Here's a short story:

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; French: Forces armées canadiennes, FAC), or Canadian Forces (CF) (French: les Forces canadiennes, FC), is the unified armed force of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." 

This unified institution consists of sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Personnel may belong to either the Regular Force or the Reserve Force, which has four sub-components: the Primary Reserve, Supplementary Reserve, Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, and the Canadian Rangers. Under the National Defence Act, the Canadian Armed Forces are an entity separate and distinct from the Department of National Defence (the federal government department responsible for administration and formation of defence policy), which also exists as the civilian support system for the Forces. (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: What does RCN stand for?
Guess: the Royal Canadian Navy

Question: What's the name of the unified armed force of Canada?
Guess: The Canadian Armed Forces

Question: What does the institution consist of?
Guess: one Service

Question: What three elements?
Guess: sea, land, and air

Question: Which two forces can personnel belong to?
Guess: the Regular Force or the Reserve Force

Question: How many sub-components are there?
Guess: four

Question: What are they?
Guess: the Primary Reserve, Supplementary Reserve, Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, and the Canadian Rangers

Question: What is an entity separate and distinct from the Dept. of National Defence?
Guess: the Canadian Armed Forces

Question: What is the French name for the Canadian Armed Forces?
Guess: les Forces canadiennes

Question: What about for the CAF?
Guess: Forces armées canadiennes

Question: Who are the Canadian Forces the armed forces of?
Guess: Her Majesty

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: What is the federal government department that is responsible for administration and formation of policy?

the Department of National Defence