Human-Centred Support for Military-to-Civilian Transition: A Code for Canada Fellowship Project
Channel: Code for Canada
Date: 2021-12-10

Every year, over 11,000 members of the Canadian Armed Forces leave the military and return to civilian life. Every veteran’s story is unique and a successful transition involves navigating a host of different programs and supports. Currently, the tools and support that outgoing service members need are spread out across many different departments, platforms, physical documents and on-site service centres.

The Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group (CAF TG) wondered, how they might provide members with the transition information and tools that they need at their fingertips?

Partnering with Code for Canada, CAF TG worked alongside a team of Fellows to build, prototype, and test a member-centric and digital platform. From this new Digital Transition Centre, members can research, apply for a consultation, and access checklists to build a customized transition plan.

How did they achieve all this in 10 months? In this video, hear from the Fellowship team and their government partners as they share the challenges and enablers of their project.