Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD) – Change notice – 18/25

Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD)

Change Notice 18/25, 2025-12-10

Approval Authorities: The following DAOD are issued under the authority of the Deputy Minister of National Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff.

Enquiries: Director Strategic Corporate Services (DSCS), email DSCS

Number Go to Document Reason for Modification Reason
5001-2 Maternity and Parental Benefits

Cancelled

5024-1 Residential Housing Units and Furnished Quarters Minor
5031-0 Learning and Professional Development Major
  • Update of the Enquiries section to Administrative Response Centre (ARC), Director Workforce and Professional Development (DWPD), ADM(HR‑Civ), and Director of Staff, Strategic Joint Staff (DOS SJS);
  • Addition of the Definitions section and the Consequences section;
  • Modification to the Policy Direction section; and
  • Updates to the Authority section and the References section.
5031-2 Canadian Armed Forces Individual Training and Education System  Major
  • The title has been modified to reflect the nature of the policy;
  • Update of the Enquiries section from Director Military Personnel Generation Policy (Dir MPG Pol) to Administrative Response Centre (ARC);
  • Removal of the Individual Training and Education Instructions, Professional Development Council, Training Authorities, Designated Training Authorities, Functional Centres of Expertise, and Requirements Advisors sections;
  • Addition of the Overview section, the Canadian Armed Forces Individual Training and Education System Strategic Framework and Management, and the Responsibilities section;
  • Renaming and modification of the Consequences section to the Compliance and Consequences section;
  • Modifications to the Definitions and Abbreviations sections; and
  • Updates to the Reference section.
5031-8 Canadian Armed Forces Professional Development Major
  • The title has been modified;
  • Update of the Enquiries section from Director Military Personnel Strategy and Coordination (DMPSC), and Canadian Defence Academy (CDA) (for policy administration) to CMP Administrative Response Centre (ARC);
  • Removal of the Framework section, the Officer Professional Development System section, and the Non‑Commissioned Member Professional Development section;
  • Addition of the Overview, Canadian Armed Forces Employment and Development, Canadian Armed Forces Professional Development Governance, Access to Canadian Armed Forces Professional Development Activities, and Compliance and Consequences sections;
  • Modifications to the Definitions, Abbreviations, and Canadian Armed Forces Professional Development System sections; and
  • Updates to the Authority section and the References section.

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