Sexual Misconduct Response Centre - Status Report - Current mandate

The mission of the SMRC is to provide support to CAF members affected by ISB and help them to make informed choices on available services and resources to meet their individual needs. SMRC serves CAF members (which as of Aug 17, 2016) consisted of:

• Regular Force (65,946),
• Primary Reserve (26,499),
• Supplementary Reserve (8,926),
• Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service (7,533), and
• Canadian Rangers (4,984).

In addition to victim support, the Centre advises the CAF on the nature of inappropriate sexual behavior and its impact on individuals in order to assist in education and training, as well as policy development. As such, the SMRC, by gathering and sharing anonymized issues and trends, influences and contributes to culture change within the CAF.

Furthermore, the SMRC promotes its mandate and services in an effort to inform and encourage those who are affected by sexual misconduct to come forward and seek support services to meet their needs. This also provides SMRC with the opportunity to receive feedback from CAF members.