Veterans Well-being Act — C-16.8 2
Definitions 2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act. aggravated by service , in respect of an injury or a disease, means an injury or a disease that has been aggravated, if the aggravation (a) was attributable to or was incurred during special duty service; or (b) arose out of or was directly connected with service in the Canadian Forces. ( due au service ) Board means the Veterans Review and Appeal Board established by section 4 of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act . ( Tribunal ) Canadian Forces means the armed forces referred to in section 14 of the National Defence Act , and includes any predecessor naval, army or air forces of Canada or Newfoundland. ( Forces canadiennes ) common-law partner , in relation to a member or a veteran, means a person who is cohabiting with the member or veteran in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year. ( conjoint de fait ) compensation means any of the following benefits under this Act, namely, an education and training benefit, an education and training completion bonus, an income replacement benefit, a Canadian Forces income support benefit, a critical injury benefit, a disability award, pain and suffering compensation, additional pain and suffering compensation, a death benefit, a clothing allowance, a detention benefit or a caregiver recognition benefit. ( indemnisation ) dependent child , in relation to a member or a veteran, means their child, or a child of their spouse or common-law partner who is ordinarily residing in the member’s or veteran’s household, who is (a) under the age of 18 years; (b) under the age of 25 years and following a course of instruction approved by the Minister; or (c) over the age of 18 years and prevented by physical or mental incapacity from earning a livelihood, if the incapacity occurred (i) before the child attained the age of 18 years, or (ii) after the age of 18 years and before the age of 25 years while the child was following a course of instruction approved by the Minister. ( enfant à charge ) disability means the loss or lessening of the power to will and to do any normal mental or physical act. ( invalidité ) disability award means a disability award paid under section 45, 47 or 48 of this Act as it read immediately before April 1, 2019. ( indemnité d’invalidité ) medical assistance in dying has the same meaning as in section 241.1 of the Criminal Code . ( aide médicale à mourir ) medical rehabilitation includes any physical or psychological treatment whose object is to stabilize and restore the basic physical and psychological functions of a person. ( réadaptation médicale ) member means an officer or a non-commissioned member of the Canadian Forces, as those terms are defined in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act . ( militaire ) Minister means the Minister of Veterans Affairs. ( ministre ) orphan , in relation to a deceased member or a deceased veteran, means their child, or a child of their survivor who at the time of the member’s or veteran’s death was ordinarily residing in the member’s or veteran’s household, who is (a) under the age of 18 years; (b) under the age of 25 years and following a course of instruction approved by the Minister; or (c) over the age of 18 years and prevented by physical or mental incapacity from earning a livelihood, if the incapacity occurred (i) before the child attained the age of 18 years, or (ii) after the age of 18 years and before the age of 25 years while the child was following a course of instruction approved by the Minister. ( orphelin ) personal information has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Privacy Act . ( renseignements personnels ) prescribed means prescribed by regulation. psycho-social rehabilitation includes any psychological or social intervention whose object is to restore a person to a state of independent functioning and to facilitate their social adjustment. ( réadaptation psychosociale ) rehabilitation services means all