Defence Team News - October 11, 2023

Defence Team News - DECEMBER 13, 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.
Messages for the Defence Team

- Enjoying holiday celebrations: Respecting choices around alcohol
- Surgeon General’s Holiday Message
- 2022 Your Say Matters: Defence Team well-being survey results
- Participate in the DND/CAF Social Media Survey
- Solve the Defence Team Word Puzzle
- Combatting the stigmatization of HIV and other medical conditions
- Check out the Defence Climate and Sustainability Strategy 2023-2027
- Join the Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre’s Formal Peer Support Group this winter
CAF Members
- Upcoming changes to CPP Contribution Rates for CAF Members
- Attention Reservists: Know your entitlement and benefit eligibility
- Construction engineer returning from Operation UNIFIER promotes hard work and a positive attitude
- Corporal Alex Warren’s decision to become a Dragoon brought him to Operation UNIFIER
- Corporal Cheyenne Blackmore shares her Op UNIFIER journey
Civilian Employees
- Managers: How to approve overtime and prevent errors (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Holiday season deadlines to submit and approve timesheets (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Public Service Health Care Plan members: Changes in physiotherapy coverage (accessible only on the National Defence network)
The Maple Leaf

- Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security program invests in identifying malicious actors online
- Wellness Engagement Circles for Inuit/Inuk employees
Digital Learning

- New Generative AI Guideline for DND/CAF personnel (accessible only on the National Defence network)
D365 Highlights

- Find files in OneDrive and SharePoint (accessible only on the National Defence network) by person or meeting
- Check out the new options for posting in a Teams channel (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- New SharePoint Feature: Mark Images as Decorative
- D365 Training (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Available Apps in D365 (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’.
In case you missed it
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