Throughout the fiscal year, we continued to implement and consider all aspects of Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) to ensure that our policies, programs and initiatives are free of bias.
We hosted the first ever Women Veterans Forum to discuss specific challenges women face in their life after service. This Forum highlighted central themes including the need for more targeted programs and services, additional research, greater collaboration, enhanced outreach and an integrated approach to GBA+.
We established the Office of Women and LGBTQ2 Veterans to provide an entry point for under represented sub-groups of Veterans to bring recurring concerns and other issues to the Department’s attention, as well as contribute to the Government of Canada’s commitment to advance equality, diversity and inclusion. We worked on finalizing a departmental Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) Strategy and Framework to support the integration of GBA+ into the work of the Department in advancing equitable outcomes for all Veterans.
The Champions of Employment Equity, GBA+, and for Indigenous Peoples (combined into one role in 2020-21) each highlighted the importance of intersectionality in 2019-20 The Champions also supported the importance of learning for staff (Indigenous learning series), ensuring a more inclusive work environment by providing "Positive Spaces" training and learning opportunities to help to create an environment in which LGBTQ2 employees feel safe and comfortable. Another important aspect of the Champion for Indigenous Peoples was continuing the development of the document “Towards an Indigenous Veterans Strategy” and our plans to engage with external Indigenous and Métis organizations, and recognizing the importance of Indigenous Veterans (Indigenous Veterans Day). The Champion continued to support community engagement and recognition of Indigenous Veterans into 2020—21 through participation at the Métis National Council and the Champions and Chairs Circle for Indigenous Peoples (CCCIP) and other forums.
We continue to ensure that a GBA+ lens is undertaken with Budget Proposals, Memorandums to Cabinet, Treasury Board Submissions and Regulatory Packages.
We implemented the Building Inclusive Services Project to examine departmental practices for collecting, using and displaying information about sex and gender with a view of ensuring more inclusive services. The first round of information mapping has been completed and changes will be required to align with the government’s new policy direction on Modernizing the Government of Canada’s Sex and Gender Information Practices.
Highlights of GBA+ Results by Program
At Veterans Affairs Canada, we are working to develop meaningful data collection and data analysis tools for our individual programs to improve our capacity to measure and assess the impacts that intersectional identity factors may have on how programs and services are accessed and experienced by diverse sub-groups of the Veteran population. We have disaggregated results by identity factors like sex, age, marital status and community based on our current data collection practices as shown in the tables listed below, but we recognize the need to move to gender by default, with a third gender marker for another gender, as well as expand our data collection practices to include other relevant intersectional data collection points.
Notes:
Currently, there is no data available for the following programs: Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Related Mental Health Conditions, Veteran and Family Well-being Fund, Research Funding, Canada Remembers Program, Funeral and Burial Program, and Veterans Ombudsman.
For all tables containing Estimated Veteran Population figures, those figures are not broken out by specific program and the numbers may not add due to rounding.
Disability Benefits
Disability Pension - Results for FY 2019-20
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Program
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) compared to estimated Veteran population
DP
47,175
91%
4,544
9%
536,900
85%
92,400
15%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Age
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and age compared to estimated Veteran population
<29
N/A
-
N/A
-
21,900
88%
3,100
12%
30 - 49
4,289
100%
8
0%
115,800
81%
27,200
19%
50 - 69
20,300
99%
121
1%
208,900
85%
37,100
15%
70+
22,586
99%
329
1%
190,300
88%
25,000
12%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Marital Status
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and marital status
Married / Common Law
33,227
94%
2,268
6%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Single
6,088
82%
1,296
18%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Divorced / Separated
2,384
86%
387
14%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Widowed / Survivor
5,457
90%
586
10%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Community
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and community (rural/urban)
Rural
10,481
90%
1,108
10%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Urban
35,957
91%
3,355
9%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Transition Services
Career Transition Services - Results for FY 2019-20
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Program
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) compared to estimated Veteran population
CTS
942
85%
160
15%
536,900
85%
92,400
15%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Age
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and age compared to estimated Veteran population
<29
62
95%
3
5%
21,900
88%
3,100
12%
30 - 49
529
85%
94
15%
115,800
81%
27,200
19%
50 - 69
349
85%
63
15%
208,900
85%
37,100
15%
70+
2
100%
0
0%
190,300
88%
25,000
12%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Marital Status
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and marital status
Married / Common Law
328
87%
47
13%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Single
586
85%
104
15%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Divorced / Separated
28
78%
8
22%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Widowed / Survivor
-
-
1
10%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Community
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and community (rural/urban)
Rural
160
86%
27
14%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Urban
782
85%
133
15%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Education and Training Benefit - Results for FY 2019-20
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Program
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) compared to estimated Veteran population
ETB
1,552
85%
270
15%
536,900
85%
92,400
15%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Age
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and age compared to estimated Veteran population
<29
93
89%
12
11%
21,900
88%
3,100
12%
30 - 49
923
85%
163
15%
115,800
81%
27,200
19%
50 - 69
537
85%
94
15%
208,900
85%
37,100
15%
70+
1
50%
1
50%
190,300
88%
25,000
12%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Marital Status
