8040-0 Regionally Directed Activities

Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Group Order (CJCR Gp O)

1. Identification

Date of Issue: 2021-03-15

Date of Verification: 2024-12-04

Application: This is an order that applies to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Civilian Instructors who provide support to the Canadian Cadet Organizations, and employees of the Department of National Defence employed within the Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Group.

Supersession: Cadet Administrative and Training Order 11-04, Cadet Program Outline, Annex B

Approval Authority: This order is issued under the authority of the Commander Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Group.

Office of Primary Interest: Deputy Chief of Staff Training

Enquiries: Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Group Headquarters J7 Youth

2. Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Complete Word or Phrase
CAF	Canadian Armed Forces
CJCR Gp	Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Group
CO	Commanding Officer
DND	Department of National Defence
NDA	Nationally Directed Activity
RDA	Regionally Directed Activity
RCSU	Regional Cadet Support Unit

3. Policy

• 3.1 RDAs are region-level training activities, designed to provide cadets with enriched opportunities that supplement the corps/squadron programs. RDAs are conducted by the RCSU and funded by CJCR Gp.
• 3.2 The conduct of RDAs is dependent on overall resource availability. The Comd CJCR Gp may impose annual limitations, constraints, and restraints, on the conduct of RDAs for any given fiscal year.
• 3.3 RDAs will be prescribed by the Comd CJCR Gp in the yearly Operation Plan: Cadet Program, and are divided into three categories:
  1. mandatory, which must be planned and delivered. These activities include common and elemental training opportunities;
  2. discretionary, which may be planned and delivered, and are selected to tailor the overall Cadet Program to match regional interests and capitalize on regional opportunities and resources; and
  3. optional, which may be planned and delivered based on available resources and regional opportunities. These activities fall outside of those listed in the yearly Operation Plan: Cadet Program.

4. Publication

Frequency of Publication

• 4.1 A periodic review of CJCR Gp Os will be initiated every three years, or more frequently if necessary.

Errors/Omissions or Suggestions

• 4.2 Users of CJCR Gp Os are encouraged to identify any errors, omissions, or suggested orders to the attention of CJCRPol-PolCRJC@forces.gc.ca.

5. References

Source References

• CJCR Gp O 8002-0, Cadet Training Structure

Related References

• CJCR Gp O 8030-0, Corps/Squadron Training
• CJCR Gp O 8050-0, National Directed Activities