We were named in a 2015 mandate letter and in budget 2017. We had our contribution agreement with funding from Veterans Affairs Canada start in 2019.
We're still a very young organization, which is why we're excited about the path ahead and what we can do, hopefully, to make an impact in the area of better understanding the needs of women veterans.
In terms of our relationship, we are guided by a contribution agreement. The bulk of our funds are from Veterans Affairs Canada, and our mandate is laid out in that contribution agreement. The mandate includes conducting research, mobilizing knowledge, training and capacity building for service providers who care for military and RCMP veterans and their families. To expand on the mobilizing knowledge, it's putting information out there for the benefit of veterans, veteran families and service providers.
We also have a partnerships aim in our mandate. Part of our contribution agreement, and the expectation, is that we can use our national platform to connect stakeholders across the veteran mental health ecosystem and convene an umbrella network of partners. We put a large emphasis on that engagement as well.