Under the National Defense Act , `` The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces . '' The Canadian Forces ( CF ) ( French : Forces canadiennes ; FC ) , officially the Canadian Armed Forces ( French : Forces armÃ es canadiennes ) , are the unified armed forces of Canada , as constituted by the National Defense 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 . ''