I'll answer that. Thank you very much for that question.
Of those reductions, none are case managers. We remain very committed to this core ability of the department. We have a very highly specialized cadre of case managers. We have just under 250 located across the country. In fact, we've added to that complement in recent years to support Canadian Forces members who are returning from Afghanistan, for example. So we've invested in case managers. We've added them to the busiest bases, those being Halifax, Valcartier, Petawawa, Edmonton, as examples.
So we remain highly committed to case managers. We have also taken steps, as you've noted, to reduce their case load, and 40 cases per case manager is very much within industry norms, but I'm pleased to say that currently our ratio is even lower than that. So VAC case managers have just over 30 cases right now. That affords them the time to give due consideration and care to all those in need.