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1920, 1963-1974 (Creation)
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1.6 m of textual records
231 photographs: col.; 15 x 10.5 cm or smaller
9 photographs: b&w; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller
ca.583 negatives
84 slides
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The Canadian Forces Staff School (CFSS) was a component of the Canadian Forces College and was responsible for conducting the Staff School Course (SSC), the first in a series of graduate officer education courses in the Canadian Defence College system. The SSC was established in Toronto in 1960 when 46 students, all officers in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), graduated. Since the first course, the officer representation and course loadings have been adjusted to include the former three Services. The first integrated course commenced in September, 1966. The aim of the SSC was to prepare junior officers to perform staff functions of a general nature that were appropriate to their rank and to help provide the foundation for their subsequent professional development. It was attended by 96 students at Captain rank who had an average of ten years in the service. One SSC each year included a number of foreign national students.
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Fonds consists of Staff School Courses (1975-1994), Guest Student SSCs (1976-1980), nominal rolls and syndicate lists (1970-1992), SSC certificates (1977-1994), CFSS class pictures (1963-1993) and related material. The course content covered in varying degrees the following areas: strategy; the military profession; military technology; international affairs; the national defence structure; military leadership and management; the organization and functions of National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ); staff and administrative procedures; oral and written procedures; and the organization and roles of the functional commands.
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Fonds received in 1994 from the Canadian Forces Staff School, Toronto, ON.
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- English
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Finding aids
Copies of the finding aid are located in the first file of the fonds and in the Reading Room of the Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH). Electronic copies are also available.
Associated materials
The following related record can be found in the Document Collection:
85/496 - Sea phase; maritime strategy. Reference readings to the maritime strategy course. 1975.
The following related record can be found in the Kardex Collection:
112.3H1.009 (D332) - Copy of present and proposed curriculum of Canadian Forces Staff School as per Officer Development Board ecommendations.
There is a Permanent Reference File (PRF) on the Canadian Forces Staff School.
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No further accruals are expected.
General note
File 93 (CFSS Class Pictures 1963-1996) was transferred to the National Archives of Canada in 1996.