Yes. In fact, that goes back to a 2017 report from the federal ombudsman for victims of crime that found that one of the most common reasons that applications for the benefit were denied was that the victim was over the age of 18. They decided to extend it for the purposes of applying to the benefit. In turn, we extended the leave to match what's happening with the benefit.
On June 1st, 2021. See this statement in context.