Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Background
  • The Rehabilitation Program
  • Additional Dependant Care
• Analysis and Findings
  • Finding 1

January 18, 2024

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Minister of Veterans Affairs and
Associate Minister of National Defence
66 Slater St., 16th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P4

Re: The Burden of Care: A Fairness Gap in the Veterans Independence Program Policy

Dear Minister Petitpas Taylor,

 

Update: Resolution of Disability Pension Reductions due to Merlo Davidson Settlement Compensation

December 5, 2022

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
66 Slater St., 16th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P4
    
Re: Disability Pension Reductions due to Merlo Davidson Settlement Compensation
    
Dear Minister MacAulay,

In this update, we reviewed the wait times, disaggregated for service, sex and language, for the fiscal year 2021-2022. We found that while there has been notable improvement over the past year, VAC is still far from meeting their service standard...