List of references, reports, and data sources for the Conduct and Culture Data Centre

An alphabetical list of all references, reports, and data sources used in the Conduct and Culture Data Centre. Where available, we have provided a link where you can find more information.

2020 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) Methodological Report

This public opinion research report presents the results of an online survey conducted by Advanis Inc. on behalf of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. The research was conducted with 188,786 employees of the federal public service between November 30, 2020 and January 29, 2021.

About the Employment Equity Act 

Page on the Canadian human rights commission website that provides an overview of the Employment Equity Act.

About the Reserve Force

 Page on the Government of Canada website about the CAF Reserve Force that provides information on who reservists are and what they do.

About the Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre

Overview on the Defence website of the Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre (SMSRC), which support services to currently serving and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and to Department of National Defence (DND) public service employees who are affected by sexual misconduct.

Accessible Canada Act (ACA) 

The Accessible Canada Act (ACA) is an act to benefit all persons, especially persons with disabilities, through the realization, within the purview of matters coming within the legislative authority of Parliament, of a Canada without barriers, on or before January 1, 2040, particularly by the identification and removal of barriers, and the prevention of new barriers.

Awards and recognition 

Page on the Government of Canada website that outlines the variety of awards available to recognize the hard work and dedication of Canadians.

Benefits for the ill and injured 

Page on the Defence website outlining the benefits available for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and their families during times of illness and injury.

CAF Commitment: Employment Equity Plan 2021-2026

News release on the Canadian Armed Forces Employment Equity Plan 2021-2026.

CAF Employment Equity Report 2021-22

An annual internal report by DND/CAF outlining topics from annual employment equity reports such as population, releases and promotions by equity group in the CAF.

CAF Retention Strategy

The CAF Retention Strategy provides direction to Level 1 and Level 2 organizations for the development and implementation of measures to improve retention within the CAF. The Strategy responds to needs identified by the Government of Canada and associated oversight organizations, and the vision for the CAF presented in the Defence Policy Strong, Secure, Engaged.

Canada Labour Code 

Part II of the Canada Labour Code includes a definition of harassment and violence. 

Canadian Armed Forces Reg Force Officer Promotions by Gender 

 This dataset represents the number of promotions for Officers in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force by Gender from 1998 to 2022.

Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force Promotions by Rank

Page on the Open Government website with a link to a CSV file with CAF ranks and titles.

Canadian Armed Forces Values & Ethos 

 Page within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) website outlining the CAF Values and Ethos. 

Canadian Army Order 11-82 Hateful Conduct

This Canadian Army Order (CAO) applies to all Canadian Army (CA) personnel of the Regular Force at all times, the Reserve Force and the Canadian Rangers when subject to the Code of Service Discipline as per Section 60 of the National Defence Act. 

Changes to the Canadian Forces Dress Instructions

Changes to the Canadian Forces Dress Instructions page on the Defence website, covering frequently asked questions regarding the changes to the CAF dress instructions.

Canadian Forces Dress Instructions

The Canadian Forces Dress Instructions provides Canadian Forces personnel with the instructions for dress and personal appearance, what badge and insignia items are authorized for wear and the methods for wearing all uniforms and insignia.

Canadian Forces Morale & Welfare Services (CFMWS)

CFMWS works on behalf of the Chief of the Defence Staff and under the authority of the Defence Minister. CFMWS provides programs and services that contribute to operational readiness by making CAF members stronger at the individual and community level. 

Canadian Human Rights Act: Prohibited grounds of discrimination

Canadian Human Rights Act page on the Government of Canada website with information on the prohibited grounds of discrimination.

CF Member Assistance Program (CF MAP)

The CF Member Assistance Program (CF MAP) is a partnership between the Department of National Defence (DND) and Health Canada's Emergency Preparedness and Occupational Health Directorate Employee Assistance Services (EAS). The CFMAP offers confidential, voluntary, short term counselling to assist with resolving many of today's stresses at home and in the work place. 

