Seamless Canada
In 2018, Seamless Canada was created to provide greater opportunity for collaboration between representatives from provinces, territories, and leadership from the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to improve the relocation experience of CAF members and their families. This collaboration is known as the Seamless Canada Steering Committee (SCSC).
Seamless Canada, in collaboration with Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Service (CFMWS), works with federal, provincial, territorial, and private sector partners to improve interjurisdictional relocations, particularly in accessing provincial and territorial services.
Seamless Canada Steering Committee
The initiative
CAF families face unique challenges. CAF families navigate frequent relocations, long periods of separation, and the risks associated with service, all of which contribute to a complex and demanding lifestyle.
In response to Canada’s defence policy Strong, Secure, Engaged, the Department of National Defence (DND) and the CAF launched Seamless Canada in 2018 to help alleviate relocation-related pressures on CAF families. The updated 2024 defence policy, Our North, Strong and Free, reaffirmed the importance of supporting military families.
In 2022, the SCSC ratified its Terms of Reference, formally establishing itself as an intergovernmental body. Co-chaired by the Minister of National Defence and a rotating provincial or territorial representative, the SCSC includes delegates from each province and territory. It meets semi-annually to strengthen collaboration and advance three core objectives: access to healthcare, child and youth education (including childcare), and spousal/partner employment.
Committee delegates
| Representing | Delegate |
|---|---|
| Government of Canada | Sherry Romanado (Federal Co-Chair) |
| Nova Scotia | Barbara Adams (Provincial Co-Chair) |
| Alberta | Justin Wright |
| British Columbia | Darlene Rotchford |
| Manitoba | David Pankratz |
| New Brunswick | Jean-Claude D’Amours |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Lin Paddock |
| Northwest Territories | Dane Mason (email address) |
| Nunavut | Letia Obed (email address) |
| Ontario | Will Bouma |
| Prince Edward Island | Susie Dillon |
| Quebec | Ian Lafrenière |
| Saskatchewan | Blaine McLeod |
| Yukon | Lyndsey Beal |
Quick facts
- The standard 90-day waiting period for access to health cards in Canada’s 13 provinces and territories has been waived for military families.
- Military families can access Maple Virtual Healthcare via CFMWS.
- Military spouses can connect with 40+ national employers through the Military Spousal Employment Network, and access federal job opportunities via the Military Spouse Employment Initiative.
- Seamless Canada is working with Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) and CAF base and wing command teams to gather feedback and identify regional challenges.
Related links
- Article: A Seamless Canada for your Families - Canada.ca
- Article: Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces host annual Seamless Canada meeting in New Brunswick - Canada.ca
- Video: Seamless Canada – Healthcare and Childcare - Canada.ca
- Video: Seamless Canada Part II – Spousal Employment and Education - Canada.ca
- Video: Seamless Canada Annual Conference 2025 Recap
To support CAF members and their families, this page provides resources for provincial and territorial education, healthcare, childcare, and employment to be used before and during a relocation.
On this page:
Feedback forms
Education resources
Official languages
Some or all of the following material originates with an organization not subject to the Official Languages Act, and is available on this site in the language in which it was written.
