Welcome Kit - Minister of Veterans Affairs Briefing Material - May 2025

Top Priorities

• a. Disability Benefits Processing Times & Action Plan (PDF)
• b. Veterans Employment Strategy (PDF)
• c. Right of First Refusal (PDF)
• d. Veteran Homelessness (PDF)
• e. National Field of Honour (PDF)
• f. National Monument to Canada's Mission in Afghanistan (PDF)

Other Early Topics

• g. Annual Budget Process at VAC (PDF)
• h. Canada/United States (PDF)
• i. Military Sexual Trauma (PDF)
• j. Transition Services (PDF)
• k. Overview of Litigation (PDF)
• l. Persian Gulf Veterans - Wartime Service (PDF)
• m. Veterans Survivor Fund (Marriage After 60) (PDF)
• n. Cannabis for medical Purposes (PDF)
• o. Aging in the Right Place (PDF)
• p. Women Veterans (PDF)

Programs and Services

• q. Veteran and Family Well-being Fund (PDF)
• r. Income Replacement Benefit (PDF)
• s. Mental Health Benefits (PDF)
• t. Rehabilitation Services and Vocational Assistance Program (PDF)

Organizational Issues

• u. DJM Modernization (PDF)
• v. IT Modernization (PDF)

Administration

• a. Organizational Charts at the EX level (PDF)

Policy

• b. File Leads List (PDF)