Canadian Armed Forces Military Personnel Instructions (CAFMPIs) Alphabetical Listing

Canadian Armed Forces Military Personnel Instructions serve as a formal means of advising all Canadian Armed Forces members of administrative direction and procedural aspects of policy and/or directions from Chief of Military Personnel.

Change Notices

2025

Approval Authorities: This instruction is issued under the authority of the Chief Military Personnel (CMP).

Enquiries:

For policy clarifications, CAF members are to contact their local/unit OPI’s with questions relating to this CAFMPI. The CMP Administrative Response Centre (ARC) is also available to provide simplified access to clarification and interpretation of CMP personnel policies. The ARC can be contacted at:

Internet email: CMPARC.CRACPM@forces.gc.ca
Intranet email: +CMP ARC - CRA CPM@CMPDGMP@OTTAWA-HULL
Telephone: 1-833-445-1182
Website: Contact us about Chief of Military Personnel policies - Canada.ca

For matters of process related to this change notice, please contact DMPPI at ++Mil Pers Pol Integration - Pol de Pers Mil et Intégration@CMP DGMP@Ottawa-Hull

Change Notice - 2025-09-03 (Minor)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
04/25 CPO1/CWO Strategic Employment Model	Paragraph 5.14.b - modify Appendix “3B” to Appendix “3A” and remove “Staff Category Change Request” to “Establishment Change Request”.

Change Notice - 2025-07-23 (Minor)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
05/05 Terms of Service	Only Annex A, Appendix 1 has been updated. The TOS sequence for MOSID 00334 (MED Tech / NCM-STEP) are deleted. The TOS sequence for MOSID 00406 (PMD), 00407 (CMD) are added.

Change Notice - 2025-07-11 (New)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
05/25 Attached Posting of Reserve Force (Res F) members to the Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group (CAF TG)	New CAFMPI
06/25 Reserve Transition Support (RTS) Policy for Reserve Force (Res F) Members who are Ill or Injured	New CAFMPI

Change Notice - 2025-07-11 (New)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
04/25 CPO1/CWO Strategic Employment Model	Supersede CAFMPI 02/16 Modernize the selection process of CPO1/CWOs following the Military Employment Structure Implementation Plan for 00381 CPO1/CWO Corps Occupation.

Change Notice - 2025-07-09 (Minor)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
05/05 Terms of Service	Only Annex A, Appendix 1 has been updated. The TOS sequence for MOSIDs 00101 (SAR Tech), 00109 (ATIS Tech), 00238 (Geo Tech) are updated.

Change Notice - 2025-06-03 (Minor)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
05/05 Terms of Service	Only Annex A, Appendix 1 has been updated. The TOS sequence for MOSIDs 00303 (EGS Tech), 00305 (WFE Tech), and 00370 (DS Tech) are updated. The TOS sequence for MOSIDs 00301 (RM Tech), 00302 (ED Tech), 00304 (PH Tech), and 00306 (CONST Tech) are changed with NCM STEP added.

Change Notice - 2025-05-30 (Major)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
01/07 CAF Military Training Programs for Indigenous Peoples of Canada	Policy not updated since published in 2007 New Indigenous Entry Programs created Defining Indigenous Peoples Pre-requisite training for Directing Staff and Instructors to meet current requirements Added commitment on the Duty to Accommodate Applicants are not required to complete the Canadian Forces Aptitude Test (CFAT)

Change Notice - 2025-04-02 (Cancelled)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
02/02, ADM(HR-MIL) Human Resources Certification Programme	This CAFMPI has been cancelled without replacement.

Change Notice - 2025-03-28 (New)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
03/24 Interim Reconstitution Employment Measure	With the Period of Retention coming to an end on 1 April 2025, options were considered for analysis and potential implementation to temporarily employ trained CAF members who do not meet Universality of Service at a time of critically low strength and depleted experience, affecting the CAF’s operational capabilities. In response to these exceptional circumstances, effective 2 Apr 2025, the CAF has developed the Interim Reconstitution Employment measure (IREM). The IREM is a CAF Military Personnel Instruction that supports CAF Reconstitution and allows for CAF members within a CAF occupation experiencing a critical shortage, or those who hold a required specific skill set, who might otherwise be obligated to release from the CAF for medical or other reasons, to continue their service in uniform on an interim basis.

Change Notice - 2025-03-27 (New)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
02/25 Contingency Cost Moves for Personal Reasons, Compassionate Status and Compassionate Posting	In response to DND/CAF Ombudsman’s 2022 report, Service versus Self recommendation #1 to complete a review and update the policy. A CAFMPI was created in lieu DAOD 5003-6 superseded.

