Canadian Forces General Messages (CANFORGENS)
About CANFORGENS
Canadian Forces General messages, also known as CANFORGENS, are important messages from Canadian Armed Forces leadership and are applicable to all CAF personnel.
As of June 1, 2026, new CANFORGENs are now available on Canada.ca. CANFORGENs from previous years are still available on the MyCAF mobile application as well as on the Defence Team Intranet.
- Download the MyCAF App Apple / Android
- Read CANFORGENS on the Intranet (accessible only on the internal DWAN network).
Other orders and directives
In addition to CANFORGENS, there are other CAF orders and directives that can be viewed on Canada.ca
- Defence Administrative Orders and Directives include administrative orders that apply to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and directives that apply to employees of National Defence.
- Queen's Regulations and Orders (QR&O) are regulations and orders for the organization, training, discipline, efficiency, administration, and government of the Canadian Armed Forces.
- See all publicly available policies, standards, orders, directives and regulations from the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.
There are other types of orders that can be read on the Defence Team Intranet (accessible only on the internal DWAN network) such as:
- Royal Canadian Navy General Messages (NAVGENs),
- Canadian Army General Messages (CANARMYGENs),
- Royal Canadian Air Force General Messages (CANAIRGENs),
- Canadian Forces Administrative Orders (CFAO)
- Canadian Forces Organization Orders (CFOO),
- and many more.