| National Defence | backgrounders
The Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle is a wheeled combat vehicle that can fulfill a variety of roles on the battlefield, such as reconnaissance and surveillance, security, command and control, cargo, and armoured transport of personnel and equipment.
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The Naval Engineering Test Establishment (NETE) is the Department of National Defence’s principal naval test and evaluation centre. NETE provides independent verification and validation, as well as expert test and evaluation services to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and other National Defence organizations from coast to coast. This ensures the engineering safety and effectiveness of naval equipment.
| National Defence | backgrounders
The Military Police National Motorcycle Relay is the world’s longest annual motorcycle relay and serves as a fundraiser which has raised more than $480 000 on behalf of the Military Police Fund for Blind Children and other charities since its inception in 2009.
| National Defence | backgrounders
From July 18 to July 21, 2017, a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) contingent will continue an annual tradition, participating in the International Four Day Marches Nijmegen.
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The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) celebrate the contributions that First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people have made to Canada and its military.
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Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members will receive a compounded increase of 5.1% to allowances, including all Environmental Allowances and some Special Allowances.
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Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members will receive a compounded increase of 6.34% to pay and a lump sum back-payment starting June 30, 2017.
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Harassment complaints must be tracked according to the Harassment Prevention and Resolution Guidelines.
| National Defence | backgrounders
On November 2, 2016, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) convened a Special Staff Assistance Visit (SSAV) to the Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC) that will report findings to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) by the end of 2016.
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In 1996 the Province of Alberta de-regulated the electricity market. Recognizing this as an opportunity to take a whole-of-government approach to supplying electricity to federal departments in Alberta, Public Services and Procurement Canada awarded a 10-year contract to ENMAX to provide electricity to 11 departments.
