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Act current to 2017-07-03 and last amended on 2017-04-01. Previous Versions
1 This Act may be cited as the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act .
aggravated by service
aggravated by service, in respect of an injury or a disease, means an injury or a disease that has been aggravated, if the aggravation
(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 earnings loss benefit, a supplementary retirement benefit, a Canadian Forces income support benefit, a career impact allowance, a retirement income security benefit, a critical injury benefit, a disability award, a death benefit, a clothing allowance, a detention benefit or a family caregiver relief 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
(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)
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)
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
(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)
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 services related to the medical rehabilitation, psycho-social rehabilitation and vocational rehabilitation of a person. (services de réadaptation)
service-related injury or disease
service-related injury or disease means an injury or a disease that
(b) arose out of or was directly connected with service in the Canadian Forces. (liée au service)
special duty service means service as a member in a special duty area designated under section 69, or as a member as part of a special duty operation designated under section 70, during the period in which the designation is in effect. It includes any of the following that occurred during that period but not earlier than September 11, 2001:
(c) authorized leave of absence with pay during that service, wherever that leave is taken. (service spécial)
survivor, in relation to a deceased member or a deceased veteran, means
(b) the person who was, at the time of the member’s or veteran’s death, the member’s or veteran’s common-law partner. (survivant)
veteran means a former member. (vétéran)
vocational assistance includes employability assessments, career counselling, training, job-search assistance and job-finding assistance, whose object is to help a person to find appropriate employment. (assistance professionnelle)
vocational rehabilitation includes any process designed to identify and achieve an appropriate occupational goal for a person with a physical or a mental health problem, given their state of health and the extent of their education, skills and experience. (réadaptation professionnelle)
Marginal note:Couples who are living apart
Marginal note:References to spouses
Marginal note:Recent marriage
Marginal note:Conduct of member or veteran
2005, c. 21, s. 2;
2015, c. 36, s. 206;
2016, c. 3, s. 9, c. 7, s. 97.
2.1 The purpose of this Act is to recognize and fulfil the obligation of the people and Government of Canada to show just and due appreciation to members and veterans for their service to Canada. This obligation includes providing services, assistance and compensation to members and veterans who have been injured or have died as a result of military service and extends to their spouses or common-law partners or survivors and orphans. This Act shall be liberally interpreted so that the recognized obligation may be fulfilled.
2015, c. 36, s. 207.
Marginal note:Eligibility — members and veterans
3 (1) The Minister may, on application, provide career transition services to a member or a veteran who meets the prescribed eligibility requirements if the Minister is satisfied that the member or veteran requires assistance in making the transition to the civilian labour force.
Marginal note:Assistance to spouses, common-law partners and survivors
(2) The Minister may, on application, provide career transition services to a member’s or a veteran’s spouse, common-law partner or survivor if the spouse, common-law partner or survivor meets the prescribed eligibility requirements.
2005, c. 21, s. 3;
Marginal note:Assessment of needs
4 (1) The Minister shall, on approving an application made under section 3, assess the needs of the member, veteran, spouse, common-law partner or survivor with respect to career counselling, job-search training and job-finding assistance.
Marginal note:Career transition plan
(2) The Minister may develop and implement a career transition plan to address the needs that are identified in the assessment.
Marginal note:Development of plan
(3) In developing a career transition plan, the Minister shall have regard to any prescribed principles.
2005, c. 21, s. 4;
2011, c. 12, s. 4.
Marginal note:Refusal to provide services
5 The Minister may refuse to provide career transition services to a person under this Part to the extent that the person is entitled to receive those types of services from another organization or body.
2005, c. 21, s. 5;
2011, c. 12, s. 5.
Marginal note:Non-application of this Part
6 This Part does not apply in respect of a physical or a mental health problem that resulted primarily from
(b) service in the Korean War, as that term is defined in subsection 3(1) of the Pension Act.
Marginal note:Consequential injury or disease
7 For the purposes of this Part, an injury or a disease is deemed to be a service-related injury or disease if the injury or disease is, in whole or in part, a consequence of
Marginal note:Eligibility — rehabilitation need
8 (1) The Minister may, on application, provide rehabilitation services to a veteran who has a physical or a mental health problem resulting primarily from service in the Canadian Forces that is creating a barrier to re-establishment in civilian life.
Marginal note:Factors that the Minister may consider
Marginal note:Presumption in case of disability
(3) A veteran’s physical or mental health problem is deemed to have resulted primarily from service in the Canadian Forces if, as a result of the health problem, the veteran suffers from a disability for which a disability award has been paid under section 45 or a pension has been granted under the Pension Act .
Marginal note:Eligibility — medical release
9 (1) The Minister may, on application, provide rehabilitation services or vocational assistance to a veteran who has been released on medical grounds in accordance with chapter 15 of the Queen’s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces .
10 (1) The Minister shall, on approving an application made under section 8 or 9, assess the veteran’s medical, psycho-social and vocational rehabilitation needs. In the case of a veteran who has applied under section 9, if no rehabilitation needs are identified, the Minister shall assess the veteran’s vocational assistance needs.
Marginal note:Rehabilitation plan
Marginal note:Vocational assistance plan
Marginal note:Eligibility — spouses and common-law partners
11 (1) The Minister may, on application, provide rehabilitation services and vocational assistance to a veteran’s spouse or common-law partner if the Minister
(b) has determined, based on an assessment of the veteran under subsection 10(1), that the veteran would not benefit from vocational rehabilitation as a result of their having a diminished earning capacity that is due to the physical or mental health problem in respect of which the rehabilitation services were approved.
2005, c. 21, s. 11;
2016, c. 7, s. 80.
Marginal note:Eligibility — survivors
12 The Minister may, on application, provide rehabilitation services and vocational assistance to a member’s or a veteran’s survivor, if the member or veteran dies as a result of
2005, c. 21, s. 12;
2011, c. 12, s. 6.
13 (1) The Minister shall, on approving an application made under subsection 11(1) or section 12, assess the vocational assistance needs of the spouse, common-law partner or survivor and, if such needs are identified, shall assess the person’s medical, psycho-social and vocational rehabilitation needs.
Marginal note:Duration of plan
14 (1) The duration of a rehabilitation plan or a vocational assistance plan shall be fixed by the Minister.
Marginal note:Evaluation of plan
15 (1) The Minister may, when evaluating a rehabilitation plan, require the person for whom the plan has been developed to undergo a medical examination or an assessment by a person specified by the Minister.
Marginal note:Refusal to provide services or assistance
16 (1) The Minister may refuse to provide rehabilitation services or vocational assistance to a person to the extent they are available to the person as an insured service under a provincial health care system, a provincial or federal workers’ compensation plan or any other plan that may be prescribed.
17 The Minister may cancel a rehabilitation plan or a vocational assistance plan in the prescribed circumstances.
Marginal note:Eligibility — veterans
18 (1) The Minister may, on application, pay an earnings loss benefit to a veteran if the Minister determines, as a result of an assessment made in accordance with subsection 10(1), that a rehabilitation plan or a vocational assistance plan should be developed for the veteran.
(2) The earnings loss benefit begins to be payable on the day on which the Minister determines that a rehabilitation plan or a vocational assistance plan should be developed. For greater certainty, if the determination is in respect of a member, the earnings loss benefit is not payable until the day after the day on which the member is released from the Canadian Forces.
Marginal note:Continuation of benefit
(4) If the Minister determines that the veteran has a diminished earning capacity that is due to the physical or mental health problem for which the rehabilitation plan was developed, the earnings loss benefit continues to be payable to the veteran after the plan has been completed or cancelled until the earlier of
(a) the day on which the Minister determines that the veteran no longer has a diminished earning capacity that is due to that health problem, and
2005, c. 21, s. 18;
2015, c. 36, s. 208;
2016, c. 7, s. 81.
19 (1) Subject to the regulations, the monthly amount of the earnings loss benefit under section 18 that is payable to a veteran shall be determined in accordance with the formula
is 90% of the veteran’s imputed income for a month; and
is an amount that is payable to the veteran for a month from prescribed sources.
