DND/CAF Ombudsman systemic investigations

From time to time, our office may investigate and report publicly on matters affecting the welfare of our constituents. The ultimate goal is to contribute to substantial and long-lasting improvements to the Defence community.

We investigate allegations of unfairness in a confidential and secure manner. In this way, the office protects the information it receives. After an investigation, we can make different types of recommendations to ensure fair treatment for members of the Defence community.

Year	Title
Ongoing	Systemic investigation with a focus on mental health
2022	Employment Equity and Diversity in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces
2022	Service versus Self
2020	Engaged in the World
2018	Understanding Retirement and Disability Benefits
2018	Positions over People
2017	Support to Bereaved Military Families
2017	Canadian Rangers
2016	Simplifying the Service Delivery Model for Medically Releasing Members of the Canadian Armed Forces
2016	Part-Time Soldiers with Full-Time Injuries: A Systemic Review of Canada’s Primary Reserve Force and Operational Stress Injuries
2016	Determining Service Attribution for Medically Releasing Members
2016	Cadets: An Investigation of the Support Provided to Cadets Who Suffer an Illness or Injury as a Result of a Cadet Activity
2016	A Systemic Review of Compensation Options for Ill and Injured Reservists
2015	The Feasibility of Providing Periodic Health Assessments to All Primary Reservists
2015	Canadian Armed Forces Best Positioned to Determine Public Service Priority Hiring for Releasing Members
2015	Boards of Inquiry: Families in Focus
2015	An Investigation into the 1974 Valcartier Cadets Grenade Incident
2013	Preliminary Assessment: Joint Personnel Support Unit
2013	On the Homefront: Assessing the Well-being of Canada's Military Families in the New Millennium
2013	An Examination of Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake (4 Wing)
2013	A Report Outlining the Delays in the Processing of Adjudications and Initial Authority
2012	Reserved Care: A Follow Up into the Treatment of Injured Reservists
2012	Fortitude under Fatigue: Assessing the Delivery of Care for Operational Stress Injury
2010	The Canadian Forces Grievance Process: Making It Right for Those Who Serve Archived
2008	Reserved Care: An Investigation into the Treatment of Injured Reservists Archived
2008	Assessing the State of Mental Health Services at CFB Petawawa Archived
2008	A Long Road to Recovery: Battling Operational Stress Injuries Archived
2007	A Sniper's Battle - A Father's Concern Archived
2006	The Canadian Face Behind the Recruiting Targets - A Review of the Canadian Forces Recruiting System: From Attraction to Enrolment Archived
2006	Heroism Exposed: An Investigation into the Treatment of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment Kuwait Veterans (1991) Archived
2005	Review of Board of Inquiry Examining Serious Injury Archived
2005	Making Things Right: Unfair Treatment by CF Grievance System Archived
2005	For the Sake of Fairness: The Case of the Squadron Leader (Retired) Clifton Wenzel Archived
2004	When a Soldier Falls: Reviewing the Response to MCpl Rick Wheeler's Accidental Death Archived
2004	From Tents to Sheets: An Analysis of the CF Experience with Third Location Decompression after Deployment Archived
2004	Complaints Concerning Chemical Agent Testing During World War II Archived
2004	Broken Promises: Complaints Concerning Meal Allowance For Extended Temporary Duty Archived
2003	Workplace Conflict at the Halifax Operational Trauma and Stress Support Centre Archived
2003	Unfair Deductions From SISIP Payments to Former CF Members Archived
2003	Off the Rails: Crazy Train Float Mocks Operational Stress Injury Sufferers Archived
2002	Unfair Demand to Repay Overpayments Made Under the Forces Reduction Program Archived
2002	Systemic Treatment of CF members with PTSD- Archived
2002	Follow-up Report Review of DND/CF Actions on Operational Stress Injuries Archived
2001	Allegations Against the Canadian Forces Archived

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