Transition Services include funding for eligible participants to access medical, psychological and vocational rehabilitation or vocational assistance services needed to reduce or resolve barriers to re-establishment in civilian life arising from eligible health problems. Specific to survivors, spouses and common-law partners is the aim to restore employability. Transition Services also include the Education and Training Benefit and Career Transition Services which provide funding for eligible participants to pursue education and training that will support them in a successful transition from military to civilian life, help them achieve their education and post-military employment goals, and better position them to be more competitive in the civilian workforce. Transition Services also include funding for medically released Veterans and families at Military Family Resource Centres across the country.
Education and Training Benefit (ETB)
The Education and Training Benefit provides funding for eligible participants to pursue education and training that will support them in a successful transition from military to post-service life, help them achieve their education and post-military employment goals, and better position them to be more competitive in the civilian workforce.
Table 6.1 Education and Training Benefit (ETB): RecipientsFootnote 1 and Expenditures
| ETB Recipients & Expenditures | Actuals as of March 31, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | |
| Recipients (Veterans) | - | 1,072 | 1,700 | 1,933 | 2,219 |
| ETB Expenditures (in $ millions) | - | $12.3 | $20.6 | $23.4 | $25.8 |
| ETB Recipients & Expenditures | ForecastFootnote 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 | |
| Recipients (Veterans) | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 |
| ETB Expenditures (in $ millions) | $31.9 | $33.2 | $33.9 | $34.3 | $34.7 |
Source: Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Branch
Rehabilitation and Veterans Support Services (VSS)
The Rehabilitation Program provides needs-based access to medical, psychosocial and vocational rehabilitation and assistance services to eligible Canadian Armed Forces Veterans who have been medically released, or have rehabilitation needs primarily related to service, to assist them and their families to re-establish in post-service life. Under certain circumstances, survivors and spouses of eligible Veterans may be eligible to receive vocational assistance services and rehabilitation services.
Table 6.2 Rehabilitation Program: Eligible RecipientsFootnote 3 and Expenditures
| Rehabilitation Recipients & Expenditures | Actuals as of March 31, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | |
| Veterans | 13,058 | 13,570 | 13,987 | 14,208 | 13,226 |
| Survivors/Spouses | 175 | 179 | 212 | 169 | 137 |
| Total: Rehabilitation Recipients | 13,233 | 13,749 | 14,199 | 14,377 | 13,363 |
| Medical Psycho-Social Rehabilitaion Expenditures | $13.7 | $15.2 | $22.7 | $23.9 | $25.6 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Expenditures | $20.2 | $21.7 | $25.6 | $31.3 | $43.7 |
| Total Expenditures (in $ millions) | $33.8 | $36.9 | $48.3 | $55.2 | $69.3 |
| Rehabilitation Recipients & Expenditures | ForecastFootnote 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 | |
| Veterans | 13,400 | 13,300 | 13,400 | 13,400 | 13,500 |
| Survivors/Spouses | 140 | 130 | 120 | 110 | 110 |
| Total Rehabilitation Recipients | 13,540 | 13,470 | 13,490 | 13,520 | 13,590 |
| Medical Psycho-Social Rehabilitaion Expenditures | $28.8 | $31.7 | $32.5 | $33.3 | $34.2 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Expenditures | $52.5 | $50.7 | $52.1 | $53.4 | $54.9 |
| Total Expenditures (in $ millions) | $81.3 | $82.4 | $84.6 | $86.8 | $89.1 |
Source: Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Branch
Career Transition Services (CTS)
The Career Transition Services Program supports the transition to post-service life of eligible members, releasing members, Veterans, spouses/common-law partners, and survivors by providing access to services that will assist them in having the knowledge, skills and plan necessary to prepare for and obtain suitable civilian employment. Services are provided directly to clients through a national service provider.
Table 6.3 Career Transition Services (CTS): Approved Applications and Expenditures
| CTS Approved Applications & Expenditures | Actuals as of March 31, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | |
| CTS Approved ApplicationsFootnote 5Footnote 6 | - | 1,559 | 1,236 | 1,018 | 1,193 |
| CTS Expenditures (in $ millions)Footnote 7 | $1.7 | $1.6 | $1.8 | $2.3 | $2.4 |
| CTS Expenditures | ForecastFootnote 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 | |
| CTS Expenditures (in $ millions)Footnote 7 | $3.8 | $2.6 | $2.7 | $2.7 | $2.8 |
Source: Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Branch
Table 6.4 Remainder of Veterans Support Services (VSS) Expenditures
| Veteran Support Services Recipients & Expenditures | Actuals as of March 31, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | |
| VSS Expenditures | $6.4 | $10.9 | $7.8 | $4.5 | $5.0 |
| Military Family Resource Center Expenditures | $1.8 | $3.8 | $4.3 | $3.5 | $3.1 |
| Total Expenditures (in $ millions) | $8.1 | $14.7 | $12.1 | $8.0 | $8.1 |
| CTS Expenditures | ForecastFootnote 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 | |
| VSS Expenditures | $5.6 | $6.3 | $5.0 | $5.3 | $5.7 |
| Military Family Resource Center Expenditures | $4.9 | $4.9 | $4.9 | $4.9 | $4.9 |
| Total Expenditures (in $ millions) | $10.6 | $11.2 | $9.9 | $10.2 | $10.6 |
Source: Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Branch