Employee recognition matters - Submit your nominations for the Celebrating Excellence Awards (CEA)!

May 23, 2023 - Defence Stories

The Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is filled with extraordinary employees who deserve to be recognized! Being the highest expression of recognition within the department, the Celebrating Excellence Awards (CEA) (accessible only on the National Defence network) is the perfect way to show your employees appreciation and to highlight and showcase their accomplishments.

Don’t miss your chance to nominate individuals or teams for the CEAs (accessible only on the National Defence network) by completing and submitting your nomination forms to your L1 Awards and Recognition Coordinator  (accessible only on the National Defence network) by June 9, 2023.

All DND/ CAF’s employees and personnel are all eligible to be nominated and able to nominate individuals [PDF - 185KB] and/or teams [PDF - 252KB], for the following awards:

• DM Award of Distinction
• DM John Forster Collaboration Award
• DM/CDS Regional Achievement Award
• DM/CDS Organizational Culture Award
• DM/CDS Excellence in Defence Award
• DM/CDS Transformation Award
• DM/CDS Team Impact Award

Find more detailed information on awards and nominations on the Celebrating Excellence Awards (accessible only on the National Defence network) intranet page.

For tips on how to write your nominations, check out the Nomination Tools (accessible only on the National Defence network). For more information or assistance with the CEA nominations, please contact the Corporate Awards and Recognition Secretariat.

Remember that employee recognition matters!