The Office of Disability Management expands area of services

June 1^st, 2021 - Defence Stories

The Office of Disability Management (ODM) (accessible only on the National Defence network) is expanding its services to support more of the Defence Team. The ODM plays a key role in ensuring that all Public Service employees have access to a safe and healthy work environment. They provide impartial, collaborative and inclusive services to support employees and their supervisor/manager dealing with disability-related matters due to illness, impairment and injury.

Disability Management Advisors (DMAs) provide support during:

• work and non-work related injury, illness or impairment
• recovery
• return to work
• medical accommodation
• medical retirement

Currently, the ODM provides case management services in the following locations:

• NCR (ADM(FIN), ADM (HR Civ), ADM(IE), ADM (IM), ADM (PA), ADM (Pol), ADM (RS), CA, CMJ, CMP, Corp Sec, CFLA, JAG, Ombudsman, RCAF, SJS)           
• Comox, BC
• Halifax, NS
• Montreal, Val Cartier and Bagotville, QC
• Southern Vancouver Island, BC

Several new offices will soon be available to provide ODM services to clients in these additional regions:

• NCR (Three additional L1s: CFHA, RCN, VCDS)
• Greenwood, NS - April/May 2021
• MB and SK – April/May 2021
• NB - April 2021
• Northern, AB –May 2021
• Injury on Duty Program nationally May 2021

If you are located in a region that is not yet serviced, you can still schedule a consultation with a disability management expert.

To request services from the ODM for yourself or your employee, find out more about our services or to schedule a virtual information session for your organization call our toll free number at 1-833-893-3388 or email the regional positional mailbox:

Clients west of Ontario (MB, SK, AB, BC, NU, NT, YK) West positional mailbox

Clients east of Manitoba (NL, PEI, NS, NB, QC, ON) East positional mailbox

Visit the ODM website (accessible only on the National Defence network) for more information. We also encourage you to share this handout (accessible only on the National Defence network) with employees in your location as a quick reference guide.