Action through investment

The Veteran and Family Wellbeing Fund provides funding that supports the Veteran community. Learn more about some of the organizations working to improve the well-being of women Veterans and their families.


The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Mental health determinants and help-seeking needs of women Veterans throughout the stages of life.

Continuing outreach to Veterans and their families with an innovative approach to well-being.

An online health promotion program to support the physical and mental health of women Veterans and their families to help them recover from the social isolation of the pandemic.

The funding will be used to help reduce the rate of isolation and suicide among women Veterans by encouraging local organizations to provide resources tailored to their unique needs.

Funding will provide the opportunity for 64 women Veterans to participate in this 18-month program.

Funding to assist Women and 2SLGBTQI+ Veterans with finding rewarding skilled trades career opportunities across Canada.

Funding to hold workshops that assist women Veterans to meaningfully apply their skills and experience following their release from the CAF.

Funding to provide community-based multidisciplinary, multi-modal, individualized and culturally sensitive trauma treatment for Indigenous Veterans and women Veterans.

Funding to continue supporting Veterans and especially women Veterans with a safe environment to come together, have new experiences, meet new friends and learn about themselves after service.

Funding will support Transition Lifeshops where women can support each other, network and share skills. This includes women Veterans, soon-to-be Veterans and female spouses.

A New Dynamic Enterprise Inc.

Their seminars help women Veterans and wives or partners of Veterans to map out a successful transition to post-service life while creating a women’s support network aimed at personal and professional growth.

The goals of this five-year project is to support female Veterans and still-serving members leaving the CAF by identifying gaps in research and service supports.