Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency
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The Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Services (CFPFSS) (French
: Services de soutien au personnel et aux familles des Forces canadiennes; SSPFFC), previously known as Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency (CFPSA), is responsible for administering non-public property
on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff
and delivering selected public morale
and welfare
programs, services, and activities. CFPFSS has over 5,700 staff on bases/wings/units and at headquarters in Ottawa. In partnership with bases, wings, and units the Canadian Forces Regular Forces and Canadian Forces Primary Reserve
members, retired and former members, military families, Department of National Defence
employees, NPF employees, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(RCMP) personnel, receive the morale
and welfare programs, services, and activities needed.
Prior to Unification of the Canadian Forces
, virtually all Non-Public Property
(NPP) activities were controlled and managed at the local level. In 1969, Treasury Board
introduced the concept of delivering Morale and Welfare (MW) programs through a combination of Public and NPP resources. Immediately upon Unification in 1968, the Director General Personnel Services (DGPS) was created, reporting to the Chief of Personnel. DGPS was responsible for NPP operations and Publicly funded fitness training and sports programs. At the same time, most resale activities were consolidated under the newly created CANEX
. In 1996, all elements of Public and NPP MW programs delivery were consolidated under a single NPP organization, CFPSA. Specific Public MW programs were delivered through the NPP organization administered by CFPSA, with the cost of implementation reimbursed by the Public to NPP.
Effective April 21, 2008, the Non-Public Property Board approved a name change for the organization from the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency (CFPSA) to the Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Services (CFPFSS). CFPFSS was formed to consolidate personnel and family support across the Canadian Forces under a single organization.
French language
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: Services de soutien au personnel et aux familles des Forces canadiennes; SSPFFC), previously known as Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency (CFPSA), is responsible for administering non-public property
Non-Public Property
In Canada, Non-Public Property is created by the National Defence Act and includes all money and property received for or administered by or through NPP organizations, and all money and property contributed to or by Canadian Forces members for their collective benefit and welfare...
on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff
Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
The Chief of the Defence Staff is the second most senior member of the Canadian Forces, and heads the Armed Forces Council, having primary responsibility for command, control, and administration of the forces, as well as military strategy, plans, and requirements...
and delivering selected public morale
Morale
Morale, also known as esprit de corps when discussing the morale of a group, is an intangible term used to describe the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others...
and welfare
Welfare
Welfare refers to a broad discourse which may hold certain implications regarding the provision of a minimal level of wellbeing and social support for all citizens without the stigma of charity. This is termed "social solidarity"...
programs, services, and activities. CFPFSS has over 5,700 staff on bases/wings/units and at headquarters in Ottawa. In partnership with bases, wings, and units the Canadian Forces Regular Forces and Canadian Forces Primary Reserve
Canadian Forces Primary Reserve
The Primary Reserve is a reserve force of the Canadian Forces. It is the largest of the four sub-components of the CF reserves; those being the Primary Reserve, the Supplementary Reserve, the Canadian Rangers, and the Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service .The reserve force is...
members, retired and former members, military families, Department of National Defence
Department of National Defence (Canada)
The Department of National Defence , frequently referred to by its acronym DND, is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for all matters concerning the defence of Canada...
employees, NPF employees, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
(RCMP) personnel, receive the morale
Morale
Morale, also known as esprit de corps when discussing the morale of a group, is an intangible term used to describe the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others...
and welfare programs, services, and activities needed.
Prior to Unification of the Canadian Forces
Unification of the Canadian Forces
Unification of the Canadian Forces took place in 1968 when the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force were merged to form the Canadian Armed Forces....
, virtually all Non-Public Property
Non-Public Property
In Canada, Non-Public Property is created by the National Defence Act and includes all money and property received for or administered by or through NPP organizations, and all money and property contributed to or by Canadian Forces members for their collective benefit and welfare...
(NPP) activities were controlled and managed at the local level. In 1969, Treasury Board
Treasury Board
The Treasury Board is the Government of Canada's only statutory Cabinet committee and is responsible for the federal civil service much of the operation of the Canadian government. Among its specific duties are negotiating labour agreements with the public service unions and serving as Comptroller...
introduced the concept of delivering Morale and Welfare (MW) programs through a combination of Public and NPP resources. Immediately upon Unification in 1968, the Director General Personnel Services (DGPS) was created, reporting to the Chief of Personnel. DGPS was responsible for NPP operations and Publicly funded fitness training and sports programs. At the same time, most resale activities were consolidated under the newly created CANEX
Canadian Forces Exchange System
The Canadian Forces Exchange System or CANEX, a unit of the Canadian Forces that was established in 1968, is tasked with supporting the Canadian Forces operational effectiveness, contributing to morale, espirit de corps and unit cohesion...
. In 1996, all elements of Public and NPP MW programs delivery were consolidated under a single NPP organization, CFPSA. Specific Public MW programs were delivered through the NPP organization administered by CFPSA, with the cost of implementation reimbursed by the Public to NPP.
Effective April 21, 2008, the Non-Public Property Board approved a name change for the organization from the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency (CFPSA) to the Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Services (CFPFSS). CFPFSS was formed to consolidate personnel and family support across the Canadian Forces under a single organization.