Thank you for the question.
To be clear, there is no disparity in benefit entitlement between those who reside in the territories and those who reside in the provinces.
When the program was designed, the term “province” was used in the calculation in the legislation, and that's the application that the department has been using to calculate the benefits since the formula was put in place. That was the original intent. The VAC has been calculating all of these benefits that are noted in the budget implementation act as originally intended, and the objective of the amendments is simply to make the legislation clear.
Thank you.