Finance committee  Yes, I can. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I refer you to part 4, division 2, articles 79 to 116 of the act. It is an act to amend the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act, which we more commonly refer to as the new Veterans Charter. There are four a

Finance committee  We are currently working through exactly how the functional capacity assessment would be implemented. It will be part of the regulations that we are now writing and hopefully, would come after this legislation is passed. However, we're looking at different methods to do so. For

Finance committee  Yes, that's right.

Finance committee  Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to that question. I'm not sure.

Finance committee  Indeed, 75% to 90% of gross pre-release salary is the adjustment that's being proposed. It would be in individual circumstances that the veteran might actually receive the full 15%, because there are offsets provided for under the regulations, which are calculated as well from em

Finance committee  The amount being proposed is 90% of your pre-release salary, so yes, it would be different, depending what your rank was at the end of your military career.

Finance committee  Eligible veterans for the earnings loss benefit have to participate in a rehabilitation program, so there are eligibility criteria that a veteran would have to meet in order to receive the earnings loss benefit, yes.

Finance committee  Thank you very much for the question. It's something we are asked fairly often, unfortunately. The form in question is not a Veterans Affairs Canada form. I know that changes have been made to that form. It isn't a change to the act, but a change in the documentation that is re

Finance committee  Thank you very much for the question. After age 65, there are two current benefits for which the veteran might be eligible. Again these would depend on their post-retirement earnings and also on some other eligibility criteria that they would have to meet. One is the supplemen

Finance committee  Yes, I did. Thank you very much. The earnings loss benefit provides income support to veterans while they are participating in rehabilitation, as well as support to those who aren't able to be suitably and gainfully employed once rehab is complete. It is part of a suite of progr

Finance committee  It is complicated, because it is an individual calculation and it will depend on offsets, so it will also depend on employment earnings that the veteran might have. That 15% increase in the benefit itself will apply to all eligible veterans. For those who are at the minimum, the

Finance committee  Just a point of clarification, the legislation amends the 75% to 90%. The actual reference to the minimum is in the regulations.

Finance committee  I should have put my headset on. I have to confess that I did not hear you.

Finance committee  I cannot speak on behalf of veterans’ organizations, but I can certainly talk about the amendments and about the fact that it would move the earnings loss benefit from 75% to 90%. The rate would go up 15%, so they would have increased protection.

Finance committee  As I see it, the minimum would remain as it is at the moment. In the new charter, there would be no change in the minimum provided for in the regulations.