Improve career and vocational assistance for Veterans.

What success looks like

Improve career and vocational assistance for Veterans and ensure jobs for Veterans are included in federally-funded infrastructure projects.

Government's narrative on progress

The government has introduced new initiatives to support Veterans’ transition to the labour market. • The government is working with provinces and territories as part of infrastructure negotiations to ensure Community Benefits Agreements integrate jobs for Veterans into infrastructure projects. • Through the *Veterans Hiring Act* (VHA), which came into effect July 1, 2015, current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces are given priority within public service hiring processes. As of October 31, 2018, 769 medically-released Veterans have been hired as permanent employees into the federal public service through this process. • As of April 1, 2018, eligible Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans, their spouses/common-law partners and survivors can now apply for a new, modernized set of Career Transition Services delivered by career support professionals familiar with the military culture, whenever and wherever needed. These services also ensure that Veterans have the knowledge, skills and abilities required to search for employment in the civilian work force so that they are more likely to gain employment and feel satisfaction in their employment. • As of April 1, 2018, the Veterans' Education and Training Benefit supports Veterans successfully transition from military to civilian life, achieve their education and future post-military employment goals, and better positions them to be more competitive in the civilian workforce. Budget 2019 proposes to amend legislation to expand eligibility for the Education and Training Benefit, so that members of the Supplementary Reserve can access the Benefit.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.