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• Save the date: National Defence International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Event 2024

Messages for the Defence Team

• International Day of La Francophonie:
  • Defence Team Official Languages co-Champions invite you to celebrate
  • Let's Talk About French culture
• Fraud Prevention Month: Something doesn't look right? Report suspected fraud if you see it
• IDEaS seeks solutions to help armies maneuver through heavily-defended minefields
• Managers of civilian employees:
  • Importance of taking vacation leave within the current fiscal year (accessible only on the National Defence network)
  • Make mental health training part of your learning plans
• Claiming home office expenses for 2023 (accessible only on the National Defence network)
• Closing out the 2023-24 Performance Management Cycle by April 30 (accessible only on the National Defence network)
• Discover the GC Workplace Accessibility Passport (accessible only on the National Defence network)

CAF Employees

• Changes to CAF Long-Term Disability Plan - Impact on benefits and services for medically releasing members effective April 1 (accessible only on the National Defence network)
• Service benefits for ill and injured members of the CAF (accessible only on the National Defence network)

Civilian Employees

• Training opportunity for EX minus 2 public servants (accessible only on the National Defence network)
• Attend an information session on political activities (accessible only on the National Defence network)
• Get online second language evaluations in April

The Maple Leaf

• National Defence Black History Month event continued important conversations
• Physician assistant pushes practice to new depths
• Reserve soldiers hone warfighting skills and tactics at US base
• Challenge yourself with this week's Defence Team Word Puzzle

D365 Highlights

• SPO Power Hour - Join Col Esselaar from Canadian Joint Operations Command as he shares the innovative ways his team uses D356 applications to collaborate more effectively (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

• DT News on TML - March 5
• DT News on TML - February 27
• DT News on TML - February 20
• DT News on TML - February 13
• DT News on TML - February 07
• DT News on TML - January 30
• DT News on TML - January 24
• DT News on TML - January 17

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