Veterans Affairs Canada Statistics – Facts and Figures

Updated: March 2020

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
  • Table 1.1 Estimated Veteran Population by Province
  • Table 1.2 Estimated Veteran Population by Average Age
  • Veterans Affairs Canada
    • Table 1.3 Veterans and Survivors Served by VAC (Unique)
    • Table 1.4 Total Number of Veterans by Sex, Service Type and Age
    • Table 1.5 Veterans Served by Area Office
• 2.0 Departmental Spending
  • Table 2.1 Program and Operating Expenditures
  • Table 2.2 Departmental Budget
• 3.0 Program Expenditure Overview
  • Table 3.1 Expenditures by Program - Actuals
  • Table 3.2 Expenditures by Program - Forecasts
• 4.0 Disability Benefits
  • Table 4.1 Disability Benefits Recipients
  • Disability Pensions
    • Table 4.2 Disability Pension Recipients
      • Table 4.2.1 Disability Pension – Allowance Recipients
    • Table 4.3 Disability Pension Expenditures
  • Disability Awards
    • Table 4.4 Disability Award Recipients
    • Table 4.5 Disability Award Expenditures
  • Disability Award and Disability Pension Duals
    • Table 4.6 Disability Award and Disability Pension Duals
  • Disability Benefit Recipients
    • Table 4.7 Recipients by Disability Class
    • Table 4.8 Most Common Medical Conditions
    • Table 4.9 Most Common Conditions – First Applications Completed
    • Table 4.10 Disability Benefits (First Application) Decisions and Favourable Rates
  • Critical Injury Benefit (CIB)
    • Table 4.11 Critical Injury Benefit Recipients and Expenditures
• 5.0 Health Care Programs
  • Treatment Benefits and Services
    • Table 5.1 Treatment Benefits Recipients
    • Table 5.2 Treatment Benefits and Other Health Purchased Services Expenditures
  • Veterans Independence Program (VIP)
    • Table 5.3 Veterans Independence Program Recipients
    • Table 5.4 Veterans Independence Program Expenditures
  • Long Term Care (LTC)
    • Table 5.5 Long Term Care Recipients and Expenditures
  • Rehabilitation and NVC Support Services
    • Table 5.6 Rehabilitation Program: Eligible Recipients and Expenditures
  • Family Caregiver Relief Benefit (FCRB)
    • Table 5.7 Family Caregiver Relief Benefit Recipients and Expenditures
• 6.0 Financial Benefits
  • Earnings Loss Benefit (ELB)
    • Table 6.1 Earnings Loss Recipients and Expenditures
  • Career Impact Allowance (CIA)
    • Table 6.2 Career Impact Allowance Recipients and Expenditures
  • Supplementary Retirement Benefit
    • Table 6.3 Supplementary Retirement Benefit (SRB) Recipients and Expenditures
  • Retirement Income Support Benefit (RISB)
    • Table 6.4 Retirement Income Support Benefit Recipients and Expenditures
  • Canadian Forces Income Support (CFIS)
    • Table 6.5 Canadian Forces Income Support Program Recipients and Expenditures
  • War Veterans Allowance (WVA)
    • Table 6.6 War Veterans Allowance Recipients
    • Table 6.7 War Veterans Allowance Expenditures
• 7.0 Career Transition Services (CTS)
  • Table 7.1 Career Transition Services Recipients and Expenditures
• 8.0 Mental Health
  • Table 8.1 Veterans in Receipt of Disability Benefits with Psychiatric Disability
  • Table 8.2 Veterans with Mental Health Conditions by Age and Sex
  • Table 8.3 Mental Health – Quick Facts
• 9.0 Afghanistan Veterans
  • Table 9.1 Afghanistan Deployed Members (Unique)
  • Table 9.2 Afghanistan Veterans in Receipt of VAC Benefits
  • Table 9.3 Afghanistan Veterans by Age
  • Table 9.4 Afghanistan Veterans in Receipt of Disability Benefits by Disability Class
  • Table 9.5 Afghanistan Veterans in Receipt of Disability Benefits – Mental Health Conditions
  • Table 9.6 Afghanistan Veterans – Quick Facts
• 10.0 Service Delivery
  • Table 10.1 Case Managed Veterans
  • Table 10.2 Telephony Results – National Contact Centre Network (NCCN) and Medavie
  • Table 10.3 My VAC Account Users
  • Table 10.4 My VAC Account Usage (session logins)
• 11.0 Appeals – Disability Pensions and Awards
  • Bureau of Pensions Advocates (BPA)
    • Table 11.1 Total Cases Completed by Bureau of Pension Advocates
• 12.0 Human Resources
  • Table 12.1 Historical Full Time Equivalents (FTE) Numbers