Veterans Affairs Canada Statistics – Facts and Figures

Updated: December 2021

VAC Facts and Figures contains current and forecasted statistics about Veterans and other clients of Veterans Affairs Canada, as well as numbers related to departmental programs and services, such as expenditures and program uptake.

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Table of Contents

• Disclaimer
• Facts and Figures Summary
  • Summary of Program Recipients
  • Summary of Program Expenditures
  • Analysis of VAC Facts and Figures
  • New Programs at VAC
• 1.0 Demographics
  • 1.1 Estimated Veteran Population by Province
  • 1.2 Estimated Veteran Population by Average Age
  • 1.3 Veterans and Survivors Served by VAC (Unique)
  • 1.4 Total Number of Veterans by Sex, Service Type and Age
  • 1.5 Veterans Served by Area Office
• 2.0 Departmental Spending
  • 2.1 Program and Operating Expenditures
  • 2.2 Departmental Budget
• 3.0 Program Expenditure Overview
  • 3.1 Expenditures by Program - Actuals
  • 3.2 Expenditures by Program - Forecasts
• 4.0 Disability Benefits
  • 4.1 Disability Benefits Recipients
  • 4.2 Disability Pension Recipients
  • 4.3 Disability Pension Expenditures
  • 4.4 Disability Award Recipients
  • 4.5 Disability Award Expenditures
  • 4.6 Disability Award and Disability Pension Duals
  • 4.7 Recipients by Disability Class
  • 4.8 Most Common Medical Conditions
  • 4.9 Most Common Conditions – First Applications Completed
  • 4.10 Disability Benefits (First Application) Decisions and Favourable Rates
  • 4.11 Critical Injury Benefit Recipients and Expenditures
• 5.0 Health Care Programs
  • 5.1 Treatment Benefits Recipients
  • 5.2 Treatment Benefits and Other Health Purchased Services Expenditures
  • 5.3 Veterans Independence Program Recipients
  • 5.4 Veterans Independence Program Expenditures
  • 5.5 Long Term Care Recipients and Expenditures
  • 5.6 Rehabilitation Program: Eligible Recipients and Expenditures
• 6.0 Financial Benefits
  • 6.1 Earnings Loss Recipients and Expenditures
  • 6.2 Career Impact Allowance Recipients and Expenditures
  • 6.3 Supplementary Retirement Benefit (SRB) Recipients and Expenditures
  • 6.4 Retirement Income Support Benefit Recipients and Expenditures
  • 6.5 Canadian Forces Income Support Program Recipients and Expenditures
  • 6.6 War Veterans Allowance Recipients
  • 6.7 War Veterans Allowance Expenditures
• 7.0 Mental Health
  • 7.1 Veterans in Receipt of Disability Benefits with Psychiatric Disability
  • 7.2 Veterans with Mental Health Conditions by Age and Sex
  • 7.3 Mental Health – Quick Facts
• 8.0 Afghanistan Veterans
  • 8.1 Afghanistan Deployed Members (Unique)
  • 8.2 Afghanistan Veterans in Receipt of VAC Benefits
  • 8.3 Afghanistan Veterans by Age
  • 8.4 Afghanistan Veterans in Receipt of Disability Benefits by Disability Class
  • 8.5 Afghanistan Veterans in Receipt of Disability Benefits – Mental Health Conditions
  • 8.6 Afghanistan Veterans – Quick Facts
• 9.0 Service Delivery
  • 9.1 Case Managed Clients
  • 9.2 Telephony Results – National Contact Centre Network (NCCN) and Medavie
  • 9.3 My VAC Account Users
  • 9.4 My VAC Account Usage (session logins)
• 10.0 Appeals – Disability Pensions and Awards
  • 10.1 Total Cases Completed by Bureau of Pension Advocates
• 11.0 Human Resources
  • 11.1 Historical Full Time Equivalents (FTE) Numbers