• Canada Day 2026: On July 1st, let's come together and make our country shine

Messages for the Defence Team

• Reminder — Consultation closes July 10: Complete the 2026 Defence Team Accessibility online consultation
• Defence Team Young Professionals Network seeks co-chairs
• National Indigenous History Month spotlight: DND's Indigenous Procurement Strategy
• Humpback whale disentanglement mission in the Strait of Georgia
• 2025 Staffing and Non-Partisanship Survey results
• Defence Research and Development Canada Spotlight: Looking beyond Earth to support Canada's defence
• Recent amendments to Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD):
  • New:
    • DAOD 5002-12, Military Occupation Transfer
    • DAOD 5512-0, Management of Honorary Appointments and Honorary Rank

DND Employees

• Your guide to DND's Early Retirement Incentive (ERI)

CAF Employees

• New military service pay to recognize CAF members' service
• Royal Military College of Canada offering globally validated Certificate in Accounting
• CAF members with children aged 12 and under: Help us improve childcare in your community

Leadership Corner

• Spotlight series: What's new in HRMS – Manager responsibilities for accurate schedules
• Hire qualified trades candidates today

The Maple Leaf

• IDEaS Marketplace 2026: From research to readiness
• Lead the way in Special Operations aviation
• The presentation of the first DISTANTIA bars for remote warfare
• On the ice of history: One of the oldest National Defence sports tournaments celebrates its 58th edition

Events and Commemorations

• July 1994: CAF peacekeepers deploy to Kigali to support UN Assistance Mission to Rwanda II
• July 1, 1916: First World War — Newfoundland Regiment suffers heavy losses at Battle of Beaumont-Hamel
• July 1: CCG — World Marine Aids to Navigation Day
• July 2, 1942: Second World War — Inception of RCAF Women's Division

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

In case you missed it

• DT News on TML - June 23
• DT News on TML - June 16
• DT News on TML - June 9
• DT News on TML - June 2
• DT News on TML - May 26
• DT News on TML - May 21
• DT News on TML - May 13
• DT News on TML - May 5

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