diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-dev.yml
index c437b830..c77b0d91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-dev.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# OFM Backend DEV workflow
 name: 1 DEV - Deploy Backend
 
 env:
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
           # Process update-configmap
           curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bcgov/${{ env.REPO_NAME }}/${{ env.BRANCH }}/tools/config/update-configmap.sh \
             | bash /dev/stdin \
-                dev \
+                ${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }} \
                 ${{ env.APP_NAME }} \
                 ${{ env.NAMESPACE }} \
                 ${{ env.COMMON_NAMESPACE }} \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-efx.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-efx.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9fe7e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-efx.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+name: 4 EFX - Deploy Backend
+
+env:
+  # 🖊️ EDIT your repository secrets to log into your OpenShift cluster and set up the context.
+  # See https://github.com/redhat-actions/oc-login#readme for how to retrieve these values.
+  # To get a permanent token, refer to https://github.com/redhat-actions/oc-login/wiki/Using-a-Service-Account-for-GitHub-Actions
+  OPENSHIFT_SERVER: ${{ secrets.OPENSHIFT_SERVER }}
+  OPENSHIFT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENSHIFT_TOKEN }}
+  # 🖊️ EDIT to set the kube context's namespace after login. Leave blank to use your user's default namespace.
+  OPENSHIFT_NAMESPACE: ${{ secrets.OFM_NAMESPACE_NO_ENV }}-test
+  COMMON_NAMESPACE: ${{ secrets.COMMON_NAMESPACE_NO_ENV }}
+
+  # SPLUNK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SPLUNK_TOKEN }}
+
+  # 🖊️ EDIT to change the image registry settings.
+  # Registries such as GHCR, Quay.io, and Docker Hub are supported.
+  IMAGE_REGISTRY: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}
+  IMAGE_REGISTRY_USER: ${{ github.actor }}
+  IMAGE_REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ github.token }}
+
+  APP_NAME: 'ofm'
+  REPO_NAME: 'ecc-ofm'
+  #grabs the branch name from github dynamically
+  BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+  IMAGE_NAME: 'ecc-ofm-backend'
+  APP_NAME_BACKEND: 'backend'
+  # We have multiple environments in each openshift namespace dev, test in DEV and uat, efx in TEST. This setting will help name the deployment config and routes for each.
+  APP_ENVIRONMENT: 'efx'
+
+  NAMESPACE: ${{ secrets.OFM_NAMESPACE_NO_ENV }}
+
+  MIN_REPLICAS: '2'
+  MAX_REPLICAS: '3'
+  MIN_CPU: '50m'
+  MAX_CPU: '250m'
+  MIN_MEM: '200Mi'
+  MAX_MEM: '700Mi'
+  # SITE_URL should have no scheme or port. It will be prepended with https://
+  HOST_ROUTE: ${{ secrets.SITE_URL }}
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  openshift-ci-cd:
+    name: Deploy Backend to EFX
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    environment: efx
+
+    outputs:
+      ROUTE: ${{ steps.deploy-and-expose.outputs.route }}
+      SELECTOR: ${{ steps.deploy-and-expose.outputs.selector }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check for required secrets
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const secrets = {
+              OPENSHIFT_SERVER: `${{ secrets.OPENSHIFT_SERVER }}`,
+              OPENSHIFT_TOKEN: `${{ secrets.OPENSHIFT_TOKEN }}`,
+            };
+
+            const GHCR = "ghcr.io";
+            if (`${{ env.IMAGE_REGISTRY }}`.startsWith(GHCR)) {
+              core.info(`Image registry is ${GHCR} - no registry password required`);
+            }
+            else {
+              core.info("A registry password is required");
+              secrets["IMAGE_REGISTRY_PASSWORD"] = `${{ secrets.IMAGE_REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}`;
+            }
+
+            const missingSecrets = Object.entries(secrets).filter(([ name, value ]) => {
+              if (value.length === 0) {
+                core.error(`Secret "${name}" is not set`);
+                return true;
+              }
+              core.info(`✔️ Secret "${name}" is set`);
+              return false;
+            });
+
+            if (missingSecrets.length > 0) {
+              core.setFailed(`❌ At least one required secret is not set in the repository. \n` +
+                "You can add it using:\n" +
+                "GitHub UI: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/encrypted-secrets#creating-encrypted-secrets-for-a-repository \n" +
+                "GitHub CLI: https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_secret_set \n" +
+                "Also, refer to https://github.com/redhat-actions/oc-login#getting-started-with-the-action-or-see-example");
+            }
+            else {
+              core.info(`✅ All the required secrets are set`);
+            }
+
+      - name: Check out repository with branch [${{ env.BRANCH }}]
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ env.BRANCH }}
+
+      - name: Get latest tag
+        uses: actions-ecosystem/action-get-latest-tag@v1
+        id: get-latest-tag
+
+      - name: Install oc
+        uses: redhat-actions/openshift-tools-installer@v1
+        with:
+          oc: 4.16
+
+      - name: Deploy
+        run: |
+          set -eux
+          # Login to OpenShift and select project
+          oc login --token=${{ env.OPENSHIFT_TOKEN }} --server=${{ env.OPENSHIFT_SERVER }}
+          oc project ${{ env.OPENSHIFT_NAMESPACE }}
+          # Cancel any rollouts in progress
+          oc rollout cancel dc/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ env.APP_NAME_BACKEND }}-${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }} 2> /dev/null \
+            || true && echo "No rollout in progress"
+
+          # Create the image stream if it doesn't exist
+          oc create imagestream ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }} 2> /dev/null || true && echo "backend image stream in place"
+
+          # Create tag for UAT env from DEV env image
+          oc tag ${{ env.NAMESPACE }}-dev/${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ env.APP_NAME_BACKEND }}:${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.tag }} ${{ env.NAMESPACE }}-test/${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ env.APP_NAME_BACKEND }}:${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.tag }}
+
+          # Process and apply deployment template
+          oc process -f tools/openshift/backend.dc.yaml \
+            -p APP_NAME=${{ env.APP_NAME }} \
+            -p REPO_NAME=${{ env.REPO_NAME }} \
+            -p BRANCH=${{ env.BRANCH }} \
+            -p NAMESPACE=${{ env.OPENSHIFT_NAMESPACE }} \
+            -p TAG=${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.tag }} \
+            -p MIN_REPLICAS=${{ env.MIN_REPLICAS }} \
+            -p MAX_REPLICAS=${{ env.MAX_REPLICAS }} \
+            -p MIN_CPU=${{ env.MIN_CPU }} \
+            -p MAX_CPU=${{ env.MAX_CPU }} \
+            -p MIN_MEM=${{ env.MIN_MEM }} \
+            -p MAX_MEM=${{ env.MAX_MEM }} \
+            -p HOST_ROUTE=${{ env.HOST_ROUTE }} \
+            -p ENVIRONMENT=${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }} \
+            | oc apply -f -
+
+          # Process update-configmap
+          curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bcgov/${{ env.REPO_NAME }}/${{ env.BRANCH }}/tools/config/update-configmap.sh \
+            | bash /dev/stdin \
+                ${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }} \
+                ${{ env.APP_NAME }} \
+                ${{ env.NAMESPACE }} \
+                ${{ env.COMMON_NAMESPACE }} \
+                ${{ secrets.D365_API_PREFIX }} \
+                ${{ secrets.D365_API_KEY_HEADER }} \
+                ${{ secrets.D365_API_KEY_VALUE }} \
+                ${{ secrets.SOAM_CLIENT_ID }} \
+                ${{ secrets.SOAM_CLIENT_SECRET }} \
+                ${{ secrets.SOAM_IDP_HINT_BCEID }} \
+                ${{ secrets.SOAM_IDP_HINT_IDIR }} \
+                ${{ secrets.SPLUNK_TOKEN }}
+
+          # Start rollout (if necessary) and follow it
+          oc rollout latest dc/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ env.APP_NAME_BACKEND }}-${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }} 2> /dev/null \
+            || true && echo "Rollout in progress"
+
+          # Get status, returns 0 if rollout is successful
+          oc rollout status dc/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ env.APP_NAME_BACKEND }}-${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-prod.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-prod.yml
index 6aa9b378..06495cef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-prod.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# OFM Backend PROD workflow
-name: 4 PROD - Deploy Backend
+name: 5 PROD - Deploy Backend
 
