Cadets

The Office is a direct source of information, referral, and education for the men and women of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. [...] Any of the following people may bring a complaint to the Ombudsman when the matter is directly related to the Department of National Defence or the Canadian Armed Forces: a current or former member of the Canadian Armed Forces a current or former member of the Cadets a current or former employee of the Department of National Defence a current or former non-public fund employee a person a [...] Section II: Context Section 46 of the National Defence Act is the legislative authority for the Canadian Cadet Organizations.7 The Act places the cadet organizations under the control and supervision of the Canadian Armed Forces. [...] The Canadian Cadet Organizations run the national Canadian Cadet Program, which is funded by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, and supported by the Cadet Leagues of Canada, which are civilian non-profit organizations that exist through grants provided by National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. [...] The Canadian Cadet Organizations acknowledge that cadet activities present some element of risk and that this danger is heightened because of the age of cadets.9 Though accidents like the Valcartier grenade explosion are the exception, our Office has stressed the importance of the Department of National Defence, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Cadet Organizations working together to put