Results at a glance

Results at a glance

For more information on the Department's plans, priorities and results achieved, see the "Results: what we achieved" section of this report.

Results at a glance - Text
Results highlights
  • OPENED NEW VAC OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY to improve services for Veterans and their families where they live
  • INCREASED THE VALUE OF DISABILITY AWARD AND DEATH BENEFIT AND ISSUED ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS to compensate for the non-economic impacts of service-related injury
  • Helped establish the CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE ON POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND RELATED MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS
  • Launched a Joint CAF/VAC Suicide Prevention Strategy
  • COMMEMORATED THREE MILITARY MILESTONES in the centennials of the battles of Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele and the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid
What funds were used?
$4,774 million: more than 90% of which was paid to Veterans, their families, and other program recipients
Who was involved?
2,730 Full-time equivalents, including many new hires, most of whom provided direct service to Veterans and their families