 env:
   # 🖊️ EDIT your repository secrets to log into your OpenShift cluster and set up the context.
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
           # Process update-configmap
           curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bcgov/${{ env.REPO_NAME }}/${{ env.BRANCH }}/tools/config/update-configmap.sh \
             | bash /dev/stdin \
-                prod \
+                ${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }} \
                 ${{ env.APP_NAME }} \
                 ${{ env.NAMESPACE }} \
                 ${{ env.COMMON_NAMESPACE }} \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-test.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-test.yml
index 820d1df0..e0365e37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# OFM Backend QA workflow
 name: 2 QA - Deploy Backend
 
 env:
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
           # Process update-configmap
           curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bcgov/${{ env.REPO_NAME }}/${{ env.BRANCH }}/tools/config/update-configmap.sh \
             | bash /dev/stdin \
-                test \
+                ${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }} \
                 ${{ env.APP_NAME }} \
                 ${{ env.NAMESPACE }} \
                 ${{ env.COMMON_NAMESPACE }} \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-uat.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-uat.yml
index 6991fa29..d249ed9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-uat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-backend-uat.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# OFM Backend UAT workflow
 name: 3 UAT - Deploy Backend
 
 env:
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
           # Process update-configmap
           curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bcgov/${{ env.REPO_NAME }}/${{ env.BRANCH }}/tools/config/update-configmap.sh \
             | bash /dev/stdin \
-                uat \
+                ${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }} \
                 ${{ env.APP_NAME }} \
                 ${{ env.NAMESPACE }} \
                 ${{ env.COMMON_NAMESPACE }} \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-dev.yml
index 9d04c523..8b339a70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-dev.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# OFM Frontend DEV workflow
 name: 1 DEV - Deploy Frontend
 