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and marital status
Married / Common Law
402
84%
77
16%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Single
1,124
86%
179
14%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Divorced / Separated
27
68%
13
33%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Widowed / Survivor
1
50%
1
50%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Community
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and community (rural/urban)
Rural
295
85%
54
15%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Urban
1,259
85%
216
15%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Rehabilitation - Results for FY 2019-20
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Program
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) compared to estimated Veteran population
Rehab
11,344
82%
2,568
18%
536,900
85%
92,400
15%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Age
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and age compared to estimated Veteran population
<29
468
77%
136
23%
21,900
88%
3,100
12%
30 - 49
5,702
81%
1,310
19%
115,800
81%
27,200
19%
50 - 69
5,101
82%
1,118
18%
208,900
85%
37,100
15%
70+
73
95%
4
5%
190,300
88%
25,000
12%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Marital Status
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and marital status
Married / Common Law
4,500
83%
893
17%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Single
6,242
81%
1,462
19%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Divorced / Separated
536
75%
177
25%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Widowed / Survivor
66
65%
36
35%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Community
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and community (rural/urban)
Rural
2,757
81%
642
19%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Urban
8,587
82%
1,926
18%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Long term care
Long Term Care - Results for FY 2019-20
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Program
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) compared to estimated Veteran population
LTC
1,846
84%
355
16%
536,900
85%
92,400
15%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Age
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and age compared to estimated Veteran population
<29
-
-
-
-
21,900
88%
3,100
12%
30 - 49
3
100%
-
-
115,800
81%
27,200
19%
50 - 69
23
100%
-
-
208,900
85%
37,100
15%
70+
1,820
84%
355
16%
190,300
88%
25,000
12%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Marital Status
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and marital status
Married / Common Law
167
94%
10
6%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Single
543
79%
148
21%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Divorced / Separated
372
97%
11
3%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Widowed / Survivor
762
80%
185
20%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Community
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and community (rural/urban)
Rural
143
77%
43
23%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Urban
1,698
84%
312
16%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Veterans Independence Program
Veterans Independence Program (VIP) - Results for FY 2019-20
Note: The VIP tables contain a comparisons of Veteran clients to the estimated Veteran population. Survivors are excluded to allow for a direct comparison of the groups.
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Program
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) compared to estimated Veteran population
VIP
38,403
89%
4,635
11%
536,900
85%
92,400
15%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Age
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and age compared to estimated Veteran population
<29
66
77%
20
23%
21,900
88%
3,100
12%
30 - 49
4,297
82%
966
18%
115,800
81%
27,200
19%
50 - 69
13,827
86%
2,289
14%
208,900
85%
37,100
15%
70+
20,213
94%
1,360
6%
190,300
88%
25,000
12%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Marital Status
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and marital status
Married / Common Law
22,237
94%
1,537
6%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Single
6,524
81%
1,507
19%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Divorced / Separated
1,334
82%
294
18%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Widowed / Survivor
3,950
85%
701
15%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Community
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and community (rural/urban)
Rural
9,428
89%
1,164
11%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Urban
28,922
89%
3,458
11%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Caregiver Recognition Benefit
Caregiver Recognition Benefit - Results for FY 2019-20
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Program
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) compared to estimated Veteran population
CRB
83
11%
673
89%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Age
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and age compared to estimated Veteran population
<29
6
21%
22
79%
N/A
-
N/A
-
30 - 49
27
8%
322
92%
N/A
-
N/A
-
50 - 69
44
14%
262
86%
N/A
-
N/A
-
70+
6
8%
67
92%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Marital Status
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and marital status
Married / Common Law
41
8%
448
92%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Single
42
16%
220
84%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Divorced / Separated
-
0%
3
100%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Widowed / Survivor
-
0%
2
100%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Community
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and community (rural/urban)
Rural
25
12%
182
88%
N/A
-
N/A
-
Urban
58
11%
480
89%
N/A
-
N/A
-
*CRB is paid to caregivers, not Veterans, therefore it cannot be compared to the Veteran population.
Veterans Emergency Fund
Veterans Emergency Fund - Results for FY 2019-20
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Program
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) compared to estimated Veteran population
VEF
946
82%
207
18%
117,879
89%
15,172
11%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Age
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and age compared to estimated Veteran population
<29
60
5%
11
1%
1,546
1%
309
0%
30 - 49
463
40%
102
9%
25,034
19%
5,279
4%
50 - 69
301
26%
49
4%
45,670
34%
7,193
5%
70+
122
11%
45
4%
45,629
34%
2,391
2%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Marital Status
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and marital status
Married / Common Law
264
23%
30
3%
61,761
47%
6,270
5%
Single
616
54%
114
10%
45,868
35%
6,988
5%
Divorced / Separated
45
4%
9
1%
3,602
3%
901
1%
Widowed / Survivor
11
1%
52
5%
6,568
5%
996
1%
Veteran Clients
Estimated Veteran Population
Performance Indicators
Community
Male
%
Female
%
Male
%
Female
%
% breakdown of program clients by sex (male/female) and community (rural/urban)