Alberta
Alberta
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in Alberta and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
- MFRC Calgary | CFMWS
- MFRC Cold Lake | CFMWS
- MFRC Suffield | CFMWS
- MFRC Edmonton | CFMWS
- MFRC Wainwright | CFMWS
Spousal/partner employment
- Alis online employment | Government of Alberta
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Employment services | Government of Alberta
- Employment services directory search | Government of Alberta
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Qualifications recognition – Regulatory bodies | Government of Alberta
Youth and child education
Healthcare
British Columbia
British Columbia
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in British Columbia and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
Spousal/partner employment
- Careers and MyHR | Province of British Columbia
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Discover employment services | Province of British Columbia
- Employment services eligibility | Province of British Columbia
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Home | WorkBC
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- Professional credential recognition | Province of British Columbia
- Skills training for employment program | Province of British Columbia
Youth and child education
- BC school & district contact information | Government of British Columbia
- ChildCareBC | Province of British Columbia
- Family and childcare | CFMWS
- Support the transition to kindergarten | Province of British Columbia
Healthcare
Manitoba
Manitoba
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in Manitoba and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
Spousal/partner employment
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- Regulated occupations | Manitoba Immigration
- Regulators subject to the act | Province of Manitoba
- Training and employment services | Province of Manitoba
Youth and child education
Healthcare
New Brunswick
New Brunswick
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in New Brunswick and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
Spousal/partner employment
- Adult learning and essential skills | Government of New Brunswick
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Certified occupations | Government of New Brunswick
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Home | NBjobs.ca
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- NBHealthJobs.ca | Government of New Brunswick
- Regulated occupations and licensing | Government of New Brunswick
- Starting your own business and entrepreneurs | Government of New Brunswick
- Working NB – Employment Services | Government of New Brunswick
Youth and child education
- Anglophone kindergarten to grade 12 | Government of New Brunswick
- Early learning and childcare in New Brunswick | Government of New Brunswick
- Family and childcare | CFMWS
- Francophone kindergarten to grade 12 | Government of New Brunswick
- Public libraries | Government of New Brunswick
Healthcare
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in Newfoundland and Labrador and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
Spousal/partner employment
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Canadian applicant | College of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland & Labrador
- Canadian educated | Newfoundland & Labrador College of Social Workers
- Directory | NL Health Regulators
- Employment services | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Employment and training programs division | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Foreign qualifications recognition | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- Labour mobility | Association of Early Childhood Educators of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Teacher certification | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Teacher certification/Employment - Frequently Asked Questions | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Youth and child education
- Early learning gateway | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Department of Education | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Family and childcare | CFMWS
- Early learning and childcare resources for families:
- Kindergarten to grade 12 educational resources for parents:
- Resources for early childhood educators and childcare providers:
- Resources for prospective kindergarten to grade 12 teachers:
- Home - Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association (NLTA)
- Jobs | Conseil scolaire francophone de Terre-Neuve et Labrador (CSFP)
- NLSchools employment application system | Newfoundland and Labrador English School District (NLESD)
- Teacher certification | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Teacher certification/employment - frequently asked questions | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Healthcare
- Bridge the Gapp | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Home | Eastern Health
- Home | Western Health
- Home | Central Health
- Home | Labrador-Grenfell Health
- Information for medical care plan applicants and beneficiaries | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prescription Drug Program (NLPDP) | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in the Northwest Territories and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
- MFRC Yellowknife | CFMWS (The MFRC is based in Yellowknife, but it explicitly provides services to families in Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.)
Spousal/partner employment
- Career, employment and training services | Government of Northwest Territories
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Professional licensing | Government of Northwest Territories
Youth and child education
- Directory of Northwest Territories schools | Government of Northwest Territories
- Family and childcare | CFMWS
- Licensed early learning and childcare programs directory | Government of Northwest Territories
Healthcare
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in Nova Scotia and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
Spousal/partner employment
- Adult learning programs | Province of Nova Scotia
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Fair registration practices | Government of Nova Scotia
- Fair registration practices - Regulatory Bodies | Government of Nova Scotia
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Jobs Nova Scotia | Province of Nova Scotia
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- Labour mobility | Government of Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Works | Government of Nova Scotia
Youth and child education
- Childcare/Information for families | Province of Nova Scotia
- Curriculum and learning resources | NS Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- Department of Education and Early Childhood Development | Government of Nova Scotia
- Diplomas and transcripts of marks | NS Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- Directory of licensed childcare facilities | Province of Nova Scotia
- Early learning and childcare (ELCC) | Province of Nova Scotia
- Education and early childhood development | Government of Nova Scotia
- Educators supporting military-connected students | Halifax & Region Military Family Resource Centre
- Family and childcare | CFMWS
- Going to school in Nova Scotia | NS Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- Nova Scotia directory of public schools | Province of Nova Scotia
- Parents and families | Government of Nova Scotia
- Pathways to graduation | NS Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- Regional centres for education/CSAP | NS Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- School programs and course options | NS Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Healthcare
- 811.novascotia.ca | Province of Nova Scotia
- Community pharmacy primary care clinics | Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia
- Department of Health and Wellness | Government of Nova Scotia
- Home | IWK Health
- Home | YourHealthNS
- MSI moving and travel | Government of Nova Scotia
- Need a family practice registry | Nova Scotia Health
- Primary care and family medicine | Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Virtual care | Nova Scotia Health Authority
Nunavut
Nunavut
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in Nunavut and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
- MFRC Yellowknife | CFMWS (The MFRC is based in Yellowknife, but it explicitly provides services to families in Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.)
