Grievance & C&P Support

While one can’t grieve the “order” to be vaccinated, one can grieve the decision to not grant an accommodation.  You can grieve a decision (that does not have an order), act or omission.  Also, if the member does not like the answer from the IA (Initial Authority), then it can go to the FA (Final Authority). In most cases the FA is the CDS (Chief of Defense Staff).  So, you cannot grieve that you are going to be 5Fed, as that comes from a CDS directive. 


However, you can grieve something that was missed or omitted along the process.  For example, if you submit your affidavit and the CO (Commanding Officer) does not forward it, that is grieveable.  Another an example would be, if your CO demands something from you and shortens the timeline given in the directive without providing you a reasonable excuse (like he is going to war tomorrow) then, it would be grieveable. 

You can also grieve your CO’s decision.  However, it will basically go nowhere.  In the meantime, we recommend keeping every email, log any event using a timetable (date, time, precise location, who was present, what it was about, etc) on a memory stick and backing it up with another memory stick.  Use your own home personal computer to do so.

Also, the CAF (Canadian Armed Forces) have an Integrated Conflict and Complaint Management program (ICCM).  The ICCM program provides CAF members a way to submit, track, and resolve complaints. ICCM helps CAF members to manage conflicts and complaints by working with you to meet your personal needs and solve conflict earlier in the complaint process by providing you with support and informal options.

You can find a grievance and harassment centre on every major base.  Don't seek this out from your CoC (Chain of Command). Call the operator on the base and ask for your local CCMS (Conflict & Complaint Management Services) Main office: 1-833-328-3351. 

(Services de Gestion des Conflits et des Plaintes - SGCP)