 env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-efx.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-efx.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8816a05a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-efx.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+name: 4 EFX - Deploy Frontend
+
+env:
+  # 🖊️ EDIT your repository secrets to log into your OpenShift cluster and set up the context.
+  # See https://github.com/redhat-actions/oc-login#readme for how to retrieve these values.
+  # To get a permanent token, refer to https://github.com/redhat-actions/oc-login/wiki/Using-a-Service-Account-for-GitHub-Actions
+  OPENSHIFT_SERVER: ${{ secrets.OPENSHIFT_SERVER }}
+  OPENSHIFT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENSHIFT_TOKEN }}
+  # 🖊️ EDIT to set the kube context's namespace after login. Leave blank to use your user's default namespace.
+  OPENSHIFT_NAMESPACE: ${{ secrets.OFM_NAMESPACE_NO_ENV }}-test
+
+  # SPLUNK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SPLUNK_TOKEN }}
+
+  # 🖊️ EDIT to change the image registry settings.
+  # Registries such as GHCR, Quay.io, and Docker Hub are supported.
+  IMAGE_REGISTRY: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}
+  IMAGE_REGISTRY_USER: ${{ github.actor }}
+  IMAGE_REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ github.token }}
+
+  APP_NAME: 'ofm'
+  REPO_NAME: 'ecc-ofm'
+  #grabs the branch name from github dynamically
+  BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+  IMAGE_NAME: 'ecc-ofm-frontend'
+  APP_NAME_FRONTEND: 'frontend'
+  # We have multiple environments in each openshift namespace dev, test in DEV and uat, efx in TEST. This setting will help name the deployment config and routes for each.
+  APP_ENVIRONMENT: 'efx'
+
+  NAMESPACE: ${{ secrets.OFM_NAMESPACE_NO_ENV }}
+
+  MIN_REPLICAS: '2'
+  MAX_REPLICAS: '3'
+  MIN_CPU: '50m'
+  MAX_CPU: '100m'
+  MIN_MEM: '200Mi'
+  MAX_MEM: '250Mi'
+  # SITE_URL should have no scheme or port. It will be prepended with https://
+  HOST_ROUTE: ${{ secrets.SITE_URL }}
+  CA_CERT: ${{ secrets.CA_CERT }}
+  CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.CERTIFICATE }}
+  PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+  # Frontend configuration
+  BANNER_ENVIRONMENT: 'EFX'
+  BANNER_COLOR: '#006600'
+  TDAD_CONTACT_EMAIL: '10aDayCentres@gov.bc.ca'
+  CCOF_URL: 'https://test.mychildcareservices.gov.bc.ca'
+  IRREGULAR_EXPENSE_FORM_URL: 'https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/download/80DAA65E3FA44EFCA61F4557C6FAEE59'
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  openshift-ci-cd:
+    name: Deploy Frontend to EFX
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    environment: efx
+
+    outputs:
+      ROUTE: ${{ steps.deploy-and-expose.outputs.route }}
+      SELECTOR: ${{ steps.deploy-and-expose.outputs.selector }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check for required secrets
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const secrets = {
+              OPENSHIFT_SERVER: `${{ secrets.OPENSHIFT_SERVER }}`,
+              OPENSHIFT_TOKEN: `${{ secrets.OPENSHIFT_TOKEN }}`,
+            };
+
+            const GHCR = "ghcr.io";
+            if (`${{ env.IMAGE_REGISTRY }}`.startsWith(GHCR)) {
+              core.info(`Image registry is ${GHCR} - no registry password required`);
+            }
+            else {
+              core.info("A registry password is required");
+              secrets["IMAGE_REGISTRY_PASSWORD"] = `${{ secrets.IMAGE_REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}`;
+            }
+
+            const missingSecrets = Object.entries(secrets).filter(([ name, value ]) => {
+              if (value.length === 0) {
+                core.error(`Secret "${name}" is not set`);
+                return true;
+              }
+              core.info(`✔️ Secret "${name}" is set`);
+              return false;
+            });
+
+            if (missingSecrets.length > 0) {
+              core.setFailed(`❌ At least one required secret is not set in the repository. \n` +
+                "You can add it using:\n" +
+                "GitHub UI: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/encrypted-secrets#creating-encrypted-secrets-for-a-repository \n" +
+                "GitHub CLI: https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_secret_set \n" +
