COVID-19: You are encouraged to visit the Defence Team COVID-19 Information Page for the latest information pertinent to both civilian and military Defence Team members. You can also find all of the latest information for all Canadians on the COVID-19 page on Canada.ca.

Features

• #WordstoAction DND: Join a live Black History Month Conversation

Messages for the Defence Team

• Officials from DND/CAF will be invited to complete an anonymous MINDS program evaluation survey, available here, in English and French. The survey should only take 5 minutes to complete and will serve to inform the MINDS program’s future outreach strategy and programming
• Last Chance to nominate your colleagues for a Celebrating Excellence Award

CAF Members

• Zoom Information Session MA/PhD in War Studies, RMC, Kingston, March 4, 2021

Civilian Employees

• Improved HRSS portal - simplifies compensation-related requests
• Phoenix general compensation damages payments
• DND T4/Relevé 1 slips available on February 24, 2021
• Student hiring for the summer starts now!
• New Edition of the Defence Learning Catalogue Now Available! (Accessible only on the National Defence network)
• Information for the Defence Team about claiming remote work expenses at tax time

Videos

The Maple Leaf

• Winners announced for inaugural DM Commendations – Youth and Student Awards
• Registry will help identify Canadian war dead in unmarked graves

COVID-19/Business Resumption Planning

Mental Health and Wellness

Mental Health and Wellness

Defence Team members can access a variety of resources and information to help maintain and improve our mental health and overall personal well-being. 

National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign

Weekly Defence Team Managers Network Virtual Coffee Chat

News releases

Digital Learning

• Update: Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Training
• Urban Inuit Experiences
  March 2, 2021
• CSPS Virtual Café Series: Artificial Intelligence with Gillian Hadfield, Karen Hao, and Shingai Manjengwa
  March 2, 2021
• CSPS Virtual Café Series: Talking Space Exploration with Lindy Elkins-Tanton and Sarah Gallagher
  March 19, 2021
• icTalks / icCafe — Engaging the community to strengthen our information capacity! (Accessible only on the National Defence network)
• Join us for the Best Practices Forum on Official Languages!
  March 1 to 5, 2021
  Discover the Forum's planned activities from, on the GCwiki page and register for the bilingual webcast on March 3^rd that will feature VAdm Edmundson as Defence Champion for Official Languages!
• Indigenous Engagement and the Duty to Consult on DND Projects.
  Feb 25 & Mar 18 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST
  The purpose of the sessions is to provide practitioners who are interacting with Indigenous communities with:
  • advice for meaningful engagement,
  • information on meeting Treaty rights and obligations (legal Duty to Consult),
  • examples of cultural protocols,
  • tips for meeting preparation in the context of COVID-19,
  • guidance on how the Impact Assessment Act integrates with DND/CAF projects.
  For questions and registration, please contact patricia.graca@forces.gc.ca and indicate which session you would like to attend.

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