2005, c. 21, s. 19;
2016, c. 7, s. 82.
20 (1) The Minister may, for the purpose of determining whether a veteran may continue to receive an earnings loss benefit, require a veteran who, as a result of a determination that they have a diminished earning capacity, is in receipt of an earnings loss benefit under section 18 — or would, but for their level of income, be in receipt of it — to undergo a medical examination or an assessment by a person specified by the Minister.
2005, c. 21, s. 20;
2016, c. 7, s. 83.
21 The Minister may cancel an earnings loss benefit that is payable under section 18 in the prescribed circumstances.
Marginal note:Eligibility — survivors and orphans
22 (1) The Minister may, on application, pay, in accordance with section 23, an earnings loss benefit to a member’s or a veteran’s survivor or orphan, if the member or veteran dies as the result of
23 (1) Subject to the regulations, the monthly amount of an earnings loss benefit under section 22 that is payable in respect of a member or a veteran is 90% of the member’s or veteran’s imputed income for a month.
Marginal note:Division of benefit
Marginal note:Deductions for survivor
(c) providing for the periodic adjustment of an earnings loss benefit calculated in accordance with subsection (1) and an amount determined for the purposes of subsection (3); and
2005, c. 21, s. 23;
2016, c. 7, s. 84.
Marginal note:Benefit to be pro rata
24 If an earnings loss benefit is payable for only part of a month, the benefit shall be paid pro rata, based on a 30-day month.
25 (1) The Minister may, on application, pay a supplementary retirement benefit to a veteran who has been in receipt of an earnings loss benefit in accordance with subsection 18(4) — or would, but for their level of income, have been in receipt of it — if the veteran is no longer entitled to that benefit.
(a) the veteran, at the time of their death, was in receipt of an earnings loss benefit in accordance with subsection 18(4) or would, but for their level of income, have been in receipt of it; and
(b) the survivor is not eligible to receive an earnings loss benefit under section 22.
(3) The Minister may, on application, pay a supplementary retirement benefit to a member’s or a veteran’s survivor if the survivor has been in receipt of an earnings loss benefit under section 22 but is no longer entitled to that benefit.
26 The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the amount of the supplementary retirement benefit payable in respect of any class or classes of veterans or survivors.
27 The Minister may, on application made within the prescribed time, pay a Canadian Forces income support benefit to a veteran who has been in receipt of an earnings loss benefit under section 18 — or would, but for their level of income, have been in receipt of it — if
28 The Minister may, on application made within the prescribed time, pay a Canadian Forces income support benefit to a veteran’s survivor if the veteran was in receipt of that benefit at the time of their death and if
(a) the veteran dies as the result of an injury or a disease other than an injury or a disease described in paragraph 29(a);
29 The Minister may, on application, pay a Canadian Forces income support benefit to a member’s or a veteran’s survivor if
Marginal note:Eligibility — orphans
30 The Minister may, on application, pay a Canadian Forces income support benefit to a veteran’s orphan if
31 The Minister may, on application, pay a Canadian Forces income support benefit to a member’s or a veteran’s orphan if
32 The Canadian Forces income support benefit under section 29, 30 or 31 begins to be payable on the later of
Marginal note:Restrictions on residence
33 A Canadian Forces income support benefit may be paid to a person only if the person resides in Canada.
Marginal note:Payment for entire month
34 If, in a month, a person who is in receipt of a Canadian Forces income support benefit dies or ceases to reside in Canada, the benefit shall be paid as if the person were entitled to the benefit for that entire month.
Marginal note:Requirement to participate
35 (1) A Canadian Forces income support benefit under section 27 or 28 is only payable for each month that the veteran or survivor participates — to the extent required to meet the objectives of the program — in a career transition services program that is approved by the Minister.
Marginal note:When benefit is payable
(4) Subject to subsection (5), the Canadian Forces income support benefit under section 27 or 28 begins to be payable on the earlier of
(a) the first day of the month in which the veteran or the survivor starts a career transition services program referred to in subsection (1), and
Marginal note:Exception — applicant over 65 years of age
(5) If an application for a Canadian Forces income support benefit under section 27 or 28 is approved in respect of a veteran or a survivor who has attained the age of 65 years, the benefit begins to be payable on the first day of the month in which the application is approved.
(6) Subject to section 36, a Canadian Forces income support benefit under section 27 or 28 ceases to be payable on the earlier of
(a) the last day of the month in which the veteran or survivor ceases to participate in a career transition services program referred to in subsection (1), unless the veteran or survivor is exempt from the application of that subsection,
2005, c. 21, s. 35;
2011, c. 12, s. 7.
36 The Minister may suspend the payment of a Canadian Forces income support benefit or cancel the benefit, in the prescribed circumstances.
37 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the amount of the Canadian Forces income support benefit payable under sections 27 to 31 for each month in a current payment period shall be determined by the formula
(a) in the case of a veteran, the sum of the applicable amounts set out in column 2 of items 1 to 3 of Schedule 1,
(a) in the case of a veteran, 1/12 of the income of the veteran and the veteran’s spouse or common-law partner, if any, for the base calendar year,
(a) in the case of a veteran, the total of the current monthly benefits payable to the veteran and the veteran’s spouse or common-law partner, if any, from prescribed sources,
Marginal note:Veteran couples
38 (1) The Minister may, on application, pay a career impact allowance to a veteran who has one or more physical or mental health problems that are creating a permanent and severe impairment if the veteran, in respect of each of those health problems,
(a) has had an application for rehabilitation services approved under this Part; and
(b) has received a disability award under Part 3 or a pension for disability under the Pension Act , or would have received such an award or pension but has not because
(i) the aggregate of all of the veteran’s disability assessments and deemed disability assessments exceeds 100%, or
(ii) the disability award is not yet payable in accordance with section 53.
Marginal note:Ineligibility — exceptional incapacity allowance
(1.1) A veteran who has received or is receiving an exceptional incapacity allowance under the Pension Act is not eligible to be paid a career impact allowance.
(2) The Minister shall determine the amount of the career impact allowance that may be paid to the veteran in a year, taking into account the potential impact of the permanent and severe impairment on the veteran’s career advancement opportunities. The minimum career impact allowance shall be the amount set out in item 1, column 2, of Schedule 2, and the maximum career impact allowance shall be the amount set out in item 2, column 2.
Marginal note:Diminished earning capacity
(3) The Minister may, on application, increase the career impact allowance that may be paid under subsection (2) by the amount set out in item 2.1, column 2, of Schedule 2, if the Minister determines that the veteran has a diminished earning capacity.
2005, c. 21, s. 38;
2011, c. 12, s. 8;
2016, c. 7, ss. 85, 97.
Marginal note:When allowance payable
2005, c. 21, s. 39;
2011, c. 12, s. 9;
2015, c. 36, s. 209;
40.5 (1) The Minister may waive the requirement for an application for the retirement income security benefit if the Minister is satisfied that the veteran or survivor would be eligible for the benefit if they were to apply for it based on information that has been collected or obtained by the Minister in the exercise of the Minister’s powers or the performance of the Minister’s duties and functions in respect of the earnings loss benefit, career impact allowance or disability award or in respect of the disability pension under the Pension Act .
(2) If the Minister intends to waive the requirement for an application, the Minister shall notify the veteran or survivor in writing of that intention.
Marginal note:Accepting waiver
(3) If the veteran or survivor accepts the waiver of the requirement for an application, the veteran or survivor shall, within the period specified by the Minister, file with the Minister any information requested by the Minister.
(4) The veteran or the survivor may, within the period specified by the Minister, decline a waiver of the requirement for an application by notifying the Minister in writing of their decision to do so.
(5) Even if the Minister intends to waive the requirement for an application, the Minister may require that the veteran or the survivor make an application for the retirement income security benefit and, in that case, the Minister shall notify the veteran or survivor in writing of that requirement.
