Veterans Affairs committee  That is why the new program, the veteran emergency fund, which has already been announced, will be implemented on April 1 of this year.

Veterans Affairs committee  Do you mean in terms of homelessness or in terms of overall programs?

Veterans Affairs committee  It depends again on eligibility for our programs. For example, our new career transition services will be available April 1 for reservists who have completed basic training. We try as much as possible to ensure the reservists are part of our veteran family and that they are tre

Veterans Affairs committee  Our goal is certainly working towards a seamless transition as much as possible. We too see the benefits of having the CAF employees there, having the case managers from CAF, and working side by side in an integrated fashion with our colleagues from the CAF. Absolutely, from a wo

Veterans Affairs committee  I don't have that exact number, but again, I can go back and look into it for you.

Veterans Affairs committee  I do have the numbers on this. First, I will go back and give you what our veteran numbers are right now. Currently we are serving 191,000 veterans. The CAF numbers are increasing, and currently we have 93,795 CAF veterans. Our war service veterans have decreased to 23,000. We

Veterans Affairs committee  As of April 1 of this year, we will have a new veteran emergency fund. That veteran emergency fund will be available for veterans and spouses, and it will have from $2,500 up to $10,000 yearly. If a veteran has an emergency need, such as having nowhere to live or needing to have

Veterans Affairs committee  The task force right now is looking at what our priority items are. There's a list of priority items that need to be approved. However, I think that the better answer to that question may be our longitudinal LASS studies. They have identified the fact of that loss of identity dur

Veterans Affairs committee  First, when you call our NCCN number, you can get assistance in completing forms. What we're trying to do is move people towards online services and a My VAC Account. To that end, we have offered training to our case managers so they can assist the veterans in using their My VAC

Veterans Affairs committee  In 2015, in response to some earlier outcomes having to do with the rehabilitation program, we put in place an extensive national training program for new case managers. We've now widened the program to include case managers who have been working for some time, as well as others

Veterans Affairs committee  We have several programs that we think are a success, one being our rehab program itself. We've just heard about the stats coming from that program, and for the most part they are successful. We are successful in dealing with our veterans and ensuring, as they move into home, com

Veterans Affairs committee  In terms of not only supporting transition but of supporting the veteran overall, we rely greatly on our partnerships with several of the organizations, such as the Royal Canadian Legion. There are a number of veteran's organizations that really help our veterans, work with us, a

Veterans Affairs committee  Do you mean the life after service studies? Yes, absolutely.

Veterans Affairs committee  Indeed, the health of the family member is an indicator of the well-being of the veteran and his family. We have numerous programs in place. We've spoken about the increased to 32 of military family resource centres. That too will be implemented, as of April 1 this year, and ther

Veterans Affairs committee  The 12,000 number is currently the number of veterans we have had in the program, so that would be who benefited. What's really unique about our case management program and rehabilitation is that we do an assessment. Once they meet with the case manager, there is an assessment. W