Government promises

Help injured Veterans by re-establishing lifelong pensions and insuring that they all have access to financial advice and support.

Expand access to the Permanent Impairment Allowance to better support Veterans.

Provide injured veterans with 90% of their pre-release salary, and index this benefit to inflation.

Create a Veterans Education Benefit that supports the education costs of Canadian Forces Veterans after completion of service.

Improve career and vocational assistance for Veterans.

Deliver a higher standard of service and care, and ensure that a "one veteran, one standard" approach is upheld.

Re-open the nine Veterans Affairs service offices recently closed.

Create two centres of excellence in Veterans' care, including one specialized in mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Support families who are providing care and support to Veterans living with physical and/or mental health issues.

End the time limit for surviving spouses applying for vocational rehabilitation and assistance services.

Increase the Veteran survivor's pension amount from 50% to 70%.

Ensure that surviving spouses of Veterans receive appropriate benefits by eliminating the marriage after 60 clawback.

Double funding to the Last Post Fund to ensure that all veterans receive a dignified burial.

Help Veterans gain skills to successfully transition to the civilian workforce.

Implement the Caregiver Recognition Benefit, paid directly to Veterans' caregivers.

Implement the new Veteran Emergency Fund and Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund.

Streamline the suite of benefits, improve transparency and communications, and improve the experience of Veterans as their needs change throughout their lives.

Increase the value of the Disability Award.

Implement the Auditor General's recommendations on enhancing mental health service delivery to Veterans.