disclosure of wrongdoings and unacceptable behaviour

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For CAF members click the link below and "before you submit your disclosure". Click on the FOR CAF MEMBERS tab. They are submitted via email outside of your chain of command to the  following email address: IDO-BDI@forces.gc.ca  which is within the Directorate of Internal Disclosures. Your privacy will be respected and you are safe from reprisal by the chain of command due to the NEW QR&O 19.15 PROHIBITION OF REPRISAL (scroll down for more).

 For CAF members, the Canadian Armed Forces Disclosure Process (CAF DP) defines a wrongdoing as:

1. a contravention of an Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, or any regulation made under any such Act (e.g., Financial Administration Act);
2. a misuse of public property or non-public property (e.g., contracting irregularities);
3. a gross mismanagement (e.g., abuse of authority);
4. an act or omission that creates a substantial and specific danger to the life, health or safety of persons, or to the environment, other than a danger that is inherent in the performance of the duties or functions of a person (e.g., circumventing safety protocols);
5. a serious breach of the Code of Service Discipline (CAF members). (e.g., ethical scenarios); and
6. knowingly directing or counselling a person to commit a wrongdoing as described above.

 If you are not sure whether or not your allegation is considered a wrongdoing under legislation and would like to receive a consultation before you submit your disclosure, please contact the Internal Disclosure Office at the following email address:  IDO-BDI@forces.gc.ca or if on DWAN look them up in the GAL as ++IDO-BDI@ADM(RS)

 Please Note: To access the form, please right-click on the “Disclosure of Wrongdoing Form” link, select “save link as” to save the document to your computer, then open the form with Adobe Acrobat Reader. 

(1) In this article, "disclosure of wrongdoing" means the disclosure by a person of any information that the person believes could show that any of the following wrongdoings has been committed or is about to be committed, or that the person has been asked to commit:

1. a contravention of any Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, or of any regulations made under any such Act;
2. a misuse of public property or non-public property;
3. a gross mismanagement;
4. an act or omission that creates a substantial and specific danger to the life, health or safety of persons, or to the environment, other than a danger that is inherent in the performance of the duties or functions of a person; or
5. knowingly directing or counselling a person to commit a wrongdoing set out in any of subparagraphs (a) to (d).

(2) No officer or non-commissioned member shall take any of the following actions, or direct that any be taken, against any person who has, in good faith, reported to a proper authority any infringement of the pertinent statutes, regulations, rules, orders and instructions governing the conduct of any person subject to the Code of Service Discipline, made a disclosure of wrongdoing or cooperated in an investigation carried out in respect of such a report or disclosure:

1. a disciplinary action;
2. a career remedial or other administrative action;
3. the demotion of the person;
4. the release, recommendation for release or termination of employment of the person;
5. any measure that adversely affects the service, employment or working conditions of the person; or
6. a threat to take any of the actions referred to in any of subparagraphs (a) to (e).

Military Values and Unacceptable Behaviour

Loyalty

Breach security of information.

Failure to take responsibility for one's action or inaction.

Failure to give credit to whom it is due.

Failure to develop subordinates.

Integrity

Belong to, support or maintain an association with groups or organizations that are contrary to CAF values and principles.

Support conduct that is in any way hateful, discriminatory, illegal, or inappropriate.

Obtain personal gain from those doing business with the CAF or DND.

Act in a manner that would bring discredit to the CAF.

Use position or status to obtain a personal advantage, or to disadvantage others.

Courage

Avoid tough decisions, confrontations, or danger to the detriment of military service.

Go with the flow to "not rock the boat."

Act in a cowardly manner.

Fail to identify, respond, report and rectify unethical or illegal actions.

Condone, in any way, behaviour contrary to the CAF Ethos.

Excellence

Complete only essential or mandatory training.

Apply the minimum effort required to avoid repercussions.

Fail to encourage the use of both official languages within the workplace.

Fail to achieve minimum standards.

Disregard the importance of total health and fitness.

Inclusion

Allow favouritism in the selection of personnel for professional development, thereby disadvantaging others.
Withhold fair and consistent feedback on the performance of subordinates. 

Disregard other’s healthy work-life balance.

Dismiss subordinates’ accomplishments as being “part of the job.”

Ignore rituals of hazing, in any form, particularly as an initiation into a group or organization.

Accountability

Pass by faults, leaving them for someone else to correct.

Make excuses to avoid work or responsibility.

Apply different standards of behaviour when on and off duty.

Blame others for your mistakes.