Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, I know the time is limited, so I'll walk through this briefing fairly quickly. In the interest of the chair's health and safety, I've put away my laser pointer. I'll have to just point at some of the slides here. I'd like to start by reminding you about the four enhan

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, they are included in the 695,700.

Veterans Affairs committee  The reason we selected the totally and permanently incapacitated category to determine the cohort of veterans who are potentially at risk financially is that these are the ones who are assessed by Veterans Affairs Canada as being unable to generate wealth during their working yea

Veterans Affairs committee  It really depends on the amount of lump sum that the individual receives. Most veterans have a disability level less than 30%, so the lump sum they receive can be fairly small. There are others who are much more severely disabled who receive a higher lump sum. It really depends o

Veterans Affairs committee  No, I can't give you an average because it very much depends. There are a lot of veterans who are receiving lump sums, and they can range from $5,000 or $10,000 to $298,000. It really depends on what their disability level is. It's not something that we've looked at.

Veterans Affairs committee  Somebody who is in the Canadian Forces and who suffers a 5% hearing loss because of the fact that they're on flight lines, they're near big guns, or whatever, in those cases the individual would have a 5% or 10% hearing loss. The individual could probably still very much continue

Veterans Affairs committee  Again, we're comparing lump sums of fixed amount here with other benefits that are paid monthly, some up to age 65, some for the life of the veteran, depending on the allowance here. Trying to determine what the percentage is of a fixed amount over the life, which is paid monthly

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely. The intangibles are what much of corporate Canada is looking for as well, the leadership skills, the ability to work with others, the ability to work with uncertainty, and those types of things. Those who do not have the skill sets to actually work in a particular c

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  The 10 years, if I may, is if you are medically released with 10 years, you get an immediate unreduced annuity that is indexed from that point, but you have to have 10 years. If it's less than 10 years and you're not medically released, it's a deferred annuity until age 60, and t

Veterans Affairs committee  What page are you on?

Veterans Affairs committee  Are you referring to the fourth point?

Veterans Affairs committee  It simply indicates that people who suffer from a total and complete disability, for reasons unknown, will not receive any benefits. We want to study this issue more closely. We don't see why so many people are not receiving any benefits.

Veterans Affairs committee  You can be recognized as suffering from a complete and permanent disability under the new charter, but not under the Pension Act.

Veterans Affairs committee  They are completely different. The Pension Act has its own program for veterans who have a very serious disability. It is not the same as what we are talking about here.