40.6 The Minister may, in the prescribed circumstances, suspend the payment of a retirement income security benefit or cancel the benefit.
41 The Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) providing for the notification of the Minister, by persons who are in receipt of an earnings loss benefit, a Canadian Forces income support benefit or a retirement income security benefit, of any changes in income or benefits, or in an amount payable for a month from a prescribed source for the purposes of subsection 19(1), 23(3), 40.1(4), 40.2(4), 40.3(4) or 40.4(4), requiring the provision of statements of estimated income, benefits or amounts payable and providing for the effect of those changes on the calculation of the amount of the compensation payable;
(b) respecting what constitutes a barrier to re-establishment in civilian life and a diminished earning capacity;
(c) defining base calendar year, income and payment period for the purposes of section 37;
(d) providing for the increase of any amount set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 in case of any increase in the amount of a pension or a supplement, as those terms are defined in section 2 of the Old Age Security Act , as a result of amendments to that Act;
(f) defining residence and defining intervals of absence from Canada that shall be deemed not to have interrupted residence in Canada for the purposes of sections 33 and 34; and
(g) respecting, for the purposes of section 38, what constitutes a permanent and severe impairment, the manner of determining whether a veteran has a permanent and severe impairment and the extent of the permanent and severe impairment.
2005, c. 21, s. 41;
2015, c. 36, s. 211;
2016, c. 7, s. 87.
PART 3Critical Injury, Disability, Death and Detention
42 This Part, other than sections 44.1 to 44.3, does not apply in respect of an injury or a disease, or the aggravation of an injury or a disease, if the injury or disease, or the aggravation, is one for which a pension may be granted under the Pension Act .
2005, c. 21, s. 42;
2015, c. 36, s. 213.
43 In making a decision under this Part or under section 84, the Minister and any person designated under section 67 shall
(a) draw from the circumstances of the case, and any evidence presented to the Minister or person, every reasonable inference in favour of an applicant under this Part or under section 84;
44 In all proceedings under this Part, an applicant may be represented by a service bureau of a veterans’ organization or, at the applicant’s own expense, by any other representative of the applicant’s choice.
44.1 (1) The Minister may, on application, pay a critical injury benefit to a member or veteran who establishes that they sustained one or more severe and traumatic injuries, or developed an acute disease, and that the injury or disease
2015, c. 36, s. 214.
44.2 The amount of the critical injury benefit that is payable to a member or veteran shall be the amount set out in column 2 of item 2.2 of Schedule 2.
44.3 (1) The Minister may waive the requirement for an application in subsection 44.1(1) if the Minister is satisfied, based on information that has been collected or obtained by the Minister in the exercise of the Minister’s powers or the performance of the Minister’s duties and functions, including in respect of the disability award or in respect of the disability pension under the Pension Act , that the member or veteran is entitled to the critical injury benefit.
(2) If the Minister intends to waive the requirement for an application, the Minister shall notify the member or veteran in writing of that intention.
(3) If the member or veteran accepts the waiver of the requirement for an application, the member or the veteran shall, within the period specified by the Minister, file with the Minister any information requested by the Minister.
(4) The member or veteran may, within the period specified by the Minister, decline a waiver of the requirement for an application by notifying the Minister in writing of their decision to do so.
(5) Even if the Minister intends to waive the requirement for an application, the Minister may require that the member or veteran make an application for the critical injury benefit and, in that case, the Minister shall notify the member or veteran in writing of that requirement.
45 (1) The Minister may, on application, pay a disability award to a member or a veteran who establishes that they are suffering from a disability resulting from
Marginal note:Compensable fraction
46 (1) For the purposes of subsection 45(1), an injury or a disease is deemed to be a service-related injury or disease if the injury or disease is, in whole or in part, a consequence of
2005, c. 21, s. 46;
2015, c. 36, s. 215.
Marginal note:Award for loss of paired organ or limb
Marginal note:Extent of disability
(2) The member’s or veteran’s extent of disability in respect of that other paired organ or limb shall be considered to be 50% of the extent of disability at which the member or veteran would have been assessed at if the loss of, the permanent loss of the use of or the impairment of that paired organ or limb had occurred in circumstances in which a disability award would have been payable under section 45.
Marginal note:Increase in extent of disability
48 (1) If a member or a veteran to whom a disability award under section 45 or 47 has been paid, in whole or in part, establishes that their extent of disability has subsequently increased, the Minister may, on application, pay a disability award to the member or veteran that corresponds to the extent of that increase.
(2) In the case of a non-service related injury or disease that was aggravated by service, a disability award may be paid under subsection (1) only in respect of that fraction of the disability that has been determined in accord­ance with subsection 45(2).
(3) In the case of an injury or a disease that is a consequence of another injury or disease, the disability award may be paid under subsection (1) only in respect of that fraction of the disability that has been determined in accord­ance with subsection 46(2).
2005, c. 21, s. 48;
2011, c. 12, s. 10.
Marginal note:Death of member or veteran
49 If a member or a veteran dies as a result of an injury or a disease for which a disability award under section 45 has been paid, in whole or in part, or would be payable and their death occurs more than 30 days after the day on which the injury occurred or the disease was contracted or the injury or disease was aggravated, the member or veteran is deemed to have been assessed, at the time of their death, as having an extent of disability at that time of 100%.
2005, c. 21, s. 49;
2011, c. 12, s. 11.
Marginal note:Death of member or veteran — no application made
50 (1) If a member or a veteran who would have been entitled to a disability award under section 45, 47 or 48 dies before they have applied for the award, the Minister may, on application, pay, in accordance with section 55, to a survivor or a person who was, at the time of the member’s or veteran’s death, a dependent child, the disability award to which the member or veteran, had they lived, would have been entitled under section 45, 47 or 48, as the case may be.
Marginal note:Death of member or veteran — application pending
(2) If a member or a veteran who has made an application for a disability award under section 45, 47 or 48 dies before the Minister has made a decision in respect of the application, the Minister may pay, in accordance with section 55, to a survivor or a person who was, at the time of the member’s or veteran’s death, a dependent child, the disability award to which the member or veteran, had they lived, would have been entitled under section 45, 47 or 48, as the case may be.
Marginal note:Rights of survivors and children
(3) The survivor or child has, in respect of the application referred to in subsection (2), all of the rights that the member or veteran would have had had they lived, other than the right to make an election under subsection 52.1(1).
2005, c. 21, s. 50;
2011, c. 12, s. 12.
51 (1) The assessment of the extent of a disability shall be based on the instructions and a table of disabilities to be made by the Minister for the guidance of persons making those assessments.
(2) The instructions and table of disabilities are exempt from the application of sections 3, 5 and 11 of the Statutory Instruments Act .
Marginal note:Amount of award
52 (1) Subject to section 54, the amount of a disability award payable in respect of a member or a veteran shall be determined by the formula
is the amount set out in column 3 of Schedule 3 that corresponds to the member’s or veteran’s extent of disability, as set out in column 2 of that Schedule, in respect of the aggregate of all of the member’s or veteran’s disability assessments and deemed disability assessments under this Act; and
is the amount set out in column 3 of Schedule 3 that corresponds to what was, immediately before the disability award becomes payable, the member’s or veteran’s extent of disability, as set out in column 2 of that Schedule, in respect of the aggregate of all of the member’s or veteran’s disability assessments and deemed disability assessments under this Act.
Marginal note:Reduction of award
2005, c. 21, s. 52;
2016, c. 7, s. 88.
Marginal note:Election as to payment of award
52.1 (1) Subject to subsections (4) and (7), a member or a veteran to whom a disability award is to be paid under section 45, 47 or 48 may elect, within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner,
(a) to be paid the amount of the disability award as a lump sum;
is the amount of interest for that year determined in accordance with the regulations; or
(c) to be paid the portion, indicated by the member or veteran, of the amount of the disability award as a lump sum and to be paid each year, in lieu of the remainder of the amount of the disability award, for up to the number of years indicated by the member or veteran, an amount equal to the amount determined by the formula set out in paragraph (b) read as though the description of A were the amount of the disability award less the portion that the member or veteran elected to be paid as a lump sum.