Conflict and Complaint Management Services Centre

The Conflict and Complaint Management Services Centre page on the Defence website outlines contact information to get help.

Conflict Solutions and Services (CSS)

Conflict Solutions and Services (CSS) is a service that helps members of the Defence Team submit, track, and resolve complaints.

Conflict Solutions and Services (CSS) Program 

The Conflict Solutions and Services (CSS) page on the Defence website outlines the details and contact information for the Conflict and Complaint Management Services (CCMS) regional offices.

DAOD 5012-0

Defence Administrative Order and Directive (DAOD) 5012-0 on Harassment Prevention and Resolution provides the definition for harassment. 

DAOD 5019-0 

 Defence Administrative Order and Directive (DAOD) 5019-0 on Conduct and Performance Deficiencies provides the definition for hateful conduct. 

DAOD 5039-0 

 Defence Administrative Order and Directive (DAOD) 5039-0 states that DND/CAF are committed to fulfilling official languages obligations, as per the Official Languages Act. 

DAOD 9005-1 

 Defence Administrative Order and Directive (DAOD) 9005-1 on Sexual Misconduct Response includes a definition of sexual misconduct.

Defence Advisory Groups

 Defence Advisory Group (DAG) page on the Defence website that covers what are DAGs, who are the members of the DAGs, what do DAGs do, why are DAGs important, what groups do DAGs represent, and how to join a DAG.

Defence Team Mental health and wellness

The Defence Team Mental health and wellness page outlines resources and information to help maintain and improve DND/CAF personnel mental health and overall personal well-being. 

Defence Team Total Health and Wellness Strategy

The Defence Team Total Health and Wellness Strategy outlines a strategy for improving the wellness of the Defence Team for a strengthened workforce.

Department of National Defence Accessibility Plan

The Department of National Defence Accessibility Plan outlines feedback and action items across eight priorities to address barriers to accessibility in the Defence Team. 

Directive for the Institutionalization of the Operation Honour Tracking and Analysis System (OPHTAS)

Directive outlining that all sexual misconduct incidents known to the chain of command involving CAF members or DND civilians will be recorded and updated in Operation Honour Tracking and Analysis System (OPHTAS) to ensure the CAF has an accurate and reliable data source for sexual misconduct. 

DND and CF Code of Values and Ethics

The DND and CF Code of Values and Ethics sets a standard of expected behaviours for all personnel in the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Forces (CF). 

Defence Minister Anand amends duty to report regulations to provide an exception for Restorative Engagement program participants

News release from Defence Minister Anand amending the duty to report regulations to provide an exception for Restorative Engagement program participants. 

Emerging from the Purge Report 

  Emerging From the Purge report published in May 2021 by the LGBT Purge Fund, a not-for-profit corporation that was set up to manage funds from the class action lawsuit between the Canadian government and LGBT CAF members who were systematically discriminated against. 

Employee Assistance Services (EAS)

    Employee Assistance Services (EAS) is housed within Health Canada. It supports federal departments with their workplace wellness initiatives, including the provision of Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Trauma, and post-incident support. It also provides specifically designed programs for employees who are at-risk as a result of their work.

External Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Canadian Armed Forces 

External Review Authority (ERA) is a report prepared by former Supreme Court Justice Marie Deschamps in 2015, with a mandate to examine CAF policies, procedures and programs in relation to sexual harassment and sexual assault, including the effectiveness with which these policies are currently being implemented. 

Gender-based analysis plus (GBA Plus)

    Gender-based Analysis plus (GBA Plus) page on the Defence website provides a definition of GBA Plus and supplementary tables on DND/CAF's capacity for GBA Plus and on how DND/CAF plans to improve the governance of GBA Plus within the Department.

Get help with mental health in the CAF

    Page on the Government of Canada website with support services for CAF members to get help with mental health.

Glossary on sexual misconduct 

  Page on the Government of Canada website with a list of terms and definitions related to sexual misconduct that are used by the Canadian Armed Forces.

