| ACCUO  | 
Association of Canadian College and University Ombudsman | 
| ADF  | 
Australian Defence Force | 
| ADM(Fin CS)  | 
Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance and Corporate Services) | 
| ADM(HR-Civ) | 
Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources – Civilian) | 
| ADM(HR-Mil) | 
Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources – Military) | 
| ADM(Mat)  | 
Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) | 
| ADM(Per)  | 
Assistant Deputy Minister (Personnel) | 
| ADM(Pol)  | 
Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy) | 
| ADR  | 
Alternate Dispute Resolution | 
| AFC  | 
Armed Forces Council | 
| AMS  | 
Air Maintenance Squadron | 
| APEC  | 
Asian Pacific Economic Conference | 
| ATI  | 
Access to Information | 
| BDE  | 
Brigade | 
| BIOA  | 
British and Irish Ombudsman Association | 
| Brig.-Gen. | 
Brigadier-General | 
| CAD  | 
Canadian Air Division | 
| Capt.  | 
Captain | 
| CAS  | 
Chief of the Air Staff | 
| CBA  | 
Canadian Bar Association | 
| CBC  | 
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | 
| CBG  | 
Combat Brigade Group | 
| CCRA | 
Corrections and Conditional Release Act | 
| CCSFOR  | 
Canadian Contingent Stabilization Force | 
| CDS  | 
Chief of the Defence Staff | 
| CER  | 
Combat Engineer Regiment | 
| CF  | 
Canadian Forces | 
| CFAO  | 
Canadian Forces Administrative Orders | 
| CFB  | 
Canadian Forces Base | 
| CFGB  | 
Canadian Forces Grievance Board | 
| CFPARU  | 
Canadian Forces Personnel Applied Research Unit | 
| CFPM  | 
Canadian Forces Provost Marshal | 
| CFS  | 
Canadian Forces Station (Leitrim) | 
| CFSAL  | 
Canadian Forces School of Administration and Logistics | 
| CFSU (E)  | 
Canadian Forces Support (Europe) | 
| CFSU (O)  | 
Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa) | 
| CHRC  | 
Canadian Human Rights Commission | 
| CHRT | 
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal | 
| CIDA  | 
Canadian International Development Agency | 
| CLFCSC  | 
Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College | 
| CLS  | 
Chief of the Land Staff | 
| CMBG  | 
Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group | 
| CMS | 
Chief of the Maritime Staff | 
| CO | 
Commanding Officer | 
| COIR | 
Commission of Inquiry Recommendations | 
| Col. | 
Colonel | 
| COY | 
Company | 
| Cpl. | 
Corporal | 
| CRA | 
Complaint Resolution Agency (Australia) | 
| CRS | 
Chief of Review Services | 
| CSC | 
Correctional Services Canada | 
| DCDS | 
Deputy Chief of Defence Staff | 
| DFAIT | 
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade | 
| DFO | 
Defence Force Ombudsman (Australian) | 
| DIAND | 
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | 
| DIN | 
Defence Information Network | 
| DLSU | 
Departmental Legal Services Unit | 
| DND | 
Department of National Defence | 
| DND/CFLA | 
Dept of National Defence/Canadian Forces Legal Advisor | 
| DoD IG | 
Department of Defense Inspector-General (United states) | 
| DOJ | 
Department of Justice | 
| DPCR | 
Director Personnel Complaints Resolution | 
| DVA | 
Department of Veterans Affairs | 
| FTE | 
Full Time Equivalent | 
| GIC | 
Governor in Council | 
| HMCS | 
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship | 
| HOTEF | 
Helicopter Testing and Evaluation Facility | 
| HT | 
Helicopter Training | 
| IDF | 
Israeli Defence Force | 
| IG | 
Inspector General | 
| IOI | 
International Ombudsman Institute | 
| JAG | 
Judge Advocate General Jus Justice Canada | 
| LFAA | 
Land Forces Atlantic Area | 
| LFCA | 
Land Forces Central Area | 
| LFQA | 
Land Forces Quebec Area | 
| LFWA | 
Land Forces Western Area | 
| LFWATC | 
Land Forces Western Area Training Centre | 
| Lieut. | 
Lieutenant | 
| Lieut.-Gen. | 
Lieutenant-General | 
| Lt.-Cmdr. | 
Lieutenant-Commander | 
| Lt.-Col. | 
Lieutenant-Colonel | 
| Lt.-Kol. | 
Lieutenant-Kolonel (German, Dutch) | 
| MARLANT | 
Maritime Force Atlantic | 
|  MARPAC | 
Maritime Force Pacific | 
| MBR  | 
Member | 
| MCCRT  | 
Management, Command and Control Reengineering Team | 
|  Me | 
Maître | 
|  MH | 
Maritime Helicopter | 
| MIT | 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 
|  MND | 
Minister of National Defence | 
| MP  | 
Military Police | 
|  MPCC | 
Military Police Complaints Commission | 
|  NAEWF | 
NATO Airborne Early Warning Force | 
|  NATO | 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization | 
| NCM  | 
Non-Commissioned Member | 
| NCO | 
Non-Commissioned Officer | 
|  NDHQ | 
National Defence Headquarters | 
| NIS | 
National Investigation Services | 
| NPF  | 
Non-Public Funds | 
|  OL | 
Official Languages | 
| OLC  | 
Official Languages Commission | 
|  PM | 
Prime Minister | 
|  PPB | 
Personnel Policy Board | 
|  PPCLI | 
Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry | 
| PSC  | 
Public Service Commission | 
|  PSEA | 
Public Service Employment Act | 
| PSSRA  | 
Public Service Staff Relations Act | 
|  PSSRB | 
Public Service Staff Relations Board | 
|  RA | 
Royal Artillery | 
|  RALC | 
Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada | 
|  RCA | 
Royal Canadian Artillery | 
| RCMP  | 
Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 
| RCR | 
Royal Canadian Regiment Ret’d Retired | 
| RSC  | 
Revised Statutes of Canada | 
|  SAMP | 
Security and Military Police | 
|  Sgt. | 
Sergeant | 
|  SHAPE | 
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe | 
|  SIU | 
Special Investigations Unit (Ontario) | 
| TD  | 
Toronto-Dominion (Bank) | 
|  TOA | 
The Ombudsman Association | 
| TOR | 
Terms of Reference | 
| UMCC  | 
Union Management Consultation Committee | 
|  USOA | 
United States Ombudsman Association | 
|  VCDS | 
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff | 
|  WCB | 
Workers’ Compensation Board | 
| XO | 
Executive Officer |