Permanent Active Militia

Permanent Active Militia
Uniforms of The Canadian Militia, 1898
Active	1855–1940 Reformed into the Canadian Army (Active)
Country	Province of Canada (1855–1867) Canada (1867–1940)
Type	Army
Part of	Canadian Militia
Engagements	Fenian raids Wolseley expedition North-West Rebellion Second Boer War World War I World War II
Commanders
Commander-in-chief	Monarch represented by Governor General of the Province of Canada (1855–1867) Governor General of Canada (1867–1940)
Ministers	Minister of Militia and Defence (1855–1921) Minister of National Defence (1921–1940)
Military commander	Commander-in-Chief, North America (1855–1875) General Officer Commanding the Canadian Militia (1875–1904) Chief of the General Staff (1904–1940)

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.

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.