Veterans Affairs committee  It is not forwarded without the request being made by the veteran.

Veterans Affairs committee  That's correct.

Veterans Affairs committee  The Privacy Act, among others, prevents us from obtaining the veteran's medical record, unless the veteran requests it. In that case, we would be be able to obtain the necessary medical data related to medical problems.

Veterans Affairs committee  Because many veterans do not need the services of Veterans Affairs Canada. We do not need the medical records of people who are not coming to us to use our services.

Veterans Affairs committee  As soon as there is an appearance of disability or illness, we can have access to their file if the person gives us permission.

Veterans Affairs committee  I might ask our director general, Trudie MacKinnon, to answer in a little bit more detail. I'll just start by saying quickly that we have our own responsibilities with respect to the determination of service-related injuries. What that means and what that actually entitles, as

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, unfortunately, I don't have that information in front of me. I suspect I could come back to the committee with a readout of the planned targets and priority setting for them.

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, again, I'd be happy to follow up with respect to the question being asked by the member. We do have targets and goals. They are established as part of the departmental plan and performance metrics that are in place. We obviously hope to increase and ensure the well-be

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, I'd like to reassure the committee that the department is fully invested in making sure we can hire as many veterans as possible and bring them in. It is part of our standard practice. We use it when screening assets and tools as part of our employment selection proces

Veterans Affairs committee  Once again, there's no limit, necessarily, set on how many veterans we would hire. We hire them as part of our processes. As I said, we prioritize the access of—

Veterans Affairs committee  Thanks very much. While the overall efforts of the department fall outside my particular area of responsibility, what I would say is that the department undertakes serious efforts to recruit and retain and to provide developmental opportunities for veterans as part of our ongoin

Veterans Affairs committee  There are about 4,000 veterans who are able to access the public service health care plan at this point in time. The transition is one that's going across the entire public service health care plan, so the plan actually covers all public servants, and is extended to veterans in m

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, absolutely.

Veterans Affairs committee  Good afternoon and thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members, for inviting us to appear before you today. It is our pleasure to be here to speak about the department's disability adjudication process and our ongoing work to modernize our disability benefits tools. Joining me are

National Defence committee  The short answer is yes. There are a number of things that are being done within the department to help support women veterans. A number of years ago, we started the office of women veterans and 2SLGBTQI+ to help assist and recognize some of the challenges that may be faced by wo