What is the Defence Ethics Programme?
The Defence Ethics Programme (DEP) is a comprehensive values-based ethics programme put in place to meet the needs of the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Forces (CF), at both the individual and the organizational levels. The aim and primary focus of the programme is to foster the practice of ethics in the workplace and in operations such that employees of the DND and members of the CF will consistently perform their duties to the highest ethical standards. Vision: To maintain ethical integrity by consistently applying the highest standards of values and ethics. Mission: To guide DND and CF personnel in choosing conduct that is consistently ethical.
