Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for that question, Mr. Chair. Some of that information I'll have to take away and come back to you, in terms of approval and denials. When we take a look at overall benefits of the plan members we have on file—just let me find it here—we have end of CAF LTD benefits, at 24 months, it's 22% of women and 78% of men.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to come back to you on that.

Veterans Affairs committee  I certainly can. Thank you for the question. The annual medical review may not necessarily require that the member see a doctor, but we would do a client update. The case manager would reach out to the member. In that case, what they're doing is evaluating the plan member's ability to possibly participate in a vocational rehabilitation program, whether they are interested in returning to employment and whether they are interested in seeking assistance to either return to work or pursue retraining.

Veterans Affairs committee  I do have an Acadian side that comes from my mother, who was an Hubert with Îles‑de‑la‑Madeleine roots.

Veterans Affairs committee  When it comes to the rehabilitation program employees, 54% of our counsellors are women, 45% of our counsellors are veterans, and 51% of our staff are bilingual, a figure that rises to 53% for the entire department. In addition, 20% of our directors are veterans and 77% of our managers are women.

Veterans Affairs committee  We don't keep statistics on the number of people who are released because of sexual trauma.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, don't mean that we get them, but we set them aside. When we receive a case, we look at all the reasons for the person's release. It is possible that the person may be released for a medical reason that is not related to service. The services we provide are intended for the individual.

Veterans Affairs committee  We approve, on average, 2,000 new cases a year.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, you are not mistaken.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. Our data shows that, on average, about 20% to 22% of the new cases we receive annually are attributable to women, and the remaining 78% are attributable to men. In short, 20% to 22% of the cases we receive come from women in the military.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm not in a position to answer that, given that our program is entirely voluntary. We can give you the number of people. We receive about 2,000 cases a year. However, it is difficult to know whether that represents all of the people who are medically released, since our program only represents those who have signed on.

Veterans Affairs committee  We are certainly in a position to know how many medical releases there have been. The transition centre could send us that information, which we could then send to you.