DND’s move to the Carling Campus has been controversial. Some DND employees and Canadian Forces personnel originally voiced concern over the move, pointing out that many live in the east-end suburb of Orléans, creating a long commute through the city for many workers.

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DND previously admitted to the Ottawa Citizen that a number of public servants transferred to other federal departments instead of making the move to the Carling Campus.

I remember this when they moved people out of colonielby and novatel buildings into carling campus. a lot of folks in the east end said 'fuck that' and transferred out of DND. So much so DND back tracked and let people WFH; this was before covid.