Change Notice - 2025-03-25 (Minor)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
05/24 CAF Probationary Period	Only "Other References" has been updated. Removed these two references: CDS Designated Release Authorities - Regular Force (this document can only be accessed on the DWAN) and CDS Designated Release Authorities - Reserve Force (this document can only be accessed on the DWAN) Replaced with this reference: CDS Designated Release Authorities (CMP Intranet - Release Benefits Administration (RBA) webpage)

Change Notice - 2025-03-12 (Minor)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
05/05 Terms of Service	Only Annex A, Appendix 1 has been updated. MOSID 00386 AOS Tech was added as a new occupation. Other occupations did not match with the old documents posted on DMCA and CMP websites and have now been corrected to reflect the accurate sequences. The MOSIDs that did not match were: 00138 ACS Tech, 00371 PMed Tech, 00213 INT, 00374 PA. Also missing from the CMP document was MOSID 00391CI Op.

Change Notice - 2025-03-12 (Major)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
04/22 Posting Regular Force members to CAF TG	Modifications to the CAFMPI provides information and guidance related to posting members to CAF TG where they will be provided a supportive environment to recover and return to being fit for general and operational duties. When this cannot be achieved, a posting to CAF TG will enhance their preparation for transition to post-military. The exceptional circumstances where additional support for transition could be considered when members are returning from OUTCAN or from isolated units, were misunderstood. There was also a lack of direction related to promotion while posted to CAF TG. The instruction has been updated in order to clarify the policy concerning Reg F personnel serving OUTCAN and at isolated units in Canada and concerning promotion while posted to CAF TG pursuant to QR &O Art 11.02, Conditions Governing Promotion and CANFORGEN 219/08, Place of Release – Reg Force Personnel Serving Outside Canada (OUTCAN) and at Isolated Units in Canada.

Change Notice - 2025-03-10 (Major)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
02/24 Service Benefits for Ill and Injured Members of the Canadian Armed Forces	Modifications to the CAFMPI to establish processes to reimburse Ill or Injured Members for payments made for the provision of services which seek to accommodate Ill or Injured Members living arrangements and or assist in their recovery in accordance with the following benefits: CBI 211.03, Home Assistance Benefit CBI 211.04, Attendant Care Benefit CBI 211.05, Caregiver Benefit CBI 211.06, Spousal Education Upgrade Benefit CBI 211.07, Next of Kin Travel Benefit The instruction has been updated to Introduce the process for CBI 211.01, Home Modifications Benefit, for the related move benefit under CBI, 211.015 and CBI 211.02, Vehicle Modifications Benefit

Change Notice - 2025-03-04 (Minor)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
01/25 Evidence-Based Character Assessments for Promotion and Appointment Purposes	Correction to hyperlinks in Para 8 of the EN version of the document Correction to the Responsibilities Table in Para 7.1. Correction to Para numbering of Para 4 in both the EN and FR version of the document

Change Notice - 2025-03-03 (Minor)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
01/23 Performance and Competency Evaluation (PaCE)	Minimum observation period changed from 60 to 120 days. Working days no longer specified. It is calendar days (four months). 60 days considered too short a time and the “working days” became confusing. Opt In/Out has been deleted. Since members who opted out still received a Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) for performance only unlike Canadian Forces Personnel Appraisal System (CFPAS) whereby they did not receive a Personnel Evaluation Report (PER), Opting out has become redundant. So, members will receive a full PAR or Performance Appraisal Report Exemption (PARX) as applicable. It will be replaced with a new process whereby members can Opt Out of the Selection Boards Candidates List (SBCL) process. Details to be announced (TBA) before the next National Selection Board (NSB). All members promoted between 1 Jan - 31 Mar of the reporting year will receive a PARX as they will not meet the 120 days minimum observation period now. Previously with the 60 working days required some members received PARs and others received PARXs. This became problematic when PARs/PARXs were scored for SBCL purposes. Members departing a unit on Advanced Training List (ATL) must have a PAR or PARX completed by the losing unit. This was always a requirement but not always followed so it has been emphasized. Specialist officers will now have their PAR completed by the employing unit/organization rather than it being entirely within the technical Branch/occupation. The Reviewing Officer will be someone from the same Branch/occupation who will provide the technical input.

