canadian Navy

Res F

Reserve Force

RFI

Request for Information

ROE

Rules of Engagement

S

SA

Situational Awareness

SAR

Search and Rescue

SIGINT

Signals Intelligence

SITREP

SituationReport

SJS

Strategic Joint Staff

SMSRC

Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre

SOF

Special Operations Forces

Supp Res

Supplementary Reserve

Surg Gen

Surgeon General

T

TBS

Treasury Board Secretariat

TOR

Terms of Reference

U

UAS

Uncrewed Aerial System

UN

United Nations

V

VCDS

Vice Chief of the Defence Staff

W

WoG

Whole of Government

WMD

Weapon of Mass Destruction

WPS

Women Peace and Security