Marginal note:Failure to make election
Marginal note:Lump sum if disability is less than five per cent
(4) If the extent of disability for which the disability award is to be paid is less than five per cent of total disability, the amount of the disability award is to be paid as a lump sum.
Marginal note:Election in respect of remaining payments
(5) A member or a veteran who has elected to be paid in annual payments and who has received at least one payment may elect, in the prescribed manner, to be paid a lump sum, determined in accordance with the regulations, in lieu of the annual payments remaining to be paid.
(6) A member or a veteran who dies after having elected to be paid in annual payments is deemed to have elected, on the day before their death, to be paid a lump sum, determined in accordance with the regulations, in lieu of the annual payments remaining to be paid.
Marginal note:Member or veteran currently receiving annual payments
(7) If a member or a veteran to whom a disability award (in this subsection referred to as the “new disability award”) is to be paid under section 45, 47 or 48 is currently being paid annual payments in respect of another disability award and they make an election referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) in respect of the new award,
(a) for the purpose of determining the amount of the annual payments in respect of the new disability award,
(i) in the case of an election referred to in paragraph (1)(b), the description of A in that paragraph, is, despite that paragraph, the sum of the amount of the new disability award and the amount of the lump sum that the member or veteran would have received had they made an election under subsection (5) in respect of the other disability award, and
(ii) in the case of an election referred to in paragraph (1)(c), the description of A in paragraph (1)(b), despite paragraph (1)(c), is the sum of the amount of the new disability award and the amount of the lump sum that the member or veteran would have received had they made an election under subsection (5) in respect of the other disability award less the portion of the new disability award to be paid to the member or veteran as a lump sum; and
(b) no additional payments are to be made in respect of the other disability award.
Marginal note:Amounts deemed to be compensation payable under this Act
(8) The amounts determined by the application of paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) and the lump sum referred to in subsection (5) or (6) are deemed to be compensation payable under this Act.
2011, c. 12, s. 13.
Marginal note:When award payable
53 A disability award under section 45, 47 or 48 becomes payable when both of the following conditions are met:
(a) in the opinion of the Minister, the disability has stabilized;
(b) an assessment of the extent of the disability has been made.
2005, c. 21, s. 53;
2016, c. 7, s. 89.
54 (1) For the purposes of section 45, 47 or 48, if a member’s or a veteran’s extent of disability, in respect of the aggregate of all of the member’s or veteran’s disability assessments and deemed disability assessments, exceeds 100%, no disability award shall be granted in respect of any percentage points exceeding 100%.
(2) Any disability assessments under the Pension Act shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether the extent of disability exceeds 100%.
(3) For the purpose of determining the extent of disability, if a disability award may be paid only in respect of a fraction of a disability in accordance with subsection 45(2), 46(2) or 48(2) or (3), or if only a fraction of a disability is pensionable under the Pension Act , then only that fraction of the disability shall be taken into account.
Marginal note:Division of award
55 If a disability award is payable to a survivor or a person who was, at the time of a member’s or veteran’s death, a dependent child, the following rules apply:
Marginal note:No award — decision under Pension Act
56 (1) No disability award shall be granted in respect of an injury or a disease, or the aggravation of an injury or a disease, if the injury or disease, or the aggravation, has been the subject of an application for a pension under the Pension Act and the Minister, or the Commission as defined in section 79 of that Act, has rendered a decision in respect of the application.
Marginal note:No award — inseparable for purpose of assessment
(2) No disability award shall be granted in respect of an injury or a disease, or the aggravation of an injury or a disease, if the Minister determines that the injury or disease, or the aggravation, is inseparable — for the purpose of assessing the extent of disability — from an injury or a disease, or the aggravation of an injury or a disease, for which a pension has been granted under the Pension Act .
2005, c. 21, s. 56;
2011, c. 12, s. 14.
Marginal note:Eligibility — service-related injury or disease
57 (1) The Minister may, on application, pay, in accordance with section 59, a death benefit to a member’s survivor or a person who was, at the time of the member’s death, a dependent child if
Marginal note:Eligibility — injury or disease aggravated by service
(2) The Minister may, on application, pay, in accordance with section 59, a death benefit to a member’s survivor or a person who was, at the time of the member’s death, a dependent child if
58 (1) The amount of the death benefit payable in respect of a member shall be the amount set out in column 2 of item 3 of Schedule 2.
Marginal note:Reduction of benefit
59 If a death benefit is payable to a survivor or a person who was, at the time of a member’s death, a dependent child, the following rules apply:
Marginal note:Allowance — amputation
60 (1) The Minister may, on application, pay to a member or a veteran who has received a disability award on account of an amputation of their leg at or above a Symes’ amputation a clothing allowance in respect of each such amputation that causes wear and tear of clothing.
Marginal note:Allowance — two amputations
Marginal note:Allowance — other disabilities
61 Subject to subsection 60(3), the Minister shall determine the amount of each clothing allowance that may be paid to a member or a veteran in a year, which shall not be greater than the amount set out in column 2 of item 4 of Schedule 2.
62 The clothing allowance under subsections 60(1) to (5) begins to be payable on the later of
63 The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the rules of evidence and evidentiary presumptions relating to applications for a critical injury benefit, a disability award or a death benefit under this Part.
2005, c. 21, s. 63;
2015, c. 36, s. 216.
64 (1) Subject to subsection (5), the Minister may, on application, pay a detention benefit to a member or a veteran, who, while serving with the Canadian Forces, was detained by a power, for the period spent in detention.
(2) In this section, power means
Marginal note:Period evading capture or escaping
65 (1) If a member or a veteran who would have been entitled to a detention benefit under section 64 dies before they have applied for the benefit, the Minister may, on application, pay to their testamentary estate or testamentary succession the detention benefit to which the member or veteran, had they lived, would have been entitled under that section.
(2) If a member or a veteran who has made an application for a detention benefit under section 64 dies before the Minister has made a decision in respect of the application, the Minister may pay to their testamentary estate or testamentary succession the detention benefit to which the member or veteran, had they lived, would have been entitled under that section.
Marginal note:Rights of estate or succession
PART 3.1Family Caregiver Relief Benefit
Marginal note:Criteria to be considered
2015, c. 36, s. 217.
65.2 The annual amount of a family caregiver relief benefit that is payable to a veteran shall be the amount set out in column 2 of item 5 of Schedule 2.
65.3 The Minister may, for the purpose of determining whether a veteran may continue to receive a family caregiver relief benefit, require the veteran to undergo an assessment by a person specified by the Minister.
65.4 The Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) defining care for the purposes of paragraphs 65.1(1)(b) and (c) and subsections 65.1(2) and (3); and
(b) defining home for the purposes of paragraph 65.1(1)(c) and subsection 65.1(3).
Marginal note:Group insurance program
66 (1) The Minister may
67 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may designate any person to exercise any power or perform any duty or function that may be exercised or performed by the Minister under this Act.
68 In paragraphs 69(1)(c) and 70(1)(c), conditions of elevated risk means a level of risk higher than that normally associated with service in peacetime.
69 (1) The Minister of National Defence, after consulting the Minister, may by order designate an area as a special duty area if
(b) members have been deployed, or will be deployed, to that area as part of an operation of a type referred to in section 71; and
70 (1) The Minister of National Defence, after consulting the Minister, may by order designate as a special duty operation any operation, or any component of it, if
(a) the operation is of a type referred to in section 71;
71 For the purposes of paragraphs 69(1)(b) and 70(1)(a), the types of operations are as follows:
(d) an operation authorized to deal with a national emergency, as that term is defined in section 3 of the Emergencies Act , in respect of which a declaration of emergency is made under that Act;
72 Sections 3, 5 and 11 of the Statutory Instruments Act do not apply in respect of an order made under section 69 or 70.