Change Notice - 2025-02-28 (Minor)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
03/21 Inclusion and the Performance Appraisal Process 02/16 Chief Petty Officer 1st class/Chief Warrant Officer Strategic Employment 02/08 Branch Advisors – Roles and Responsibilities 03/08 Canadian Armed Forces Component Transfer and Component Transfer Career Programs 11/04 Canadian Armed Forces Medical Standards 14/04 The Canadian Forces (Regular Force and Primary Reserve) Compulsory Retirement Age 60	The first phase in formatting changes to the CAFMPI includes, but is not limited to, the following: new paragraph numbering format; policy enquiries to the Administrative Response Centre (ARC); Change in the Approval Authority from Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources- Military)(ADM(HR-MIL)) to Chief of Military Personnel (CMP); Change to the acronym of Canadian Forces (CF) to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF); Ensuring the style and structure have met Canada.ca requirements.
05/22 Chief of Military Personnel Policy Management Framework	Part of the first phase in formatting changes to the CAFMPI as mentioned above but also include the following: Administrative and editorial changes to main document New Terms of Reference (TOR) at Annex C and D Link to the Due diligence tool added at Annex E; Formatting and new CAFMPI template at Annex F Title change to CAFMPI from CF Mil Pers Instruction at Annex G ; Modified CANFORGEN sample at Annex H.

Change Notice - 2025-02-12 (New)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
01/25 Evidence-Based Character Assessments for Promotion and Appointment Purposes	In response to Mme. Arbour’s External Independent Comprehensive Review (EICR) recommendations #38, 39 and 40.

Change Notice – 2025-01-31 (Minor)

Document Number and Title	Reason for Modification
03/24 Interim Reconstitution Employment Measure 01/17 Imposed Restriction 01/16 NCM Professional Development Leadership Programmes Administrative Procedures 06/09 Physical Fitness Program for Untrained CF Personnel 05/09 Reserve Force Job Re-Instatement and Student Loan Abatement Legislation 02/09 Pre-Enrolment Physical Fitness Testing 15/04 Release by Reason of Years of Service 03/04 The Canadian Forces Spectrum of Care 07/03 Special Duty Areas/Special Duty Operations 03/93 Policy and Staffing Procedures for the Attachment, Secondment or Loan of CF Personnel	The first phase in formatting changes to the CAFMPI includes, but is not limited to, the following: new paragraph numbering format; policy enquiries to the Administrative Response Centre (ARC); Change in the Approval Authority from Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources- Military)(ADM(HR-MIL)) to Chief of Military Personnel (CMP); Change to the acronym of Canadian Forces (CF) to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF); Ensuring the style and structure have met Canada.ca requirements.
02/17 Military Physician Assistant Training Plan (MPATP)	The first phase in formatting changes to the CAFMPI includes, but is not limited to, the following: new paragraph numbering format; policy enquiries to the Administrative Response Centre (ARC); Change in the Approval Authority from Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources- Military)(ADM(HR-MIL)) to Chief of Military Personnel (CMP); Change to the acronym of Canadian Forces (CF) to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF); Ensuring the style and structure have met Canada.ca requirements; Alignment of table within para 4.3 for consistency between English and French versions.
12/06 Subsidized Education for Entry-Level Masters in Physiotherapy, Masters in Social Work, Masters of Divinity - Regular Force	The first phase in formatting changes to the CAFMPI includes, but is not limited to, the following: new paragraph numbering format; policy enquiries to the Administrative Response Centre (ARC); Change in the Approval Authority from Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources- Military)(ADM(HR-MIL)) to Chief of Military Personnel (CMP) Change to the acronym of Canadian Forces (CF) to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Ensuring the style and structure have met Canada.ca requirements Alignment of Annex A for consistency between English and French versions.

2024

Approval Authorities: This instruction is issued under the authority of the Chief Military Personnel (CMP).

Enquiries:

Internet email: CMPARC.CRACPM@forces.gc.ca
Intranet email: +CMP ARC - CRA CPM@CMPDGMP@OTTAWA-HULL
Telephone: 1-833-445-1182
Website: http://cmp.mil.ca/EN/SUPPORT/MILITARY-PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE-RESPONSE-CENTRE.PAGE

For matters of process related to this change notice, please contact DMPPI at +Mil Pers Pol Integration - Pol de Pers Mil et Intégration@CMP DGMP@Ottawa-Hull.

Change Notice – 2024-12-31 (New)

05/24 – CAF Probationary Period

Reason for modification:

As part of the IECR Recommendations and a decision from the CDS, it was determined that a Probationary Period should be outlined through policy.
To achieve the CAF strategic intake plan, enrolments will be expedited and therefore policies and processes must be implemented to assist in expedited enrolment and release processes, including this policy which outlines the Probationary Period for CAF enrollees.

Change Notice – 2024-12-18 (New)

04/24 – Talent Management and Succession Planning

Reason for modification: In response to Mme. Arbour’s External Independent Comprehensive Review (EICR) recommendations #38, 39 and 40.

