Defence Team News – March 28 2023

Defence Team News - May 9, 2023
Now on the Maple Leaf

COVID-19: You are encouraged to visit the Defence Team COVID-19 Information Page for the latest information pertinent to both civilian and military Defence Team members. You can also find all of the latest information for all Canadians on the COVID-19 page on Canada.ca.
- Supporting your total health and wellness – A message from Acting Chief Military Personnel and Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources)
Messages for the Defence Team

- DM/CDS Message: Return to work following the strike
- Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Gilles Grégoire retires as CAF Chief Warrant Officer
- Asian Heritage Month 2023: Celebrating Asian heritage in Canada
- Canadian Jewish Heritage Month 2023: Celebrating Jewish heritage in Canada
- Attend an information session on the Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre’s Restorative Engagement program
- Official Languages Action Plan
- Gender-based Analysis Plus Awareness Week 2023
CAF Members
- Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command statement on per diem claims issue on Op UNIFIER
- Workshop discusses how Canada and Malaysia are advancing women, peace, and security in the Indo-Pacific
- Canadian Army Journal: Volume 20, no. 1, 2023
Civilian Employees
- Prepare for leave with income averaging this summer (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- New May deadlines to submit and approve timesheets (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Opening Performance Management Cycle 2023-2024 (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Managers’ pay responsibilities calendar (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Managers: The do’s and don’ts of student hiring (accessible only on the National Defence network)
The Maple Leaf

- RCN Digital Leadership: Cdr Donald Thompson-Greiff
- After 43 years of service, it’s the people
- Volunteer Reserve sailors altered course of Battle of the Atlantic
- Military members recreate historical photograph at Western University
- Inspiration, courage, leadership: Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
- Run or walk for the 2023 RCAF Run – and earn your wings
- CFB Borden breaks ground for monument honouring LGBT Purge survivors
Health and Wellness

- Psychological safety, moral injuries and trauma (part B): RCN Mentorship session 8
Digital Learning

- Canadian Jewish Heritage Month 2023: Celebrating the diversity of Jewish Canadians
- Navigating the future of work
- Learn from yesterday, change today, enhance tomorrow: Building an accessible Public Service together
News Release

- Canadian First World War soldier identified
- Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 Cyclone operational cross-country transfer
- HMCS Edmonton concludes its deployment on Operation CARIBBE and returns to CFB Esquimalt
- Royal Canadian Navy Commemorates 78th Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic
- Cormorant helicopter upgrades to deliver improved Search and Rescue capabilities and economic opportunities for Canadians
- Defence Minister Anita Anand announces approximately $39 million military aid package for Ukraine
Get working with D365

- Why are there so many feature changes in Office 365? (accessible only on the National Defence network)
The Torch

“The Torch, the CAF's Self-Development Learning Hub, has new content every Tuesday afternoon.
Check it out, save the link, and come back next week - remember ‘Torch Tuesday'.
What's New This Week? - The Torch - LibGuides at Canadian Forces College
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