73 The Minister may require a person who applies for rehabilitation services or compensation under this Act to undergo a medical examination or an assessment by a person specified by the Minister.
74 (1) The Minister may pay to a person who undergoes the medical examination or the assessment a reasonable amount for their travel and living expenses incurred by reason of the medical examination or the assessment.
75 A person who, at the request of the Minister, conducts a medical examination or performs an assessment for the purposes of this Act is entitled to be paid the fee that may be fixed by the Minister.
75.1 In order to aid a member or a veteran in their transition to civilian life, the Minister may provide them with information and guidance regarding the services, assistance and compensation for which they may be eligible taking into consideration their particular circumstances.
2015, c. 36, s. 218.
Marginal note:Application from member before transition
75.2 The Minister may consider an application for any services, assistance or compensation under this Act from a member, make a decision in respect of the application and conduct any required assessment even though the member may not be eligible for that service, assistance or compensation until they become a veteran.
76 (1) An application for career transition services, rehabilitation services, vocational assistance or compensation under this Act shall be made to the Minister in the form directed by the Minister and shall include any information that is required by the regulations to accompany the application.
2005, c. 21, s. 76;
2011, c. 12, s. 15.
77 Any decisions of the Minister or a person designated under section 67 shall be made as informally and expeditiously as the circumstances and considerations of fairness permit.
78 (1) The Minister has all the powers of a commissioner appointed under Part I of the Inquiries Act for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the Minister under this Act.
Marginal note:Administering oaths, etc.
(a) a department in, or other portion of, the federal public administration specified in Schedules I, IV or V to the Financial Administration Act ; or
79 (1) Any person described in subsection (2) or (3) may, for the purpose of preparing an application under this Act or deciding whether or not to prepare an application, inspect
Marginal note:Veterans’ organizations
2005, c. 21, ss. 81, 116;
2012, c. 19, s. 695;
82 The Minister may, for the purpose of determining whether a person is entitled to receive an earnings loss benefit, a Canadian Forces income support benefit or a retirement income security benefit under this Act,
2005, c. 21, s. 82;
2015, c. 36, s. 219.
Marginal note:Review of decision under Part 2 or 3.1
83 Subject to the regulations, the Minister may, on application or on the Minister’s own motion, review a decision made under Part 2 or 3.1 or under this section.
2005, c. 21, s. 83;
2015, c. 36, s. 220.
Marginal note:Erroneous payments of benefits or allowances
(4) Despite anything in this Act, the Minister may continue the payment of an earnings loss benefit, a Canadian Forces income support benefit, a career impact allowance, a retirement income security benefit, a clothing allowance or a family caregiver relief benefit, in whole or in part, to a person who is not entitled to it, or not entitled to a portion of it, if
2005, c. 21, s. 88;
2015, c. 36, s. 221;
Marginal note:Not to be assigned or charged
89 (1) No compensation payable under this Act shall be assigned, charged, attached, anticipated, commuted or given as security.
90 Except in the case of amounts payable to a member or a veteran who makes an election referred to in paragraph 52.1(1)(b) or (c) or subsection 52.1(5) or who is deemed to have made an election under subsection 52.1(6), no interest shall be paid in respect of any compensation that is payable under this Act.
2005, c. 21, s. 90;
2011, c. 12, s. 16.
91 No action or other proceeding lies against any person by reason of anything done or said in good faith in any proceedings before the Minister or in any report of any medical examination or any assessment made for the purposes of this Act by any officer or employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs or by any other person at the request of the Minister.
92 (1) In this section, action means any action or other proceeding brought by or on behalf of a member, a veteran, a member’s or a veteran’s survivor, a member’s or a veteran’s orphan or a person who was, at the time of the member’s or veteran’s death, a dependent child, against Her Majesty in which damages are claimed in respect of any injury, death, damage or loss for which compensation may be claimed under this Act.
Marginal note:Stay of action against Crown until compensation refused
(2) An action that is not barred by virtue of section 9 of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act shall, on application, be stayed until an application for compensation has been made under this Act, in respect of the same injury, death, damage or loss in respect of which the claim has been made, and pursued in good faith by or on behalf of the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the action was brought, and,
(a) in the case of an application that may be made under Part 2, a final decision to the effect that no compensation may be paid has been made under section 83 in respect of the application; and
(b) in the case of an application that may be made under Part 3, a decision to the effect that no compensation may be paid to or in respect of that person in respect of the same injury, death, damage or loss has been affirmed by an appeal panel of the Board in accordance with the Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act .
Marginal note:Certificates as evidence
93 (1) In any trial, prosecution or other proceeding, a certificate purporting to be signed by the Minister and setting out the amount of any compensation obtained and the portion of the compensation that remains unrepaid or unrecovered as of any day is evidence of the amount of the compensation obtained and the portion of the compensation that remains unrepaid or unrecovered as of that day without proof of the signature or official character of any person appearing to have signed the certificate and without further proof of the certificate.
(a) respecting the time and manner of making an application for career transition services, rehabilitation services, vocational assistance or compensation under this Act, and respecting the information that is required to accompany the application;
(e) respecting the provision of any information, declaration or document to the Minister by any person who applies for or is in receipt of career transition services, rehabilitation services, vocational assistance, an earnings loss benefit, a Canadian Forces income support benefit, a career impact allowance, a retirement income security benefit, a clothing allowance or a family caregiver relief benefit under this Act, and authorizing the Minister to suspend delivery of the services or assistance or payment of the benefit or allowance until the information, declaration or document is provided;
(g) providing for a review of any decisions made under Part 2 or 3.1 or under section 83, including the grounds for review, the powers on review and the number of reviews;
(h) respecting the time and manner of making an application for a review under sections 83 and 84;
(i.1) respecting the determination of an amount of interest for the purposes of the description of C in paragraph 52.1(1)(b);
(i.2) respecting the determination of lump sums for the purpose of subsections 52.1(5) and (6);
(j) prescribing any matter required or authorized by this Act to be prescribed;
(j.1) prescribing the way in which anything that is required or authorized by this Act to be prescribed is to be determined; and
2005, c. 21, s. 94;
2011, c. 12, s. 17;
2015, c. 36, s. 222;
Marginal note:Transitional provisions — April 1, 2017
94.01 The Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) respecting the provision of information or documents to the Minister by a person who may be entitled to an amount under any of sections 100 to 103 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1 ; and
(b) providing for the reimbursement of fees for financial advice obtained by a person in relation to an amount that is paid or payable to them under any of sections 100 to 103 of that Act.
2016, c. 7, s. 90.
94.1 Regulations made in respect of the retirement income security benefit and the family caregiver relief benefit under subsections 40.1(5), 40.2(5), 40.3(5) and 40.4(5) and sections 41, 65.4 and 94 may, if they so provide, be retroactive.
2015, c. 36, s. 223.
PART 5Transitional Provisions, Related and Coordinating Amendments and Coming into Force
95 Sections 12, 22, 29 to 31 and 57 do not apply in respect of a member’s or veteran’s survivor or orphan, or a person who was, at the time of the member’s death, a dependent child, if the member’s or veteran’s death occurred before the coming into force of this section.
Marginal note:Effect of Special Duty Area Pension Order
96 The Special Duty Area Pension Order continued by subsection 5(1) of An Act to amend the Pension Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act , chapter 12 of the Statutes of Canada, 2003, has effect as if it were made under section 69.
Marginal note:Effect of designations under Pension Act
97 The designations made under section 91.2 or 91.3 of the Pension Act , as those sections read immediately before the coming into force of sections 69 and 70 of this Act, have effect as if they were made under section 69 or 70 of this Act, respectively.
98 [Repealed, 2016, c. 7, s. 91]
Footnote *117 This Act, other than section 116, comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
Return to footnote *[Note: Section 116 in force on assent May 13, 2005; Act, other than section 116, in force April 1, 2006, see SI/2006-54.]
