Veterans Affairs committee  We have to deduct it because it's considered an income. Not the full amount, but there is a calculation. It's not uncommon for someone to work part-time. He has to declare it with us. We will do the calculation because it will be considered an overpayment. He has to declare that

Veterans Affairs committee  That would be me.

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, when you're case-managed by Montfort, because you're medically releasing, that implies you need a case manager when you release from Veterans Affairs.

Veterans Affairs committee  It is available for someone coming to us and saying, “I can't attend a SCAN and I have a lot of challenges“. We need to break this down. That's when we start case managing them.

Veterans Affairs committee  You're talking about the earning loss when you're on your rehab program.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's not uncommon that a client who is on the rehab program is gainfully employed. He receives no earning loss because he makes too much money, but he needs the case management. He needs someone to coordinate the needs with his medical and psychological conditions.

Veterans Affairs committee  Any medically released member has a CF case manager at Montfort. It's a nurse. The nurse calls me to say, “Mélanie, meet my client. This is the ABC; this is what's going on. These are the diagnoses. Can you pick it up from there?”

Veterans Affairs committee  When I meet with my member, I ask them if they've gone to the archives at Montfort to ask for their medical file. It's very easy; it's one form. They can have it on a CD now instead of having the printed copy. It's very easy. But I go with an evidence base. In light of releas

Veterans Affairs committee  Anyone who's severely injured, and we're talking about someone who could not sit a day in a room because it's crowded, because there are people, because it's closed—very linked to OSI—should be posted at the IPSC. At the IPSC we have all of the same partners at the SCANs. We have

Veterans Affairs committee  The rehabilitation program has two gateways. The first one, the straightforward one, you're 3(b) releasing, whether it's for diabetes or gout.

Veterans Affairs committee  Medically releasing. You're automatically eligible for this program, whether it's for diabetes or gout or high blood pressure.

Veterans Affairs committee  If you're voluntarily releasing, we call it the rehab-need gateway, and we have to answer three questions. Is there an injury, is it linked to service, and is that injury a barrier to re-establishment in civilian life?

Veterans Affairs committee  With my authority as a case manager, I cannot deem the member eligible if he doesn't meet that gateway for this program. We talked about career transition services. The $1,000 maximum, that might be where we tap into it. There are lots of charities out there. The Prince Charles

Veterans Affairs committee  I know for a fact that if they are mandatory, a great deal of the clients I help can still not attend.

Veterans Affairs committee  This is a good-to-know.