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The current team that develops and maintains CHEFS is handing it over to a new team. The NRM Showcase team has done an amazing job developing and supporting CHEFS and its users. A new Forms and Submissions team looks forward to carrying the torch in September 2022, working closely with users to develop new capabilities, and provide ongoing support.

Branding and corporate ownership of CHEFS will be changing from the natural resources Natural Resources sector to the Ministry of Citizens Services and Exchange Lab branch of the OCIO. This will include changing to a new URL and web domain. In the coming months, the existing CHEFS URL and web domains, including links to published forms, will automatically redirect to the new URL and web domains. More information about this will be provided in due time.

Some changes to administration and technical infrastructure will take place. We anticipate no impact to user experience. However, if an impact is identified, we will promptly communicate with forms owners about what they might expect, so that we can mitigate any disruptions to their workflow. The NRM team will partner with us as necessary to ensure this.

There is no action required for forms owners. Existing workflow for using CHEFS will remain the same. We do not anticipate disruption to stored data or published forms. This means that all users can continue to use CHEFS as usual throughout the brief transition period.

With a dedicated team focused on delivering more capabilities, you can expect meaningful improvements to your workflow. The team will be regularly reaching out through various user research activities, building on the work done by the previous team in this area, to understand your needs and challenges so that they can build and maintain the best forms and submissions experience possible. You can also expect more corporate resources that ensure long-term product stability and ongoing user support.