SCHEDULE 1(Section 37 and paragraphs 41(d) and 94(c))
1 Veteran 1,132.26
2 Veteran having a spouse or a common-law partner, an additional 586.85
3 Veteran having one or more dependent children, in respect of each dependent child, an additional 283.07
4 Survivor 1,132.26
5 Orphan 606.77
2005, c. 21, Sch. 1;
2016, c. 7, s. 92.
SCHEDULE 2(Subsections 38(2) and (3), section 44.2, subsection 58(1), sections 61 and 65.2 and paragraph 94(c))
1 Minimum career impact allowance 6,000.00 (yearly)
2 Maximum career impact allowance 18,000.00 (yearly)
2.1 Career impact allowance supplement for diminished earning capacity 12,000.00 (yearly)
2.2 Critical injury benefit 70,000.00 (lump sum)
3 Death benefit 360,000.00 (lump sum)
4 Clothing allowance 1,823.88 (yearly)
5 Family caregiver relief benefit 7,238.00 (yearly)
2005, c. 21, Sch. 2;
2011, c. 12, ss. 18, 19;
2015, c. 36, ss. 224, 225;
2016, c. 7, ss. 93 to 95, 97.
SCHEDULE 3(Subsection 52(1) and paragraph 94(c))
100 98-100 360,000.00
95 93-97 342,000.00
90 88-92 324,000.00
85 83-87 306,000.00
80 78-82 288,000.00
75 73-77 270,000.00
70 68-72 252,000.00
65 63-67 234,000.00
60 58-62 216,000.00
55 53-57 198,000.00
50 48-52 180,000.00
45 43-47 162,000.00
40 38-42 144,000.00
35 33-37 126,000.00
30 28-32 108,000.00
25 23-27 90,000.00
20 18-22 72,000.00
15 13-17 54,000.00
10 8-12 36,000.00
5 5-7 18,000.00
4 4 14,400.00
3 3 10,800.00
2 2 7,200.00
1 1 3,600.00
2005, c. 21, Sch. 3;
2016, c. 7, s. 96.
— 2011, c. 12, s. 20.1
20.1 Within two years after the day on which this section comes into force, a comprehensive review of the provisions and operations of this Act must be undertaken by any committees of the Senate and of the House of Commons that are designated or established by the Senate and the House of Commons for that purpose.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 98
98 (1) For greater certainty, the amount of an earnings loss benefit that is payable in respect of a period before October 1, 2016 is to be determined in accordance with subsection 19(1) or 23(1) of the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act and the regulations made under subsection 19(2) or 23(4) of that Act, as those provisions of that Act and those regulations read during the period in respect of which the benefit is payable, regardless of the date on which the benefit is paid.
(2) The amount of an earnings loss benefit that is payable in respect of a period after September 30, 2016 is to be determined as if subsections 19(1) and 23(1) of the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act and the regulations made under subsections 19(2) and 23(4) of that Act — as those provisions of that Act and those regulations read during the period in respect of which the benefit is payable — had been in force since April 1, 2006, regardless of whether or not the veteran or the member’s or veteran’s survivor or orphan was in receipt of an earnings loss benefit before October 1, 2016.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 99
99 The following definitions apply in this section and sections 100 to 111.
Act means the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act . (Loi)
dependent child has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Act. (enfant à charge)
survivor has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Act. (survivant)
— 2016, c. 7, s. 100
Member or veteran who received disability award
100 (1) The Minister must pay to a member or a veteran who received, in whole or in part, a disability award under section 45, 47 or 48 of the Act before April 1, 2017, and who is alive on April 1, 2017, an amount determined in accordance with the formula
is the amount set out in column 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act, as that Schedule read on April 1, 2017, that corresponds to the member’s or veteran’s extent of disability, as set out in column 2, for which the disability award was received, reduced — for every calendar year from 2016 until the year in which the disability award was received — by a percentage calculated in accordance with the method of calculating the percentages by which the amounts set out in Schedule 3 to the Act are periodically adjusted; and
is the amount of the disability award that was payable to the member or the veteran under subsection 52(1) of the Act.
Death of member or veteran before amount paid
(2) If the member or veteran dies before the amount is paid under subsection (1), the Minister must pay that amount, in accordance with section 55 of the Act, to a survivor or a person who was, at the time of the member’s or veteran’s death, a dependent child.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 101
Death of member or veteran before April 1, 2017
101 If a member or a veteran who received, in whole or in part, a disability award under section 45, 47 or 48 of the Act before April 1, 2017 dies before that day, the Minister must pay, in accordance with section 55 of the Act, to a survivor or a person who was, at the time of the member’s or veteran’s death, a dependent child — if that survivor or person is alive on April 1, 2017 — an amount determined in accordance with the formula
— 2016, c. 7, s. 102
Disability award received by survivor or dependent child
102 The Minister must pay, in accordance with section 55 of the Act, to a person who received a disability award under subsection 50(1) or (2) of the Act before April 1, 2017, and who is alive on April 1, 2017, an amount determined in accordance with the formula
is the amount of the disability award that was payable under subsection 52(1) of the Act.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 103
103 The Minister must pay, in accordance with section 59 of the Act, to a person who received a death benefit under section 57 of the Act before April 1, 2017, and who is alive on April 1, 2017, an amount determined in accordance with the formula
is the amount set out in item 3, column 2, of Schedule 2 to the Act, as that Schedule read on April 1, 2017, reduced — for every calendar year from 2016 until the year in which the death benefit was received — by a percentage calculated in accordance with the method of calculating the percentages by which the amount set out in item 3, column 2, is periodically adjusted; and
is the amount of the death benefit that was payable under subsection 58(1) of the Act.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 104
104 Sections 100 to 102 apply in respect of each disability award received by or in respect of a member or a veteran.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 105
Amount of award or benefit equal to zero
105 For the purposes of sections 100 to 103, a person is considered to have received a disability award or a death benefit even if the amount that was paid to them was equal to zero.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 106
106 An amount that is to be paid under any of sections 100 to 103 is to be paid as a lump sum.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 107
107 The Minister may, for the purposes of establishing a person’s entitlement to an amount under any of sections 100 to 103, require a person who may be entitled to an amount to provide to the Minister the information or documents set out in the regulations made under the Act.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 108
108 Personal information, as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act , held by a government institution, as defined in that section, is, if requested by the Minister, to be made available to the Minister for the purposes of sections 100 to 103.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 109
Entitlement ceases on death
109 If a person to whom an amount is to be paid under any of sections 100 to 103 dies before the amount is paid, that person’s entitlement to the amount ceases on their death.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 110
Amount deemed to be compensation
110 An amount paid or payable under any of sections 100 to 103 is deemed, for the purposes of sections 89 and 90 of the Act, to be compensation as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Act.
— 2016, c. 7, s. 111
111 An amount paid or payable under any of sections 100 to 103 is deemed, for the purposes of paragraph 81(1)(d.1) of the Income Tax Act , to be a disability award or a death benefit, as the case may be, payable to the taxpayer under Part 3 of the Act.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 296
296 Paragraph 94(j.1) of the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act is deemed to have come into force on April 1, 2006.
— 2012, c. 19, s. 682
682 Sections 3 to 5 of the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act are replaced by the following:
3 The Minister may, on application, pay or reimburse fees in respect of the provision of prescribed career transition services to a veteran or their survivor if the veteran or survivor meets the prescribed eligibility criteria.