Change Notice – 2024-12-01 (Minor)

Reason for Modification:

The first phase in formatting changes to the CAFMPI includes, but is not limited to, the following:

new paragraph numbering format;
policy enquiries to the Administrative Response Centre (ARC);
Approval Authority switched from Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources- Military)(ADM(HR-MIL)) to Chief of Military Personnel (CMP)
Switching acronym of Canadian Forces (CF) to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)
Ensuring the style and structure have met Canada.ca requirements

Document Number and Title:

01/06 Course Reporting and Certificates
01/08 Annual Military Occupation Review
01/09 Depart with Dignity Program
01/10 Symbols of Military Qualifications
01/13 Polygraph Screening Examination of CAF Members by other GC Department and Agencies
01/15 Reserve Entry Scheme – Officers, Chaplain Branch
01/22 Changing Place of Duty and Use of Postings to Enable Remote Work Options
01/24 Acting While So Employed
02/04 Selection Training and Employment of Flight Stewards and Attendants
02/05 Automated External Defibrillator Usage
02/15 Supplementary Reserve Instructions
02/19 Learning Disability Accommodation During Recruiting, Training and Education
02/23 Certification - Personnel
03/03 Awarding and Recording of Wound Stripes
03/05 Health Promotion
03/09 Enhanced Access Health Care Services
03/10 Regular Force Members Supporting Cadet Programmes
03/16 First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation Training
03/22 Special Requirements Commissioning Plan (SRCP)
03/23 Naval Experience Program
04/04 Reimbursement for Smoking Cessation Pharmacological Therapy
04/05 Health Promotion Program Implementation
04/09 Standard of Accommodation for Military Patients in Civilian Hospitals
05/04 Canadian Forces Health Care Card
06/05 Administering the CF Exit Survey
07/04 Canadian Forces Member Assistance Program
08/03 The Canadian Forces Retention Intervention Process
08/04 Health Records
09/04 MedicAlert Warning Device
09/06 Compulsory Retirement Ages For Supplementary Reserve, Cadet Instructors Cadre And Canadian Rangers
13/04 NATO Defence College Policy and Coordination of Canadian
14/06 Canadian Armed Forces Applicant Pre-Enrolment Drug Use Policy
14/77 Officers on Subsidized University Courses Ceased Training
20/04 Administrative Policy of Class A B and C Reserve Service

Change Notice – 2024-11-18 (Minor)

01/21 – Canadian Armed Forces Self Development Program (CAFSDP)

Reason for modification:

The purpose of this update is to reflect changes announced in CANFORGEN 163/24 - Canadian Armed Forces self development program - changes to education expense reimbursement (eer) program for regular force and ill and injured members.

The specific changes made are as follows:

3.4 Ill and Injured Members has been removed.
6.2 Office of Collateral Interest (OCI), Canadian Forces Health Services Group - EER affecting Ill & Injured Regular Force Members (Annex D) has been removed.
7.1 Source References, CANFORGEN 094/10 – Educational Reimbursement for Ill and Injured Personnel has been removed
7.2 Related References, all related references removed
Removal of Annex D

Change Notice - (2024-08-08) (New)

03/24 – Interim Reconstitution Employment Measure

Reason for modification:

With the Period of Retention coming to an end on 1 April 2025, options were considered for analysis and potential implementation to temporarily employ trained CAF members who do not meet Universality of Service at a time of critically low strength and depleted experience, affecting the CAF’s operational capabilities.

In response to these exceptional circumstances, the CAF has developed the Interim Reconstitution Employment measure (IREM). The IREM is a CAF Military Personnel Instruction that supports CAF Reconstitution and allows for CAF members within a CAF occupation experiencing a critical shortage, or those who hold a required specific skill set, who might otherwise be obligated to release from the CAF for medical or other reasons, to continue their service in uniform on an interim basis

Change Notice, 2024-06-21 (Minor)

01/06 – Course Reporting and Certificates

Reason for modification:

Removal of Appendixes for CF 377 and CF 289 and text referencing appendixes. This will address questions concerning different versions of the forms and there is no loss having an image of the forms removed from the policies given link to the DFC has been added as a new “Related Reference”.
Changes to Terminology. CF, MA, and MASM to be updated to CAF, TA/DTA and TASM respectively. These terminology updates do not change the intent of the policy, but only to provide accuracy/clarity as per discussion at ref C.
Change to enquiries organization (para 1.5). DTEP no longer exists, so having CDA/Dir IT&E will ensure organization assigned with policy responsibilities is accurately reflected.
Minor modifications to Annex A text (beyond updates from 1st bullet):
- Para 5 for Certificate of Achievement. Removal of sentence that paper copies are available from supply system as this is no longer the case.
- Para 5 and 6. Removed reference to “Omniform” (no longer available), added “as fillable” PDF, and updated DFC link.
Paragraph 9. Sentence added at the end of the paragraph to clarify that CF 377 form is now a fillable PDF and all mandatory blocks must be completed in order to obtain an electronic signature. Removal of yellow highlights throughout document. As discussed at ref C, it is suspected the sentences/text with yellow highlights may have been from a previous minor update and are not required.