Spousal/partner employment
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Employment, training and career development | Government of Nunavut
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- License and registration | Nunavut Physicians
- Registered nurse initial application | The College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
- Teacher/principal certification and salary evaluation | Government of Nunavut
Youth and child education
Healthcare
Ontario
Ontario
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in Ontario and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
- MFRC Borden | CFMWS
- MFRC Kingston | CFMWS
- MFRC Meaford | CFMWS
- MFRC North Bay | CFMWS
- MFRC National Capital Region | CFMWS
- MFRC Petawawa | CFMWS
- MFRC Southwestern Ontario | CFMWS
- MFRC Trenton | CFMWS
- MFRC Toronto | CFMWS
Spousal/partner employment
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Employment Ontario | Government of Ontario
- Find employment and training services | Government of Ontario
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Jobs and employment | Government of Ontario
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- Work in your profession or trade | Government of Ontario
Youth and child education
Healthcare
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in Prince Edward Island and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
Spousal/partner employment
- Apply for a PEI teacher's certification - Teachers Educated in Canadian Universities Outside PEI | Government of Prince Edward Island
- Apply for early childhood certification | Government of Prince Edward Island
- Canadian applicants | PEI Social Work Registration Board
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Employment assistance services | Government of Prince Edward Island
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Home | The College of Registered Nurses and Midwives of Prince Edward Island
- Jobs | Government of Prince Edward Island
- Jobs PEI | Prince Edward Island Public Service Commission
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- Registration | College of Physicians & Surgeons of Prince Edward Island
- Registration requirements | The College of Registered Nurses and Midwives of Prince Edward Island
- SkillsPEI | Government of Prince Edward Island
Youth and child education
- Certification and professional development for teachers | Government of Prince Edward Island
- Early childhood development | Government of Prince Edward Island
- Education and early years | Government of Prince Edward Island
- Family and childcare | CFMWS
Healthcare
Quebec
Quebec
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in Quebec and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
Spousal/partner employment
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Employment assistance service | Government of Quebec
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- Learn about regulated trades and occupations | Governement of Quebec
- Learn french | Government of Quebec
- List of professional orders |Office des professions du Québec (French Only)
Youth and child education
- Family and childcare | CFMWS
- Preschool, elementary and secondary schools | Government of Quebec
- Support for students with handicaps, social maladjustments or learning difficulties | Gouvernement of Quebec
Healthcare
Saskatchwan
Saskatchewan
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in Saskatchewan and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
Spousal/partner employment
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- Regulated occupations and licensing requirements | Government of Saskatchewan
- SaskJobs | Government of Saskatchewan
- SaskJobs – career services | Government of Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan regulatory bodies | Government of Saskatchewan
Kindergarten to grade 12 educational resources for families
- Inclusion and intervention plan guidelines | Government of Saskatchewan
- Information on pre-kindergarten to grade 12 education for newcomers | Government of Saskatchewan
- K-12 school divisions in Saskatchewan | Government of Saskatchewan
- PreK-12 education, early learning and schools | Government of Saskatchewan
- Supporting students with additional needs | Government of Saskatchewan
Early learning and childcare resources for families
- Childcare homes or centres in Saskatchewan | Government of Saskatchewan
- Early childhood intervention program | Government of Saskatchewan
- Early years and childcare | Government of Saskatchewan
- Family and childcare | CFMWS
- Prekindergarten | Government of Saskatchewan
Healthcare
Yukon
Yukon
In the following lists, you will find Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) available in Yukon and information about healthcare, childcare, and employment:
Military Family Resource Centres
- MFRC Yellowknife | CFMWS (The MFRC is based in Yellowknife, but it explicitly provides services to families in Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.)
Spousal/partner employment
- Contact us | Labour Mobility
- Get training or find employment | Government of Yukon
- Home | Labour Mobility
- Labour mobility | Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Labour mobility | Government of Canada
- Professional licensing | Government of Yukon
Youth and child education
Healthcare
Military families like yours are the experts on your own relocation experiences. Your personal stories are integral to shaping the SCSC's understanding of the challenges that you have faced when moving across Canada and settling in a new location. Those first-hand accounts will inform discussions and efforts going forward. We encourage you to complete the feedback form(s) below on the subjects relevant to your experience. We recommend that you fill out these forms a few months into a new posting when the experiences are still fresh in your mind, or to reflect on past postings.