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THE PURPOSE OF THIS CANFORGEN IS TO ADVISE THE DEFENCE TEAM OF CHANGES TO THE CANFORGEN PROMULGATION MODEL TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY, WHILE MAINTAINING OPERATIONAL REACH AND CONTINUITY.
EFFECTIVE 01 JUNE 2026, THE CANFORGEN SYSTEM IS BEING AMENDED TO SUPPORT A DUAL PROMULGATION MODEL CONSISTING OF BOTH LEGACY AND MODERNIZED DISTRIBUTION METHODS.
CANFORGENS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROMULGATED THROUGH CONVENTIONAL MEANS USING THE CAF MESSAGING SYSTEM. THIS LEGACY VERSION WILL REMAIN IN AN ALL CAPS FORMAT AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS THE AUTHORITATIVE MESSAGE FOR OPERATIONAL DISTRIBUTION, INCLUDING TO DEPLOYED AND DISCONNECTED ENVIRONMENTS.
IN ADDITION TO THE LEGACY DISTRIBUTION METHOD, CANFORGENS WILL ALSO BE PROMULGATED THROUGH MODERNIZED DIGITAL CHANNELS, SPECIFICALLY CANADA DOT CA WEBPAGE AND THE MYCAF MOBILE APPLICATION. THESE MODERNIZED VERSIONS WILL BE WRITTEN IN AN ACCESSIBLE FORMAT, INCLUDING THE USE OF UPPER AND LOWER CASE LETTERS AND APPROPRIATE SPECIAL CHARACTERS, TO IMPROVE READABILITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
THE CONTENT OF THE LEGACY AND MODERNIZED VERSIONS OF A CANFORGEN MUST BE SUBSTANTIVELY IDENTICAL. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VERSIONS IS LIMITED TO FORMAT AND PRESENTATION ONLY.
AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE, CANFORGEN ORIGINATORS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TWO VERSIONS OF EACH CANFORGEN :

A. A LEGACY VERSION, PREPARED AND SUBMITTED USING THE EXISTING MESSAGE DRAFTER IN THE CAF MESSAGING SYSTEM, AND

B. A MODERNIZED, ACCESSIBLE VERSION, PREPARED IN A STANDARD DOCUMENT FORMAT SUITABLE FOR PUBLICATION TO CANADA DOT CA AND THE MYCAF APPLICATION.

FORMAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING FORMAT, SUBMISSION, AND PUBLICATION PROCEDURES WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH UPDATED STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ON THE DWAN INTRANET.
THIS MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE SUPPORTS ACCESSIBILITY, READABILITY, AND DIGITAL MODERNIZATION OBJECTIVES, WHILE PRESERVING THE OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND RELIABILITY OF THE CANFORGEN SYSTEM.
THIS IS A TRANSITORY STEP TO THE FUTURE END STATE OF PUBLISHED CANFORGENS IN A SINGLE ACCESIBLE FORMAT.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CHANGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CONTACT INCLUDED ON THE UPDATED STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ON THE DWAN INTRANET.