Veterans Canada

• Canadian veterans can face a ‘recipe for disaster.’ A new police program aims to help

  'No matter what struggle it is they’re struggling with, there is something available to help them,' said one of the creators of a new veterans wellness program.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2022
  
• Assisted dying incident puts Veterans Affairs’ mental health supports in doubt: advocates

  With many Afghanistan and Iraq veterans suffering from traumatic brain injuries, advocates say the need to provide proper care is more important than ever.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2022
  
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• Feds promise to hire more staff to tackle veterans’ case backlog: minister

  Canada's Veterans Affairs minister is promising to hire more staff to help reduce the backlog of cases from veterans seeking assistance from the government.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2021
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• Feds face calls to step up amid ‘over representation’ of homeless veterans

  Grassroots groups have been stepping up to fill what some see as a gap between the government's responsibility for providing support for veterans without housing.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2021
• Canadian veterans face increasing wait times for mental health services: reports

  Internal reports prepared by Veterans Affairs Canada show Canadian veterans have been waiting longer and longer in recent years to access psychiatric services.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2021
• Ombudsman lacks power to help veterans due to federal restrictions: report

  The veterans ombudsman's office is hoping a new report flagging problems with the watchdog's limited authority and lack of independence from the federal government will lead to improvements in its ability to help veterans.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2020
• Veterans Affairs to hire hundreds of staff amid growing backlog of disability claims

  The measure was announced Monday as new figures showed almost 50,000 claims for disability benefits were sitting in the queue at Veterans Affairs Canada at the end of March

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2020
• Frustrated Canadian veterans call for auto approval of disability claims during COVID-19

  Veterans and their advocates have been calling for Ottawa to automatically approve roughly 44,000 claims that have been sitting in the backlog at Veterans Affairs Canada, a request that the federal government has so far rejected.

  Canada

  May 17, 2020
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• Payments for thousands of injured veterans possible following Federal Court ruling

  Retired warrant officer Simon Logan was medically discharged from the Canadian Armed Forces in February 2016.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2020
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• Government needs a plan for backlog of veterans’ aid applications: ombudsman

  Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay says eliminating the backlog is his top priority and the department is trying to move files along faster.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2020