Opportunities for Canada’s Reserve Forces
Reserve Force Academic Conference 2024
Conference Details
Date: Friday, September 27, 2024
Time: 0830-1630 EST
Location:
Hybrid event – Virtual via MS Teams; or in-person at:
Place du Portage-Phase 4 - Outaouais
140 Promenade du Portage,
Gatineau, QC J8X 3X5
Dress: Business casual or No. 3B for military personnel.
Contact
Lieutenant Commander Jenn Compeau, CD
Telephone: 705-817-2874
Email: Jennifer.Compeau@forces.gc.ca
Registration
Register for the 2024 Reserve Force Academic Conference
About
The Reserve Force Academic Conference 2024 will unite researchers across Canada and abroad devoting their efforts and interest towards opportunities related to Canadian Armed Forces Reserves or other reserve forces, with a specific focus on the Primary Reserve, the Canadian Rangers, the Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Services, as well as the Supplementary Reserve, through a hybrid conference being held in the Ottawa/Gatineau region and online, on Friday, 27 September 2024.
Theme
The focus of the 2024 Academic Conference will be on "Opportunities for Reserve Forces in Canada." This conference aims to identify and consolidate research in the areas of recruiting and retention as well as opportunities for new reserve capabilities, while also emphasizing the unique skillsets that reservists bring due to their employment duality. Furthermore, we seek to facilitate discussions on diversity and inclusion within reserve forces, encompassing aspects such as bilingualism, gender, minority groups, indigenous peoples, and employing a Sex and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) approach.
Presentation Topics:
- Strategies for recruiting and retaining individuals to reserve forces, leveraging the unique competencies acquired through employment duality.
- Innovative approaches to promoting diversity and inclusion within reserve forces, including bilingualism, gender equality, representation of minority groups, and Indigenous peoples.
- Case studies and best practices highlighting successful initiatives in recruiting and retaining diverse reservists.
- Innovative concepts that explore the nexus between unique competencies and identity constructs of the reserve force and opportunities for new capabilities.
- The Role of the Reserve Force in the Implementation of the New Defence Strategy - Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada’s Defence.
By inviting the academic community, government scientists and interested parties to a symposium dedicated to research on military issues, Canadians will benefit from the greater coordination of efforts, and the expanded capacity to perform much needed research. This collaboration will create a bridge between the academic and government research environments to ensure that conclusions drawn are of the utmost quality for our dedicated Reserve Force personnel.
Conference Leads
Colonel Meaghan Setter, Director Reserve Force Knowledge Management, Chief of Reserves, Vice Chief of Defence Staff
Dr. Stéphanie Bélanger, CD, Academic Engagement, Director Reserve Force Knowledge Management, Chief of Reserves, Vice Chief of Defence Staff/ Professor, Royal Military College of Canada, Stephanie.Belanger@rmc.ca
Agenda
Start of Conference
08:30
In-person registration
08:45
Land acknowledgment
Introductions
09:00
Chief of Force Development – Opening remarks
Presenter: MGen Darcy Molstad, CD; Chief of Force Development, Canadian Armed Forces
09:15
The Typical Reservist
Presenter: Col Meaghan Setter, CD; Director Reserve Force Knowledge Management, Chief of Reserves, Canadian Armed Forces.
09:30
Lived experience of a Canadian Ranger
Presenter: Sgt Judy Meekis; Patrol Sergeant, Sandy Lake Canadian Ranger Patrol, 3CRPG
10:00
Questions and answers
10:15
Break
1st SESSION: Total Defence Force and Transformational Change
10:30
Panel discussion: Moving to a Total Defence Force: Integrating CAF Regular and Reserve Forces.
Panel Chair: Irina Goldenberg, PhD; Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis, Military Personnel Command.
- Guardians of the north: Assessing the Canadian Defence Team concept.
Author: Howard G. Coombs, PhD; Royal Military College of Canada. - Employment equity as a strategic enabler.
Author: Patrick Kelly, MSM, CD; Planning Manager, DGMPRA, Department of National Defence. - Future Regular-Reserve integration.
Author: Michael Rostek, CD, PhD, APF; Defence Scientist, DGMPRA, Department of National Defence.
11:15
Question and answers
12:00
Lunch
2nd SESSION: Reserve Force Opportunities
13:00
What reserve for the Canadian Army?
Author: Col Richard Garon, PhD; Director CIMIC and PsyOps, Canadian Armed Forces.
13:15
Assessing Veteran Affairs Canada’s research and its influence on income replacement policy for disabled Reserve Force veterans.
Author: MGen (Ret’d) John Milne, MSM, CD, BSc, MA.
13:30
The time is now for integrating formal evaluation of simulation training initiatives to effectively assess medical personnel’s competency in the Canadian Forces health services.
Authors: Sarah Ibrahim, RN, MN, PhD, CHSE; Scientific Associate IV, Program for Health System and Technology Evaluation, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute; Quality Improvement Innovation Educator, The Jay and Sari Sonshine Centre for Stroke Prevention & Cerebrovascular Brain Health; Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Research Member, Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE), University of Toronto; Nursing Officer, 25 Field Ambulance, Canadian Armed Forces; and Jana Lok, NP, PhD, ENC(C), CHSE, CD; Assistant Professor, Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto; Nursing Officer, 4 Health Services Group, Canadian Armed Forces.
13:45
Primary Reserve Force members’ perceptions of organizational support and organizational culture: Results from the 2024 Your Say Matters survey.
Author: Cynthia Wan, PhD; CMP, Department of National Defence.
14:00
Breakout sessions
14:30
Break
14:45
Regroup
3rd SESSION: Reserve Force Capability and Readiness
15:00
Personnel considerations for Primary Reserve Force capability and readiness: Perspectives of Reserve unit leaders and their members.
Author: Sean Pearce, PhD; DGMPRA, Director Research Operational and Organizational Dynamics 4, Department of National Defence.
15:15
The Supplementary Reserve as a force multiplier for the Canadian Armed Forces.
Author: Col Martin Barrette, OMM, MSM, CD, MA, AdeC; Health Services Group HQ, Canadian Armed Forces.
15:30
Special Force: A discussion for readiness.
Presenter: Maj Jon O’Connor, J6 CFC; Regional Liaison Officer, 32 CBG HQ, Canadian Armed Forces.
15:45
Low-cost, scalable transformation – lessons from NZDF’s Reserve Force directorate.
Authors: Col Roger Margetts, ONZM, NZSAS; New Zealand Defence Force; and Maj Megan McKenna, PhD; Director Reserve Force Systems Delivery, Defence Reserves Youth & Sport; New Zealand Defence Force.
16:00
Breakout sessions
16:30
Regroup and Closing Remarks
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