Messages for the Defence Team

• Message from the MND: A year of progress in supporting the CAF
  • Video: Minister McGuinty reflects on his first year serving as Canada's Minister of National Defence
• DM/CDS Message: Strengthening support across the Defence community
• Supporting military spouses across Defence

CAF Employees

• 2025 Honours and Recognition for members of the CAF
• Non-Commissioned Officer Conference 2026: Leadership's role in expansion and mobilization

DND Employees

• The Alternation application is now available to employees in the Core Public Administration
• The HRMS upgrade is now live: next steps
• Apply for expanded language maintenance training
• Supporting language of work rights: Mitigation measures for public service employees

Leadership Corner

• Student hiring for the summer starts now

The Maple Leaf

• Expanded mandate and new name for the Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre
• Celebrate Canadian Jewish Heritage Month this May: a message from the Jewish Public Servants Network
• Breaking down barriers: Joining the CAF as an Asian Canadian
• Combined Space Operations Initiative Principals' Board meets to advance combined operations efforts

D365 Highlights

• For all your D365 questions, visit our support page
• Learn how to create a SharePoint event calendar
• Boost your skills with SharePoint online training

 

Upcoming Events

• May 20: Scaling for tomorrow – What a five per cent Defence Supply Chain looks like
• June 2: Defence Community Support and Resource Centre Information session on a trauma-informed approach
• June 25: Webinar: Unconscious bias and microaggressions

Events and Commemorations

• Month of May: 
  • Asian Heritage Month
  • Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
  • Polish Heritage Month
• May 11-17: National Nursing Week
• May 14, 2003: Afghanistan: CAF launches Op ATHENA (Canada's contribution to International Security Assistance Force)
• May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
• May 18: International Day for Women in Maritime

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

In case you missed it

• DT News on TML - May 5
• DT News on TML - April 28
• 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

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