Guardian

An internal DND/CAF database of human resource data for the Canadian Armed Forces, including Regular Force and Primary Reserve members.

Guide on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Terminology

Page on the Government of Canada website that provides a guide on equity, diversity and inclusion terminology

Hateful Conduct Incidents Tracking System (HCITS)

An internal incident tracking system designed for statistical data on occurrences of hateful conduct in the CAF.

Health and Well-Being

  Page on Health and Well-Being on the World Health Organization's website that provides definition on mental health. 

Heyder Beattie Final Settlement Agreement

Key facts and details on the Heyder Beattie Final Settlement Agreement on the Defence website. 

Honours, medals and awards

Page on the Government of Canada website that outlines the Canadian military honours and recognition, including orders, decorations, medals, insignia, departmental awards and memorials. 

Inclusion

This article on building a more inclusive Defence Team culture is published on the National Defence News website. Included in the article is a definition on inclusion. 

Independent External Comprehensive Review (IECR) 

The Independent External Comprehensive Review was presented to the Department of National Defence (DND) by former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour. It contains 48 recommendations for DND and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to address current cultural issues within the organization.

Independent External Comprehensive Review of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces – Final Report and Next Steps, Backgrounder

Backgrounder page on the Defence website, describing the Independent External Comprehensive Review and DND/CAF's ongoing efforts and next steps towards the report and its recommendations.

LGBT Purge Class Action Final Settlement Agreement 

 Key facts and details on the LGBT Purge Class Action Final Settlement Agreement on the Defence website. 

Member and Family Assistance services

Page on the Government of Canada website with information on Member and Family Assistance services, including eligibility details and how to access the services.

Minister's Advisory Panel

News release on the announcement of an Advisory Panel on systemic racism and discrimination, with a focus on anti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism, LGBTQ2 prejudice, gender bias and white supremacy.

Minister's Advisory Panel on Systemic Racism and Discrimination Final Report

Report produced by the Minister's Advisory Panel that summarizes the history that led to the current state of racism and discrimination in the Defence Team, sets forth a series of vision principles that describe what a truly diverse and equitable Defence Team should look like, and makes recommendations for change across the organization.

Official Languages Act

The Official Languages Act ensures respect for English and French as the official languages of Canada and ensure equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all federal institutions. 

Official Languages Program (link only available on the Defence intranet)

The DND/CAF Official Languages Program is a strategy and action plan to implement the Official Languages Act, with the goal of contributing to a healthy and productive Defence workforce that represents and respects the core Canadian value of linguistic duality. 

PeopleSoft

  An internal Government of Canada database of human resource data for public service employees.

Policy on Official Languages 

Page on the Government of Canada's website with the Policy on Official Languages, which facilitates institutions’ compliance with and ensures effective implementation of the Official Languages Act and its regulations.

Public Service Employment Act

The Public Service Employment Act aims to help Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and veterans access federal public service job opportunities.

Public Service Employee Survey (PSES)

A survey published every 2 years by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Statistics Canada. This public service-wide survey is designed to provide information to support the continuous improvement of people management practices in the federal public service.

QR&O Article 4.02

Queen's Regulations and Orders (QR&O) Article 4.02 General Responsibilities of Officers outlines that all officers have a duty to report to the proper authority any infringement of the pertinent statutes, regulations, rules, orders, and instructions governing the conduct of any person subject to the Code of Service Discipline. 

QR&O Article 5.01

Queen's Regulations and Orders (QR&O) Article 5.01 General Responsibilities of Non-Commissioned Members outlines that all non-commissioned members have a duty to report to the proper authority any infringement of the pertinent statutes, regulations, rules, orders, and instructions governing the conduct of any person subject to the Code of Service Discipline. 

Quality of Life among Military Families: A Survey of Spouses and Partners of CAF Members

An internal survey conducted by the Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis (DGMPRA) on the impact military life has on spouses and families of CAF Regular Force and Primary Reserve members.

