, ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Navy ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force , ▁previously ▁separate ▁and ▁independent ▁services , ▁under ▁one ▁um bre lla . ▁Following ▁the ▁debate ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁and ▁further ▁exam ination ▁by ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Committee , ▁the ▁Bill ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁reading ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁clear ing ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁un ification . ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Forces ▁Re organ ization ▁Act ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁creating ▁one ▁organization ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁Canada , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces , ▁and ▁am ending ▁the ▁National ▁Def ence ▁Act . ▁ ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁Reg ulations ▁and ▁Or ders ▁are ▁enabled ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Def ence ▁Act ▁to ▁govern ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces . ▁The ▁National ▁Def ence ▁Act ▁establish es ▁Non - Public ▁Property ▁( N PP ) ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁class ▁of ▁Crown ▁property ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁serving ▁and ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces ▁and ▁their ▁families . ▁Most ▁western ▁nations ▁have ▁created ▁similar ▁reg imes ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁mor ale ▁and ▁w elf are ▁needs ▁of ▁their ▁militar ies . ▁On ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Staff ▁( CD S ), ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁Person nel ▁and ▁Family ▁Support ▁Services ▁( D G PF SS ) ▁acts ▁as ▁the ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁for ▁Non - Public ▁Property ▁and ▁establish es ▁the ▁policies ▁and ▁provides ▁functional ▁o vers ight ▁for ▁the ▁many