Veterans Affairs Canada Statistics – Facts and Figures
Updated: March 2022
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
- 1.0 Demographics
- 1.1 Estimated Veteran Population by Province
- 1.2 Enumerated Veterans by Age Group and Gender
- 1.3 Estimated Veterans by Indigenous Status (First Nation, Métis, Inuk) and Age Group
- 1.4 Veterans and Survivors Served by VAC (Unique)
- 1.5 Total Number of Veterans by Sex, Service Type and Age
- 1.6 Veterans Served by Area Office
- 2.0 Departmental Spending
- 3.0 Program Expenditure Overview
- 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 Pain and Suffering Compensation and Death Benefits Recipients
- 4.8 Pain and Suffering Compensation and Death Benefits Expenditures
- 4.9 Recipients by Disability Class
- 4.10 Most Common Medical Conditions
- 4.11 Most Common Conditions – First Applications Completed
- 4.12 Disability Benefits (First Application) Decisions and Favourable Rates
- 4.13 Additional Pain and Suffering Compensation Recipients and Expenditures
- 4.14 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 Caregiver Recognition Benefit Recipients and Expenditures
- 5.6 Long Term Care Recipients and Expenditures
- 6.0 Transition Services
- 7.0 Financial Benefits
- 7.1 Earnings Loss Recipients and Expenditures
- 7.2 Income Replacement Benefit Recipients and Expenditures
- 7.3 Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund Recipients and Expenditures
- 7.4 Career Impact Allowance Recipients and Expenditures
- 7.5 Supplementary Retirement Benefit Recipients and Expenditures
- 7.6 Retirement Income Support Benefit Recipients and Expenditures
- 7.7 Canadian Forces Income Support Program Recipients and Expenditures
- 7.8 War Veterans Allowance Recipients
- 7.9 War Veterans Allowance Expenditures
- 8.0 Veteran Emergency Fund
- 9.0 Mental Health
- 10.0 Afghanistan Veterans
- 10.1 Afghanistan Deployed Members (Unique)
- 10.2 Afghanistan Veterans in Receipt of VAC Benefits
- 10.3 Afghanistan Veterans by Age
- 10.4 Afghanistan Veterans in Receipt of Disability Benefits by Disability Class
- 10.5 Afghanistan Veterans in Receipt of Disability Benefits – Mental Health Conditions
- 10.6 Afghanistan Veterans – Quick Facts
- 11.0 Service Delivery
- 12.0 Appeals – Disability Pensions and Awards
- 13.0 Human Resources
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