— 2012, c. 19, s. 683
683 (1) Paragraph 94(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(d.2) providing for the payment or reimbursement of fees in respect of the provision of career transition services, including a maximum amount of fees that may be paid or reimbursed, under section 3;
— 2016, c. 7, s. 115(1), par. (2)(b)
— 2017, c. 20, s. 270
270 Section 1 of the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act is replaced by the following:
1 This Act may be cited as the Veterans Well-being Act .
— 2017, c. 20, s. 271
271 The definition compensation in subsection 2(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
compensation means any of the following benefits under this Act, namely, an education and training benefit, an education and training completion bonus, an earnings loss benefit, a supplementary retirement benefit, a Canadian Forces income support benefit, a career impact allowance, a retirement income security benefit, a critical injury benefit, a disability award, a death benefit, a clothing allowance, a detention benefit or a caregiver recognition benefit. (indemnisation)
— 2017, c. 20, s. 272
272 Section 3 of the Act is replaced by the following:
3 (1) Subject to this section, the Minister may, on application, provide career transition services to
(a) a member who has completed basic training;
(b) a veteran who completed basic training and who was released from the Canadian Forces on or after April 1, 2006;
(c) a veteran who is entitled to a Canadian Forces income support benefit;
(d) a spouse or common-law partner of a veteran who completed basic training and who was released from the Canadian Forces on or after April 1, 2006;
(e) a survivor of a member who completed basic training and who died on or after April 1, 2006;
(f) a survivor of a veteran who completed basic training and who was released from the Canadian Forces on or after April 1, 2006; and
(g) a survivor who is entitled to a Canadian Forces income support benefit.
Limitation — member
(2) Career transition services may be provided to a member only if the member resides in Canada and the Minister is satisfied that they require assistance in making the transition to the civilian labour force.
Limitation — veteran
(3) Career transition services may be provided to a veteran only if
(a) the veteran resides in Canada;
(b) the Minister is satisfied that the veteran requires assistance in making the transition to the civilian labour force; and
(c) the veteran is not receiving rehabilitation services or vocational assistance under Part 2.
Limitation — spouse, common-law partner or survivor
(4) Career transition services may be provided to a spouse, common-law partner or survivor only if they reside in Canada and are not receiving rehabilitation services or vocational assistance under Part 2.
Period — spouse or common-law partner of veteran
(5) A spouse or common-law partner of a veteran who completed basic training and who was released from the Canadian Forces on or after April 1, 2006 may receive career transition services until the later of
(a) March 31, 2020, and
(b) the second anniversary of the day on which the veteran was released.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 273
273 Subsection 4(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
4 (1) The Minister shall, on approving an application made under section 3, assess the needs of the member, veteran, spouse, common-law partner or survivor with respect to the career transition services that may be provided to them under this Part.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 274
274 Section 5 of the Act is replaced by the following:
5 The Minister may, in the prescribed circumstances, suspend or cancel the provision of career transition services to a person under this Part.
5.1 The Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) respecting the career transition services that may be provided under this Part; and
(b) defining residence and defining intervals of absence from Canada that shall be deemed not to have interrupted residence in Canada for the purposes of subsections 3(2) to (4).
5.2 (1) The Minister may, on application, pay an education and training benefit to a veteran in accordance with section 5.3 or 5.5 if the veteran
(a) served for a total of at least six years in the regular force, in the reserve force or in both; and
(b) was honourably released from the Canadian Forces on or after April 1, 2006.
Maximum cumulative amount
(2) The maximum cumulative amount that the Minister may pay to a veteran is $40,000 or, if the veteran served for a total of at least 12 years in the regular force, in the reserve force or in both, $80,000.
(3) In this section, regular force and reserve force have the same meanings as in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act .
Course of study at educational institution
5.3 (1) An education and training benefit may be paid to a veteran entitled to a benefit under this Part in respect of
(a) education or training received from an educational institution as part of a course of study leading to the completion of a degree, diploma, certification or designation; and
(b) any expenses, including living expenses, that may be incurred by the veteran while enrolled at the institution.
(2) A veteran requesting payment in respect of education or training described in paragraph (1)(a) shall provide the Minister with proof of acceptance, enrolment or registration at the institution for an upcoming period of study and with any prescribed information.
(3) The Minister may request that the veteran provide the Minister with additional information for the purpose of making the determination under subsection (4).
(4) On being provided with the proof and information, the Minister shall, if he or she is satisfied that the requested payment may be made to the veteran, determine
(b) the period of study to which that amount is allocated; and
(c) the day on which the payment is to be made.
(5) The day on which the payment is to be made must be no earlier than the 60th day before
(a) the day on which fees for the education or training are due to be paid to the institution in respect of the period of study; or
(b) the day on which the period of study begins, if the institution fixes no day on which the fees are due.
Education and training completion bonus
5.4 On application, the Minister may pay, over and above an education and training benefit, an education and training completion bonus in the prescribed amount to a veteran who receives a degree, diploma, certification or designation in respect of which they received a payment of an education and training benefit under section 5.3.
5.5 (1) An education and training benefit may be paid to a veteran entitled to a benefit under this Part for fees charged by the provider of any education or training, other than education or training described in paragraph 5.3(1)(a), that is approved by the Minister.
(2) The maximum cumulative amount that may be paid to a veteran for such fees is the prescribed amount.
(3) A veteran requesting payment for such fees shall provide the Minister with a description of the education or training, the amount of the fees, the name of the provider and any prescribed information.
(4) The Minister may request that the veteran provide the Minister with additional information for the purpose of making the determination under subsection (5).
(5) On being provided with the information referred to in subsections (3) and (4), the Minister may approve the education or training and shall, if he or she gives the approval and is satisfied that the requested payment may be made to the veteran, determine
(a) the amount of the payment; and
(b) the day on which the payment is to be made.
(6) The day on which the payment is to be made must be no earlier than the 60th day before
(a) the day on which fees for the education or training are due to be paid to the provider; or
(b) the day on which the education or training begins, if the provider fixes no day on which the fees are due.
No payment to member
5.6 For greater certainty, the Minister is not permitted to pay an education and training benefit to a person who is a member.
No payment — other services or benefit
5.7 The Minister is not permitted to pay an education and training benefit to a veteran if they are being provided with rehabilitation services or vocational assistance under Part 2, or are entitled to a Canadian Forces income support benefit under that Part.
Limitation — incarceration
5.8 If a veteran is incarcerated in a correctional institution and is not responsible for paying their living expenses, the Minister may limit the amount of an education and training benefit payable to the veteran to the amount that is, in the Minister’s opinion, required to allow the veteran to participate in the education or training.
5.9 (1) An education and training benefit ceases to be payable to a veteran on the later of
(a) April 1, 2028, and
(b) the day after the 10th anniversary of the day on which the veteran was last released from the Canadian Forces.
Education or training ending after cessation
(2) A payment of an education and training benefit that is made before the day on which the benefit ceases to be payable may be made in respect of education or training that ends on or after that day.
(3) Despite subsection (1), the Minister may, in the prescribed circumstances, pay an education and training benefit after it would otherwise cease to be payable.
5.91 The Minister is not permitted to pay an education and training benefit to a veteran after the day on which they receive the last of the payments totalling the maximum cumulative amount to which they are entitled on that day, despite any adjustment to the maximum cumulative amount that is made under the regulations after that day.
5.92 The Minister may, in the prescribed circumstances, suspend the payment of an education and training benefit or cancel the benefit.
5.93 The Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) prescribing how the length of service in the reserve force is to be determined for the purposes of paragraph 5.2(1)(a);
(b) respecting what constitutes honourable release for the purpose of paragraph 5.2(1)(b);
(c) providing for the periodic adjustment of the maximum cumulative amount referred to in subsection 5.2(2);
(d) defining educational institution for the purposes of paragraph 5.3(1)(a);
(e) prescribing the education or training that may or may not be approved by the Minister under section 5.5; and
(f) defining what constitutes incarceration in a correctional institution for the purposes of section 5.8.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 275
275 Section 40.5 of the Act is repealed.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 276
276 Section 42 of the Act is replaced by the following:
42 This Part, other than sections 44.1 and 44.2, does not apply in respect of an injury or a disease, or the aggravation of an injury or a disease, if the injury or disease, or the aggravation, is one for which a pension may be granted under the Pension Act .
