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COVID-19 continues to be a serious health threat as we face more transmissible and more dangerous variants of concern, including the Delta and Omicron variants, which are currently driving the beginning of a new wave of infections.

As the health and well-being of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and public servants of the Defence Team is taken very seriously and in respect to the Government of Canada’s intent to require vaccination across the federal public service, the Chief of the Defence Staff released a Directive on the COVID-19 vaccination policy. All CAF members, including public servants, will be require to provide their vaccination attestation by October 29, 2021 with full compliance by November 15, 2021. CAF members who are unwilling to disclose their vaccination status and/or who choose to not be fully vaccinated will be directed to attend a virtual educational seminar provided by healthcare workers on the benefits of COVID-19 vaccinations. In addition, they may be subject to remedial or alternative administrative measures.

For applicants currently going through the recruitment process, it means that, upon becoming a member of the CAF, you will have to comply with such policy.

The Canadian Forces Recruiting Group also synchronize its efforts to align with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the guidance they have provided while respecting applicable provincial guidelines.

As a result, all Canadian Forces Recruiting Centres are restricting public activities and access. This does not mean that we are not accepting applications. New applicants are encouraged to start their application here. Due to reduced staffing levels, processing time will be longer than usual. Thank you, in advance, for your patience and continuing interest in joining the CAF.

Moreover, please note that all in-person interactions are restricted and by appointment only. If contacted for an appointment, additional protective protocols, including increased questions specific to individual circumstances, are being implemented to ensure the continued health and safety of our applicants and recruiting teams. At this time, applicants will be required to make a verbal and written attestation to their vaccination status prior to physically entering any Canadian Forces Recruiting Group facility.

These efforts are taken to ensure maximum care for both our applicants and CAF members. As such, our response and application processing times will be extended.