Ottawa – The Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre (SMSRC) is committed to improving access to support services for individuals affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community. The SMSRC launched its 2024-25 call for applications for the Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program. This initiative aims to broaden the availability of support services and strengthen collaboration between community-based organizations …
Ottawa – Increasing access to support services across Canada for members of the wider Defence community who have been affected by sexual misconduct is a priority for the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre (SMSRC) announced that its Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program recently began …
Iqaluit – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence; Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, met with P.J. Akeeagok, Premier of Nunavut; Ranj Pillai, Premier of Yukon; and R.J. Simpson, Premier of the Northwest Territories. Ministe Blair hosted today’s meeting in Iqaluit to brief the Premiers with an update on Arctic and northern security in advance …
Ottawa – One of the most important roles of any government is to protect its country and its people. In a rapidly changing world, we are committed to fulfilling this essential responsibility. This is why our government has made significant investments in Defence, more than doubling the budget of the Department of National Defence between 2016-2017 and 2026-2027. But our world has evolved …
Ottawa – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, provided an update on culture change reforms in the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Force (CAF) in response to the Final Report of Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour’s Independent External Comprehensive Review (IECR) of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces. This update comes on the one-year …
Ottawa – The Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) released a strategy to improve its environmental sustainability and climate change resilience through our science, technology, and innovation research. DND/CAF manages an extensive portfolio of real estate, air, land and maritime fleets required for the defence of Canada. The DND/CAF Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Science and …
Ottawa – The Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) continue to advance programs and initiatives to support survivors of sexual misconduct and to address the root causes of harmful behaviour. Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre – Support to Survivors The independent Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre (SMSRC) provides support services and referrals to serving …
