National Defence Act
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The National Defence Act is the primary enabling legislation for organizing and funding Canada's military.
Passed in 1923, it created the Department of National Defence by merging the Ministry of Militia and Defence with the Ministry of the Naval Service and the newly created Ministry of Aviation.
Subsequent modifications over the decades included giving authority for the 1968 creation of the Canadian Armed Forces.
The Queens Regulations and Orders are enabled by the NDA to govern the forces.