Permanent Active Militia

Permanent Active Militia (PAM), also known as Permanent Force (PF), was the proper name of Canada's full-time professional land forces from 1855 to 1940, when it was reorganized into the Canadian Army. PAM was in effect Canada's standing army, consisting of one regular infantry regiment and two cavalry regiments in 1914.

Permanent Active Militia

1855–1940
Reformed into the Canadian Army (Active)

Province of Canada (1855–1867)
Canada (1867–1940)

Army

Canadian Militia

Fenian raids
Wolseley expedition
North-West Rebellion
Second Boer War
World War I
World War II

Monarch
represented by
Governor General of the Province of Canada (1855–1867)
Governor General of Canada (1867–1940)

Minister of Militia and Defence (1855–1921)
Minister of National Defence (1921–1940)

Commander-in-Chief, North America (1855–1875)
General Officer Commanding the Canadian Militia (1875–1904)
Chief of the General Staff (1904–1940)

The counterpart to PAM was the Non-Permanent Active Militia (NPAM), which referred to the reserve force of the Canadian Militia. PAM and NPAM were distinct forces from the sedentary militias raised in Canada. Both organizations were reorganized into the Canadian Army in 1940.

Canadian Militia

Canadian Army

Canadian Forces Primary Reserve

History of the Canadian Army

List of regiments of cavalry of the Canadian Militia (1900–1920)

(2015). Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919: Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War. McGill-Queen University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-9790-7.

Nicholson, G. W. L.

Granatstein, J. L. (2011). Canada's Army: Waging War and Keeping the Peace. University of Toronto Press. 978-1-4426-1178-8.

Permanent Active Militia