Well this may help some -
http://vcds.mil.ca/apps/canforgens/default-eng.asp?id=116-24&type=canforgen
Some points from the defense team release:
IREM is out and effective 2 Apr 2025. Wonder why that date?
To be eligible for an IREM, CAF members must:
- Be part of the Regular Force or the Primary Reserves;
- Have reached Operational Functional Point in their currently assigned occupation;
- Perform military duties at an assigned workplace unless identified as an employment limitation, and during hours normally expected from a Regular Force or the Primary Reserve member;
- Have valid Terms of Service (TOS) for continued employment, noting there may be a requirement to renew the TOS and that the IREM will not extend beyond the compulsory retirement age of 60;
- Be within an occupation experiencing a critical shortage, or one in which the Commanding Officer (CO) identifies a requirement for a specific skill set;
- Maintain an expected standard of conduct and performance that will not lead to an earlier or immediate release; and
- Be recommended by their CO.
While on an IREM, CAF members do not have to meet the FORCE/Common Military Task Fitness Evaluation requirements.
Further career implications for members on an IREM should be considered. The IREM may be approved on a case-by-case basis for a three-year period. Members who are eligible for IREM may continue to receive posting instructions to meet the needs of the CAF and are not eligible for promotions or career courses.
In the Mil Pers Instr
http://cmp-cpm.mil.ca/assets/CMP_In...interim-reconstitution-employment-measure.pdf it also states:
3. Career Implications
3.1 General
The IREM career implications are:
CF Mil Pers Instr 03/24 Interim Reconstitution Employment Measure
a. The Reg F members will remain subject to postings to meet the needs of the CAF or to be gainfully employed;
b. CAF members serving on an IREM will not be eligible for career courses;
c. CAF members on an IREM will serve in their substantive rank and will not be eligible for promotions or granted an acting while so employed (AWSE) rank or appointment. Members who were previously granted an AWSE rank must cease to fill the position (see note) for which the AWSE rank was granted, prior to commencing an IREM. CAF members holding acting lacking (AL) rank will retain their AL rank;
d. Upon medical release, a CAF member is only eligible to be considered for a sub-component transfer to the Canadian Rangers (CR) or the Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service (COATS);
e. Remote work, applicable only to Reg F members, will be in accordance with CF Mil Pers Instr 01/22, Changing a Place of Duty and the Use of Postings to Enable Remote Work Options;
f. Members will remain subject to all CAF applicable regulations, policies, orders, instructions, and directives;
g. While on an IREM, CAF members will not be required to complete the FORCE Evaluation or the CMTFE; and
h. While on an IREM, CAF members will Opt-Out from the annual appraisal system as described in CF Mil Pers Instr 01/23, Performance and Competency Evaluation (PaCE).
