Public Affairs Branch (Canadian Forces)

The Public Affairs Branch (French: Branche des affaires publiques) is a personnel branch of the Canadian Forces (CF).

Mission

The mission of the Public Affairs Branch is to inform Canadians of the policies, programs, services, activities, operations and initiatives of the Canadian Forces in a manner that is accurate, complete, objective, timely, relevant, understandable and open and transparent within the law. Public Affairs Officers are assigned to Commands, Formations, and Bases across Canada and are often deployed overseas.

Public Affairs Officers are both line and staff officers who provide advice and professional services to commanders and staffs at the tactical, operational and strategic levels in the areas of:

• Public Affairs planning as part of the operational planning process
• Media operations including media relations services to local, national and international journalists and media outlets, the management of media embedding programs, the conduct of media escorts and the provision of still and video imagery
• Internal communications using a variety of platforms
• Community relations

Order of precedence

External links

• Canadian Forces Recruiting
• Canadian Forces and Department of National Defence

References

Canadian Forces Personnel Branches
Air Operations Branch Band Branch Cadet Instructors Cadre Canadian Forces Military Police Canadian Military Engineers Communications and Electronics Branch Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Intelligence Branch Legal Branch Logistics Branch Naval Operations Branch Personnel Selection Branch Public Affairs Branch Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Royal Canadian Chaplain Service Royal Canadian Dental Corps Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Royal Canadian Medical Service Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Training Development Branch
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Canadian Armed Forces
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Leadership	Commander-in-Chief Chief of the Defence Staff Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Armed Forces Council Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy Commander of the Canadian Army Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer
Commands	Canadian Joint Operations Command Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Primary Reserve
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