Recognizing and Thanking our Defence Advisory Groups

Message from the Deputy Minister and Chief of the Defence Staff from December 2022 on Recognizing and Thanking our Defence Advisory Groups on the Defence website. 

Report to Parliament on Culture Change Reforms

Report tabled in Parliament in December 2022 from the Minister of National Defence, outlining DND/CAF's work to implement the IECR recommendations. 

Restorative Engagement Program

Page on the National Defence website about the Restorative Engagement program, which allows members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)-Department of National Defence (DND) Sexual Misconduct Class Action Settlement to share their experience(s) of sexual misconduct, the impact it has had on their life and career and/or provide their knowledge, ideas and insights on how to improve and contribute to culture change in DND/CAF. 

Royal Assent of Bill C-66

Statement on Royal Assent of Bill C-66, Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act, from the Honourable Ralph Goodale, former Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages. 

Report: Canadian Armed Forces Ethos: Trusted to Serve

Report and publication on the Defence website on Canadian Armed Forces Ethos: Trusted to Serve. 

Seniority Requirements for Promotion

This dataset represents the number of years of seniority required for promotion, by rank. 

Sexual Misconduct Incident Tracking System (SMITS)

An internal incident tracking system used by the Chain of Command to record, track and conduct trend analysis of sexual misconduct incidents in the CAF.

SMSRC: Get support services

Page on the Defence website outlining how to contact the Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre (SMSRC). 

Statement by the Minister of National Defence on the LGBT Purge Fund Report

Statement by the Minister of National Defence on the LGBT Purge Fund Report.

Statistics Canada: Age (in single years), average age and median age and gender

Page on the Statistics Canada website that provides data on age (in single years), average age and median age and gender for the Canadian population.

Statistics Canada: First official language spoken by language spoken most often at home 

Page on the Statistics Canada website that provides data on first official language spoken by language spoken most often at home for the Canadian population.

Statistics Canada: Languages used at work by employment income statistics, immigrant status and highest certificate, diploma or degree 

Page on the Statistics Canada website that provides data on languages used at work by employment income statistics, immigrant status and highest certificate, diploma or degree for the Canadian population. 

Statistics Canada: Persons with and without disabilities aged 15 years and over 

Page on the Statistics Canada website that provides data on persons with and without disabilities aged 15 years and over for the Canadian population. 

Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (SSMCAF) 

The Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (SSMCAF) collects information on experiences of sexual misconduct in the military workplace. 

Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (SSMCAF)

An external survey conducted by Statistic Canada on behaviours and sexual victimization incidents of CAF members in the workplace.

Training and educational materials about sexual misconduct 

List of training and educational materials on the Defence website to help Defence Team members prevent sexual misconduct, respond to incidents and support affected persons. 

Transition to the Federal Public Service

The transition to the federal public service page on the Defence website provides CAF members and veterans with information on accessing federal public service job opportunities.

Values and Ethos: Trusted to Serve

Section of the CAF website that outlines the Trusted to Serve CAF Ethos.

Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector

Page on the Government of Canada website that describes the values and expected behaviours that guide public servants in all activities related to their professional duties.

Views of the Canadian Armed Forces 2021-2022 Tracking Study

This executive summary presents the key results of the focus groups, telephone and online survey conducted by Earnscliffe Strategy Group on behalf of Department of National Defence. The research was conducted in February, July and August 2020.

Workplace harassment and violence prevention program involving Defence Team public service employees

 Page on National Defence's website with information related to the Workplace harassment and violence prevention program (WHVP). 

Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Database (WHVP)

An internal incident tracking system designed for statistical data on the occurrences of harassment for DND/CAF.

Your Say Matters: Defence Team Well-Being Survey

  An internal survey conducted by the Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis (DGMPRA) to help identify factors in the work environment that affect Defence Team members' well-being and retention decisions, and help optimize the well-being of CAF personnel and the development of retention initiatives.

Your Say Survey (YSS): Programs and Policies

An internal survey conducted by the Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis (DGMPRA) on perspectives on policies and programs from CAF members.