Reserve Transition Support

To be eligible for RTS, you must meet the requirements set out in CAFMPI 06/25 articles 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8. Eligibility factors include:

• not being in receipt of Reserve Force – Compensation during a period of injury, disease or illness (RFC), (RFC) benefits or an income replacement under the Government Employees Compensation Act (GECA);
• your Reserve Force sub-component;
• your class of Reserve Service;
• being on a period of more than 180 days of uninterrupted full-time Reserve Service (without breaks in service) at the time of illness or injury;
• the medical employment limitations (MELs) assigned to you while on that period of Reserve Service;
• having a prognosis and circumstances that would restrict your assigned duties and full-time employment for a minimum of six months;

• Your dependants’ Public Service Health Care plan (PSHCP) and Reserve Dental Care Plan (RDCP) coverage can continue without interruption.
• With an attached posting to a Transition Unit (TU), you can expect the level of support offered by CAF Transition Centres (CAF TC).
• You may also be eligible for the following programs and services:
  • access to medical treatment and/or rehabilitation;
  • service benefits for ill or injured members;
  • Return to Duty program (RTD);
  • Complex Transition Support (CTS);
  • CAF Long Term Disability (CAF LTD) Vocational Rehabilitation program; and
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Program for Serving Members (VRPSM)

Your parent unit Commanding Officer (CO) must initiate your RTS request using DND Form 4452 - Request for Reserve Transition Support (RTS) and/or Attached Posting to the Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group (CAF TG) - (Reserve Force Supported Members) (available only on the Defence Network). This may be prompted by your Base/Wing Surgeon’s (B/W Surg) recommendation. Refer to CAFMPI 06/25 article 5.1 - Requests for RTS.

If you are located far from a Transition Centre, remaining in the position at your home unit’s location may be a better option than an attached posting to CAF TG. In cases like this, the parent unit CO may submit the request for RTS indicating they will keep you within your organization rather than attach posting you to CAF TG. Your chain of command remains your Managing Authority (MA), while CAF TG provides remote support to you and your chain of command. Refer to CAFMPI 06/25 article 4.2.

To make an informed decision about your eligibility for RTS and other support options, ask your nearest CAF Transition Centre Services Coordinator.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your request for RTS, you can submit a grievance to formally address the decision.

• Canadian Armed Forces Military Personnel Instructions 06/25 – Reserve Transition Support (RTS) Policy for Reserve Force (Res F) Members who are ill or Injured - Canada.ca
• DND Form 4452 - Request for Reserve Transition Support (RTS) and/or Attached Posting to the Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group (CAF TG) - (Reserve Force Supported Members) (Only on the Defence Network)
• Canadian Armed Forces Military Personnel Instructions 05/25 – Attached posting of Reserve Force members to the Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group - Canada.ca
• Canadian Armed Forces Military Personnel Instructions 03/25 – Canadian Armed Forces Transition to Post-Military Life - Canada.ca
• Canadian Armed Forces Military Personnel Instruction 20/04 – Administrative Policy of Class "A", Class "B" and Class "C" Reserve Service - Canada.ca
• Compensation Benefits Instruction 210.72 – Reserve Force – Compensation During a Period of Injury, Disease or Illness
• Reserve Force compensation - Canada.ca
• Compensation for ill and injured Reservists - Canada.ca
• Compensation for federal workers - Canada.ca
• Form CF98 - Report of Injury, Disease, Illness or Exposure (Only on the Defence Network)
• DAOD 5018-4, Return to Duty Program for Canadian Armed Forces Members - Canada.ca
• Military career transition - Canada.ca
• Grievances in the Canadian Armed Forces - Canada.ca
• MyCAF - Canada.ca