Messages for the Defence Team

• Recent amendments to Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD):
  Updated:
  • DAOD 5062-0, Social Science Research
  • DAOD 5062-1, Social Sciences Conduct

CAF Employees

• The Medical Return to Duty Access Process: Helping CAF members move forward
• CAF and Royal Roads University formalize new subsidized education pathway

Leadership Corner

• Complete year-end assessments by April 30
• Hiring this posting season? Hire military spouses
• Targeted career events that support hiring results

The Maple Leaf

• April is the Month of the Military Child
• The 2026 Census is coming soon
• "The bravest thing I ever did was join the Navy": Agnes Richardson's service as a Wren
• Pan American Day and Brazilian Army Day 2026: Unity in service, strength in remembrance
• The Great Equalizer: What the High Arctic teaches about survival, readiness, and trust

Videos

D365 Highlights

• Find everything you need to know about D365 on the D365 Portal
• Learn about accessibility and D365
• Boost your skills with SharePoint Online training

 

Upcoming Events

• Defence Team Asian Heritage Month Events 2026
• May 6: Gender-based Analysis Plus Awareness Week online panel discussion
• May 7: Register now for the virtual CANSOFCOM Human Performance Seminar
• June 11: Watch finalists pitch their ideas to cut organizational drag during the RCAF's Vector Check

Digital Learning

• May 7: Webinar: Empathy
• Information sessions: About the Defence Community Support and Resource Centre (DCSRC) (formerly SMSRC)

 

Events and Commemorations

• May: Asian Heritage Month
• May: Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
• May: Polish Heritage Month
• May 2011: Afghanistan: Op ATTENTION begins (Canada's participation in NATO Training Mission)
• May 3, 2026: Second World War: Annual Battle of the Atlantic commemoration
• May 4, 1910: Founding of Royal Canadian Navy

For more information, please visit Canadian Heritage and Veterans Affairs Canada.

In case you missed it

• DT News on TML - April 21
• DT News on TML - April 14
• DT News on TML - April 8
• DT News on TML - April 1
• DT News on TML - March 24
• DT News on TML - March 17
• DT News on TML - March 11
• DT News on TML - March 3

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