— 2017, c. 20, s. 277
277 Section 44.3 of the Act is repealed.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 278
278 The heading to Part 3.1 of the Act is replaced by the following:
— 2017, c. 20, s. 279
279 (1) The portion of subsection 65.1(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
65.1 (1) The Minister may, on application by a veteran, pay a caregiver recognition benefit to a person designated by the veteran if
(2) Paragraphs 65.1(1)(a) and (b) of the English version of the Act are replaced by the following:
(a) the veteran has had an application for a disability award approved under section 45;
(b) as a result of the disability for which the application for a disability award was approved, the veteran requires ongoing care;
(3) Paragraph 65.1(1)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(b.1) the veteran has not been awarded a pension or compensation as those terms are defined in subsection 3(1) of the Pension Act ;
(c) the designated person is 18 years of age or older and plays an essential role in the provision or coordination of the ongoing care to the veteran in the veteran’s home for which the person receives no remuneration; and
(4) Subsections 65.1(3) and (4) of the Act are replaced by the following:
(3) In deciding whether a designated person plays an essential role in the provision or coordination of the ongoing care to the veteran in the veteran’s home, the Minister shall consider only prescribed factors.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 280
280 Sections 65.2 and 65.3 of the Act are replaced by the following:
65.2 The monthly amount of a caregiver recognition benefit that is payable to a designated person shall be the amount set out in column 2 of item 5 of Schedule 2.
65.21 A veteran may, for the purpose of subsection 65.1(1), designate only one person at a time.
65.22 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a caregiver recognition benefit begins to be payable on the first day of the month in which the application for the benefit is made.
(2) If a veteran, by means of a new application for a caregiver recognition benefit, replaces the designated person with a new designated person, the caregiver recognition benefit begins to be payable to the new designated person on the later of
(a) the first day of the month in which the new application is made, and
(b) the day on which the benefit ceases to be payable to the previously designated person.
65.23 A caregiver recognition benefit ceases to be payable on the earliest of
(a) the first day of the month after the month in which the conditions of eligibility set out in paragraphs 65.1(1)(a) to (d) are no longer met,
(b) the first day of the month after the month in which the veteran makes a new application to replace the designated person with a new designated person, or
(c) the first day of the month after the month in which the veteran or the designated person dies.
Change in circumstances — veteran
65.24 (1) A veteran shall inform the Minister if there is any change in circumstances relating to the conditions of eligibility set out in paragraphs 65.1(1)(a) to (d) or if the designated person dies.
Change in circumstances — designated person
(2) A designated person shall inform the Minister if there is any change in circumstances relating to the conditions of eligibility set out in paragraph 65.1(1)(c) or if the veteran who designated the person dies.
65.3 The Minister may, for the purpose of determining whether a designated person may continue to receive a caregiver recognition benefit, require the veteran who designated the person to undergo an assessment by a person specified by the Minister.
65.31 The Minister may, in the prescribed circumstances, suspend the payment of a caregiver recognition benefit or cancel the benefit.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 281
281 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 78:
78.1 (1) The Minister may waive the requirement for an application for compensation, career transition services, rehabilitation services or vocational assistance under this Act if he or she believes, based on information that has been collected or obtained by him or her in the exercise of the Minister’s powers or the performance of the Minister’s duties and functions, that a person may be eligible for the compensation, services or assistance if they were to apply for it.
(2) If the Minister intends to waive the requirement for an application in respect of a person, the Minister shall notify the person in the prescribed manner of that intention.
Accepting waiver
(3) The person may accept to have the requirement for an application waived by notifying the Minister in the prescribed manner of their decision to accept the waiver and, in that case, the person shall, in any period specified by the Minister, provide him or her with any information or document that he or she requests.
(4) The requirement for an application is waived on the day on which the Minister receives the person’s notice of their decision to accept the waiver of the requirement.
Minister may require application
(5) The Minister may, at any time after he or she notifies the person of his or her intention to waive the requirement for an application and for any reason that he or she considers reasonable in the circumstances, including if the person does not provide the Minister with the information that he or she requested in the period that he or she specifies, require that the person make an application and, in that case, the Minister shall notify the person in writing of that requirement.
Waiver cancelled
(6) A waiver is cancelled on the day on which the Minister notifies the person that they are required to make an application.
78.2 (1) If the requirement for an application for compensation, career transition services, rehabilitation services or vocational assistance under this Act is waived by the Minister, the application is deemed to have been made on the day on which the requirement is waived.
Effect of cancelling waiver
(2) Despite subsection (1), if the waiver is cancelled after the day on which the Minister receives the person’s notice of their decision to accept the waiver, no application is deemed to have been made.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 282
282 Section 83 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Review of decision under Part 1, 1.1, 2 or 3.1
— 2017, c. 20, s. 283
283 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 87:
Amount paid to survivor
Amount paid to estate or succession
— 2017, c. 20, s. 284
284 (1) The portion of subsection 88(4) of the English version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
(2) Paragraph 88(4)(d) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
(3) Subsection 88(4) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Indemnisation erronée
— 2017, c. 20, s. 285
285 Paragraphs 94(e) to (g) of the Act are replaced by the following:
(e) respecting the provision of any information, declaration or document to the Minister by any person who applies for or is in receipt of career transition services, an education and training benefit, an education and training completion bonus, rehabilitation services, vocational assistance, an earnings loss benefit, a Canadian Forces income support benefit, a career impact allowance, a retirement income security benefit or a clothing allowance under this Act, and authorizing the Minister to suspend delivery of the services or assistance or payment of the benefit, bonus or allowance until the information, declaration or document is provided;
(e.1) respecting the provision of any information, declaration or document to the Minister by any veteran who applies for a caregiver recognition benefit under subsection 65.1(1) or by the person designated in the application, and authorizing the Minister to suspend payment of the benefit until the information, declaration or document is provided;
(f) respecting the procedure to be followed by the Minister in suspending or cancelling career transition services, rehabilitation services, vocational assistance or payment of compensation;
(g) providing for a review of any decisions made under Part 1, 1.1, 2 or 3.1 or under section 83, including the grounds for review, the powers on review and the number of reviews;
— 2017, c. 20, s. 286
286 Section 94.1 of the Act is replaced by the following:
94.1 Regulations made in respect of the retirement income security benefit and the caregiver recognition benefit under subsections 40.1(5), 40.2(5), 40.3(5) and 40.4(5) and sections 41, 65.4 and 94 may, if they so provide, be retroactive.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 287
287 Item 5 of Schedule 2 to the Act is replaced by the following:
5 Caregiver recognition benefit 1,000.00 (monthly)
— 2017, c. 20, par. 292(1)(h)
Replacement of “ Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act ”
292 (1) Every reference to the “ Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act ” is replaced by a reference to the “ Veterans Well-being Act ” in the following provisions:
(h) section 98 and the definition Act in section 99 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1 .
— 2017, c. 20, s. 293
Payment or reimbursement
293 (1) On or after April 1, 2018, the Minister of Veterans Affairs may, in accordance with Part 1 of the Veterans Well-being Act and the regulations, as they read immediately before that day, pay or reimburse fees that are in respect of career transition services provided under that Part before that day.
Application of section 87.1
(2) Section 87.1 of the Veterans Well-being Act applies with respect to an amount payable under subsection (1) to a person to whom career transition services were provided.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 294
Services before April 1, 2018
294 A person who is entitled, on March 31, 2018, to receive career transition services under the Veterans Well-being Act need not re-apply for career transition services under section 3 of that Act, as it reads on April 1, 2018, if they meet the requirements of that section.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 295
Cessation of family caregiver relief benefits
295 (1) Subject to subsection (2), all family caregiver relief benefits under Part 3.1 of the Veterans Well-being Act as it read on March 31, 2018 cease to be payable on April 1, 2018.
Applications made before April 1, 2018
(2) An application for a family caregiver relief benefit that is made under subsection 65.1(1) of the Veterans Well-being Act as it read on March 31, 2018 and that is received by the Minister before April 1, 2018 is to be dealt with in accordance with that Act as it read on March 31, 2018. If the application is approved, the veteran is entitled to the benefit for only one year.
— 2017, c. 20, s. 298
298 Section 115 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1 and the heading before it are repealed.