+                "Also, refer to https://github.com/redhat-actions/oc-login#getting-started-with-the-action-or-see-example");
+            }
+            else {
+              core.info(`✅ All the required secrets are set`);
+            }
+
+      - name: Check out repository with branch [${{ env.BRANCH }}]
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ env.BRANCH }}
+
+      - name: Get latest tag
+        uses: actions-ecosystem/action-get-latest-tag@v1
+        id: get-latest-tag
+
+      - name: Install oc
+        uses: redhat-actions/openshift-tools-installer@v1
+        with:
+          oc: 4.16
+
+      - name: Deploy
+        run: |
+          set -eux
+          # Login to OpenShift and select project
+          oc login --token=${{ env.OPENSHIFT_TOKEN }} --server=${{ env.OPENSHIFT_SERVER }}
+          oc project ${{ env.OPENSHIFT_NAMESPACE }}
+          # Cancel any rollouts in progress
+          oc rollout cancel dc/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ env.APP_NAME_FRONTEND }}-${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }} 2> /dev/null \
+            || true && echo "No rollout in progress"
+
+          # Create the image stream if it doesn't exist
+          oc create imagestream ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }} 2> /dev/null || true && echo "frontend image stream in place"
+
+          # Create tag for EFX env from DEV env image
+          oc tag ${{ env.NAMESPACE }}-dev/${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ env.APP_NAME_FRONTEND }}:${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.tag }} ${{ env.NAMESPACE }}-test/${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ env.APP_NAME_FRONTEND }}:${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.tag }}
+
+          # Process and apply deployment template
+          oc process \
+            -f tools/openshift/frontend.dc.yaml \
+            -p APP_NAME=${{ env.APP_NAME }} \
+            -p REPO_NAME=${{ env.REPO_NAME }} \
+            -p BRANCH=${{ env.BRANCH }} \
+            -p NAMESPACE=${{ env.OPENSHIFT_NAMESPACE }} \
+            -p TAG=${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.tag }} \
+            -p MIN_REPLICAS=${{ env.MIN_REPLICAS }} \
+            -p MAX_REPLICAS=${{ env.MAX_REPLICAS }} \
+            -p MIN_CPU=${{ env.MIN_CPU }} \
+            -p MAX_CPU=${{ env.MAX_CPU }} \
+            -p MIN_MEM=${{ env.MIN_MEM }} \
+            -p MAX_MEM=${{ env.MAX_MEM }} \
+            -p ENVIRONMENT=${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }} \
+            -p BANNER_ENVIRONMENT=${{ env.BANNER_ENVIRONMENT }} \
+            -p BANNER_COLOR=${{ env.BANNER_COLOR }} \
+            -p TDAD_CONTACT_EMAIL=${{ env.TDAD_CONTACT_EMAIL }} \
+            -p CCOF_URL=${{ env.CCOF_URL }} \
+            -p IRREGULAR_EXPENSE_FORM_URL=${{ env.IRREGULAR_EXPENSE_FORM_URL }} \
+            | oc apply -f -
+
+          # Start rollout (if necessary) and follow it
+          oc rollout latest dc/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ env.APP_NAME_FRONTEND }}-${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }} 2> /dev/null \
+            || true && echo "Rollout in progress"
+
+          # Get status, returns 0 if rollout is successful
+          oc rollout status dc/${{ env.APP_NAME }}-${{ env.APP_NAME_FRONTEND }}-${{ env.APP_ENVIRONMENT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-prod.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-prod.yml
index 126af2ea..bb6ad73c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-prod.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# OFM Frontend PROD workflow
-name: 4 PROD - Deploy Frontend
+name: 5 PROD - Deploy Frontend
 
 env:
   # 🖊️ EDIT your repository secrets to log into your OpenShift cluster and set up the context.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-test.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-test.yml
index 303215eb..4e2c8cb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# OFM Frontend QA workflow
 name: 2 QA - Deploy Frontend
 
 env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-uat.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-uat.yml
index 078a9c3b..06bc3843 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-uat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-openshift-frontend-uat.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# OFM Frontend UAT workflow
 name: 3 UAT - Deploy Frontend
 
 env: