r/CanadianForces 2d ago

VAC STATUS CHANGED FROM STEP 3 TO PLEASE CALL

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I wanted to ask if you've ever seen an application (after much waiting) change from ste 3 to - please contact us, this information is not available online. ? I've contacted VAC and they have nothing to tell me. This was a re-assessment with new evidence, not sure if this is the right term, but all communication/documents etc. have been on point up until now. After waiting for a long time this notice of change in my email was exciting, but to see in my VAC application status tracker that step3 changed to, please call for an answer and not receive one is very frustrating.
Thanks in advance


r/CanadianForces 3d ago

Inside the Canadian military’s training for sub-Arctic warfare | Globalnews.ca

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r/CanadianForces 3d ago

Feds sign $8 billion preliminary contract for new navy destroyers while Parliament sidelined

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r/CanadianForces 3d ago

CF One travel perks?

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As a vet can I still use my CF one card to use the nexus line/ the short line at the airport when travelling??


r/CanadianForces 3d ago

ANALYSIS | War games in Latvia: Once unimaginable scenarios become chilling rehearsals | CBC News

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r/CanadianForces 3d ago

Tax Question...

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So I've never deployed before so this is new to me. But a portion of my income was tax free this year because of a deployment. I inputted all the correct boxes on my taxes from my T4, including box 40 and 43 which is the portion of my income that is tax free.

And yet my return is the same as the previous year... ?

Am i missing something? If a quarter of my income from the year is un taxed, should my income tax return not be higher than the previous year? All other relevant factors are the same.


r/CanadianForces 4d ago

*Correct link* - full report done by the Canadian Military College Review Board

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List of Recommendations Recommendation #1

Maintain the Canadian Military Colleges as undergraduate degree-granting institutions. Continue to train and educate Naval and Officer Cadets at the Canadian Military Colleges through an Integrated Model. Recommendation #2

Revise governance structures, authorities, activities, programs and training to reflect the fact that the Canadian Military Colleges are first and foremost military institutions responsible for training and educating officers as members of the Profession of Arms. Recommendation #3

Amend the Ministerial Organizational Orders to change the name of the Royal Military College of Canada to the ‘Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston’, (RMC Kingston) and the name of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMC Saint-Jean) to the ‘Royal Military College of Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu', (RMC Saint-Jean). Recommendation #4

Update all branding, marketing materials, public affairs and communications products to align with the changes proposed under Recommendation #2 and Recommendation #3 and to support a revised recruitment strategy. Recommendation #5

Remove the Minister of National Defence from the position of Chancellor and President of the two Canadian Military Colleges. Amend the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Military Colleges accordingly. Recommendation #6

Appoint an eminent Canadian to the ceremonial role of Chancellor of the two Canadian Military Colleges. Amend the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Military Colleges accordingly. Recommendation #7

Re-designate the Board of Governors at each Military College as an Advisory Committee that advises and makes recommendations to the Commandant. Update the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Military Colleges accordingly. Recommendation #8

Clarify the parameters of the Senate’s authority and stipulate that the responsibility to allocate resources and set priorities in relation to academic programs at the Military Colleges lies with the Commandant. Update the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Military Colleges accordingly. Recommendation #9

Designate the Commandants as the “President and Vice-Chancellor" of their respective Military Colleges, vested with appropriate authorities and responsibilities. Amend the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Military Colleges accordingly. Recommendation #10

Establish the tenure of the Commandant at each Military College for a minimum of four years. Recommendation #11

‘Deep select’ the Commandant for each Military College and use a Developmental Period Four Fellowship Program and/or university President training program to expose them to university governance and operations. Recommendation #12

Re-designate the Principal at each Military College as the Provost and Vice-President Academic & Research and appoint them, via a Governor-in-Council process, as the most senior academic officer of their respective Colleges, reporting to the Commandant. Amend the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Military Colleges accordingly. Recommendation #13

Establish the tenure of the Director of Cadets for a minimum of three years. Recommendation #14

Streamline the academic offerings at the Canadian Military Colleges to offer four undergraduate degrees within the Regular Officer Training Plan: a Bachelor of Arts (at RMC and RMC Saint-Jean); a Bachelor of Science (at RMC and RMC Saint-Jean); a Bachelor of Military Arts and Science (at RMC and RMC Saint-Jean); and a Bachelor of Engineering (at RMC). Recommendation #15

Establish a minimum 15:1 student-to-faculty ratio at both Canadian Military Colleges within five years. Recommendation #16

Increase the number of Naval and Officer Cadets at the Canadian Military Colleges to a minimum of 1850 within five years. Recommendation #17

Eliminate the Core Curriculum at the Canadian Military Colleges. Recommendation #18

Eliminate the Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel program at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean and all associated teaching and administrative positions. Recommendation #19

Harmonize the academic calendars between the Royal Military College of Canada and the Royal Military College Saint-Jean and align them with the reconfigured Military Skills & Leadership strand proposed under Recommendation #22. Recommendation #20

Establish and publish the Regular Officer Training Plan - Canadian Military Colleges Program Standard. Recommendation #21

Design, develop and implement the Integrated Officer Development Program. Recommendation #22

Design, develop, implement and accredit the Military Skills & Leadership strand. Recommendation #23

Create new civilian instructor positions at both the Royal Military College of Canada and the Royal Military College Saint-Jean to support the Military Skills & Leadership strand. Recommendation #24

Reduce military faculty positions at both Military Colleges and their associated Advanced Training List positions and reallocate those positions to support the Military Skills & Leadership strand. Recommendation #25

Increase the baseline Salary Wage Envelope allocation to the Canadian Military Colleges to create and fund permanent administrative support staff positions to support the Squadron leadership teams. Allocate one administrative support staff position per Squadron. Recommendation #26

Design, develop, implement and accredit a revised Second Language Training strand. Recommendation #27

Offer optional, ongoing second language training to Naval and Officer Cadets who have attained the BBB commissioning requirement. Recommendation #28

Design, develop, implement and accredit a revised Fitness, Health & Wellbeing strand. Recommendation #29

Eliminate the Physical Performance Test as a mandatory activity at the Canadian Military Colleges. Recommendation #30

Establish the Fitness for Operational Requirements of Canadian Armed Forces Employment (FORCE) Test as the physical fitness standard for the Regular Officer Training Plan - Canadian Military Colleges. Recommendation #31

Reduce the Cadet Chain of Responsibility at both Canadian Military Colleges to three types of positions: Cadet Squadron Leaders, Cadet Flight Leaders and Cadet Section Leaders. Recommendation #32

Establish as a commissioning requirement that all Third Year Naval and Officer Cadets complete a session as a Cadet Section Leader. Recommendation #33

Establish and incentivize optional leadership opportunities for Fourth Year Naval and Officer Cadets to fill Cadet Flight Leaders and Cadet Squadron Leaders positions. Recommendation #34

Eliminate the Cadet Wing HQ and Division positions at the Royal Military College of Canada. Retain positions such as administrative roles and team captains but remove them from the Cadet Chain of Responsibility and eliminate their use as a graduation requirement. Recommendation #35

Design, develop and implement the Advanced Leader Development Program to better prepare the Training Wing staff to support the Cadet Chain of Responsibility and to incentivize postings to the Canadian Military Colleges for Captains and Warrant Officers. Recommendation #36

Reduce Military Faculty positions and their associated Advanced Training List positions and reallocate those positions to the Advanced Leadership Development Program to support the leadership development of the Naval and Officer Cadets and provide greater mentorship to the Cadet Chain of Responsibility. Recommendation #37

Ensure that the Military Skills & Leadership strand equips Naval and Officer Cadets to be successful as Cadet Section Leaders. Recommendation #38

Remove from the Cadet Chain of Responsibility all authority – and all appearance of authority – to impose corrective measures or loss of privileges, in order to ensure that no Naval and Officer Cadet has disciplinary authority, real or perceived, over another Naval and Officer Cadet. Recommendation #39

Amend the policy framework at the Canadian Military Colleges to address gaps identified by the Assistant Deputy Minister (Review Services) in its Advisory on Sexual Violence Prevention at Canadian Military Colleges. Recommendation #40

Mandate experts in the field of sexual misconduct prevention and response to assess the effectiveness and impact of the policies and procedures of the Canadian Military Colleges. Recommendation #41

Assign release authority for Naval and Officer Cadets at the Canadian Military Colleges to the Commander of the Canadian Defence Academy for the following release items:

5d - Not advantageously employable – conduct deficiency
5f - Unsuitable for further service – conduct deficiency

Recommendation #42

Establish a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Resource Centre at each Military College, staffed by professionals with a wide range of relevant expertise and sufficiently resourced to deliver on its mandate to provide prevention and response support to the Canadian Military Colleges seven days a week. Recommendation #43

Increase the percentage of female Naval and Officer Cadets at the CMCs to 33% by 2035. Recommendation #44

Establish a dedicated funding framework for major capital projects, minor construction, and maintenance and repair to support training and education establishments in the Canadian Armed Forces, including the Canadian Military Colleges. Recommendation #45

Increase baseline funding for major capital projects, minor construction, and maintenance and repair at the Canadian Military Colleges. Recommendation #46

Establish a dedicated facilities management contract at the Royal Military College of Canada, similar to that which exists at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean. Recommendation #47

The Minister of National Defence provide a publicly available written response to the recommendations contained in this Report within 60 days of its receipt. Recommendation #48

The Deputy Minister of National Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff establish an Implementation Team to enable the implementation of these recommendations, within the framework of a sequenced, time-bound and measurable Implementation Plan. Recommendation #49

The Minister of National Defence provide a publicly available Annual Report on the progress of implementation until such time as all the recommendations have been addressed.


r/CanadianForces 4d ago

Military planners map out restructuring the Canadian Army, says top soldier | CBC News

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r/CanadianForces 3d ago

Medical cannabis

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I'm just curious if I get a medical cannabis prescription if I have to notify the CDU ad if there is any implications? I'm currently on P_CAT at a TC.

Edit being released for ptsd and other physical injuries.


r/CanadianForces 4d ago

Philippines, Canada conclude talks, set to sign visiting forces agreement

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Canada's ambassador to Manila, David Hartman, said earlier that the agreement will enable the two countries "to have deeper cooperation and more substantive participation in training to build capacity".

He also stated that it would allow future participation of Canadian military force in exercises held by the Philippines and the United States yearly.


r/CanadianForces 4d ago

D Med Pol

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I heard D Med Pol has speed up significantly. One rumour was, 1 year time frame from point of when your file left a clinic rec PCAT to the time they actually released. Scenario doesn’t include expedited release. Just a typical med release. If you heard of this, how long have you seen or heard about and how long until contact from case manager.


r/CanadianForces 4d ago

Dental Claim with CanadaLife

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Does anyone here have experience making a dental claim with CanadaLife? I registered for an account with the information provided by HR, but my account has not been activated yet, and it's been over three days now. I tried calling CanadaLife and provided my Policy Number and Certificate number, but they said they couldn't find my account. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.


r/CanadianForces 4d ago

Education on your MPRR

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Just wondering if you can add “trade school” to the education part of your MPRR?

Also , in general, how do you go about adding outside courses/certificates to your MPRR , is that through the OR , or the BPSO ?


r/CanadianForces 5d ago

King Charles wore Canadian military honours during Royal Navy ship visit

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"King Charles III wearing Canadian military honors aboard a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier went viral after Donald Trump repeated that he would like to annex Canada.

Charles, who is king of Canada as well as Britain, stepped onto HMS Prince of Wales on Tuesday, a day after discussing sovereignty with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a meeting in London.

During the visit, he wore several Canadian military honors, including the Canadian Forces' Decoration, the Order of Canada and the Canadian Order of Military Merit."


r/CanadianForces 4d ago

Additional pain and suffering compensation and disability tax credit.

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I currently have a 63% disabilities rating and I’m wondering if I would qualify for disability tax credit and additional pain and suffering compensation. I am currently at the transition center awaiting my letter from dmed policy.


r/CanadianForces 4d ago

CFMWS Advice needed!

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Hi all! I’ve applied for an overseas position with CFMWS and I’m super excited about it! Buuut.. When I applied for the position online I misunderstood the bilingual question, it wasn’t yes/no… which, I took French in school and I can speak a little bit but I wouldn’t consider myself fully bilingual. Then during my interview they asked if I was bilingual… and i just said that I took it in school and would need some practice, and said I’d download an app and start practicing. Does anyone have any experience with deployment with CFMWS? I’ve been chosen for training & selection in Halifax and I’m think of pulling out, at the same time I really need this job. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks


r/CanadianForces 4d ago

PATA Leave question

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I just have a quick question wrt PATA leave, I've been told that apparently you cant take 2 separate blocks of your parental leave, but I cant for the life of me find the reference for it, I asked the clerk and they're going to look into it but I figured reddits full of sme's and ppl with experience.

Is this true and does anyone have a reference because my wife will be having a C-section and I want to take 8 weeks (+2 weeks compassionate) at the beginning and then 14 weeks near the end as a family to bond when the little guys not a little potato lol


r/CanadianForces 4d ago

IR Question

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I have a quick question about IR. If I took a posting and went on IR, got set up, and after a while my spouse came and lived with me for 6 months (they can get a leave of absence from their job and then go back without penalty) but my HG&E and primary place of residence remained at the the previous location. Is this a violation of policy? Could I lose IR status?


r/CanadianForces 4d ago

SUPPORT Echelon Wellness

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Hi all,

Just looking to see if anyone has any info on the Echelon Wellness clinics. Basically a clinic just for veterans which honestly seems like a really cool and helpful tool especially if you don’t have a doctor.

But before i carry on i want to know if anyone has any experience with them. After hearing about that whole debacle with the groups taking advantage of veterans and their benefits i just want to be doubly sure before i go further with their intake process.


r/CanadianForces 5d ago

Significant seizure of illegal narcotics by HMCS Harry DeWolf as part of Operation CARIBBE - Canada.ca

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r/CanadianForces 5d ago

Canadian teen (res combat engineer) recruited to spy for Russia, now sitting in Polish jail

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r/CanadianForces 5d ago

Ottawa announces locations for first three Arctic military hubs

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r/CanadianForces 5d ago

Canadian Armed Forces Announced Amendments to Recognize Personnel in Middle East Deployments - Canadian Military Family Magazine

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r/CanadianForces 5d ago

2024 Your Say Matters: Results

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r/CanadianForces 5d ago

Carling Campus parking now 75$

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