Veterans Affairs committee  It's one year post the full operational capabilities, so by April 2025.

Veterans Affairs committee  We worked with our counterparts at Veterans Affairs Canada in order to provide the information to inform the families of the fallen when Veterans Affairs Canada wanted to contact the families to inform them of the monument.

Veterans Affairs committee  There was no consultation with the transition group.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. To meet the needs of an individual dealing with an operational stress injury, we also have, post-release or while serving, OSISS, which is peers with lived experience. If you're suffering from military sexual trauma, there are limitations on what that group can facilitate.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. First and foremost is placing the individual at the centre of that transition process, so it's working with them to develop a personalized plan depending on their needs and their challenges. Working with Veterans Affairs Canada at the strategic level, we have a joint steering committee that is looking at different priorities.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. We use a 10-year average at this time with Veterans Affairs Canada, because the COVID era impacted our numbers quite a bit from that perspective. On average, 8,200 members over the past 10 years have been releasing on a yearly basis.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. As we are still in the process of launching the military-to-civilian transition, not all of my transition centres are at full operational capability. I do not have that number with me, but I can commit to return that answer.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. The results from the lack of personnel were recognized. That's why a significant investment was made in the Canadian Armed Forces transition group as it was stood up. For members who have been identified as having complex transition requirements or longer transition periods, we've established an interdisciplinary team that has developed an integrated transition plan.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. It's really by working closely, as Ms. Hicks mentioned, with the transition adviser. With the newly established process for the transition advisers, they will develop the plan for the members and their families to be in a better position to assess that transition process.

Veterans Affairs committee  The new military-to-civilian transition process is working with our partners to deliver a professional and standardized but also personalized transition for all of our members and also their families. It's putting them at the centre of the transition process. It's a five-step process that goes from when you make that decision and understanding your decision to transition, to preparing a plan—as in all of our missions in the military, the plan is very important—to undergoing the training for it, to the execution of the actual transition process, during which time you can adjust the plan accordingly, and then to a successful transition to civilian life.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. My name is Commodore Daniel Bouchard, commander of the Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group. I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered here on the traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation, and to take this opportunity to remind myself, and everyone here with me, of our commitment to meaningful reconciliation with Indigenous leaders and people across the land.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Specific transition services for MST are a more personalized transition service with the individual. Therefore, if there are specific requirements and specific needs, the service can be tailored. If they are released in an injured manner, as in a medical release, they also have a service coordinator who facilitates that transition piece with them and makes them aware of all the services that are available.

Veterans Affairs committee  We also work in a personalized way with people and health care services. When someone is facing difficulties, we let them stay on longer. We let them stay in the Canadian Armed Forces a while longer. We work hand in hand with the authorities.