Veterans Affairs committee  I think that's why, through both the MET program with Canada Company and Prospect, one of the keys to this is individual coaching. They get assistance in writing resumés, etc., to make sure that we're using private-sector-speak versus military-speak.

Veterans Affairs committee  We have actually addressed it with Veterans Affairs. For everybody who leaves the armed forces now, there are documents you must sign when you leave. They're called “clearances”. You go through supply, through the pay system, and through everybody else. One of those clearance i

Veterans Affairs committee  Definitely. When somebody gets into the rehabilitation program while they're still serving, our first goal is to return them to duty. That is the very first thing we want to do. If there's any way we can retain the member, that's our objective. The criteria do change regularly.

Veterans Affairs committee  There's an ongoing review of the number of staff. At the moment, the chief of review services for the Department of National Defence is looking at the joint personnel support unit to examine the governance and the structure of the unit. Based on that, we are going to the program

Veterans Affairs committee  Canada Company is an independent body.

Veterans Affairs committee  I am not familiar with the details of their operations.

Veterans Affairs committee  I can explain the actual process to a certain extent. A person reports to the doctor and the doctor would assign what is called a medical category. That relates, basically, to what parts of your job you can and cannot do for a certain period of time. You get one, possibly two, or

Veterans Affairs committee  As a matter of fact, they are. We have 53 on staff at the moment. Veterans Affairs is looking to add another 15 on the family side as well in the near future. We also have a robust network of about 120 volunteers who provide peer support. We also have the peer support program for

Veterans Affairs committee  They are, sir.

Veterans Affairs committee  It is not. We would provide the service first by telephone, and if there's a need, a sort of a crisis situation, we have not hesitated at any time to send somebody to the individual to provide them with the support they need.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, we do.

Veterans Affairs committee  About 5,000 people retire, 1,200 of whom do so for health reasons.

Veterans Affairs committee  We are also working with Human Resources Development Canada and Veterans Affairs to develop a skills translator. We're examining this public option first before we potentially look down the road at a private sector option.

Veterans Affairs committee  The solution that's offered in the States would not be identical to the Canadian model. Our trades and the officer classifications are quite different in a lot of cases, and it wouldn't be just as simple as taking an off-the-shelf solution and importing it here. It would require

Veterans Affairs committee  The mental health questions would be best addressed to the surgeon general, because they control those services. However, one psychological service we do offer through our programs is operational stress injury peer support, in which we have hired as public servants a number of pe